Finance Associate

Looking for a new ride? You’ve come to the right place.
We're a Rotterdam-based team of 20 (and counting) with many nationalities amongst us! A varied bunch of techies, financials, marketing enthusiasts and others with a range of cool skills and personal interests. And we have something important in common: We want to change the way people move around. 

And that's exactly what we're doing! 

Imagine; a world without private cars, traffic jams and emissions..

With the umob app, we bring our users from A to B, worry free. Jump on one of the e-scooters at the corner of your street, hop on the train and take the taxi or public bike in Paris. A oui. It was never this easy, all within one platform! umob helps create a world where we give the streets back to our people, not to cars. When our jobs are done, we will be remembered as the app that turned the mobility world upside down and where we created the new standard in sustainable traveling, together. We aim for a liveable future, and we would like to welcome you on board.

1 app, 1 verification. And 1 place to discover, book and pay. There is only 1 planet after all.

Let’s connect the dots. Some of our big why’s:

• Make cities and countries more liveable & sustainable.

• Simplify and unify shared mobility across Europe; become the #1 MAAS platform.

• 1 app and 1 verification for the consumer to use taxi, (e-)bike, public- & shared-mobility, and you name it.

Impact the way the world travels by joining our Finance Department:

Ever thought about the way we travel and how we should shake things up? This is your chance to join our Finance Department that is at the forefront of doing exactly that. At umob we are currently looking for a talented Finance Associate to help lead our expansion within The Netherlands and Europe. You'll work directly for our CFO and have involvement in the entire finance function. In this role you can both help us establish a great finance practice and be hands-on with the day-to-day work. 

You make sure the basis is strong, in terms of our cash flow(s), forecasts, actuals etc, in order to expand. Parallel you are always exploring in how we can grow, with our business models, but also in terms of funding (equity, loans and grants) and due diligence.

Your responsibilities include:

• Own the financial reporting: Leverage GAAP for accurate reporting and align internal and external standards with global goals. Identify growth opportunities, ensuring adaptive financial strategies and sound financial reporting.
  

• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A): Create budgets and forecasts and analyse data to provide valuable insights. Challenge the C-level decisions by comparing these plans with the actual financial results, ensuring accuracy and strategic decision-making.

• Manage Cash Flow and ensure financial stability: Manage cash flow, optimize working capital, process and control expenses to maintain liquidity and financial stability.

• Support Fundraising Strategies, Investor Relations, and Due Diligence: Collaborate with leadership on fundraising plans, conduct due diligence, and prepare financial updates to stakeholders.

• Operational Excellence: Overseeing day-to-day accounting, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and implementing efficient financial processes. Proactively identify cost-saving opportunities and enhance resource allocation strategies.

• Effective Communication and Compliance: Strong emphasis on communication, both internally and externally, providing clear financial insights to stakeholders. Upholding high ethical standards, ensuring legal compliance, and implementing robust governance practices.

Umomentum: Why join umob now?

• Recently funded by private investors, our last round was 6 million, read more.

• Work directly with our CFO Jeroen Roffel (ex HelloFresh and Standard Investment Private Equity).

• Experienced management team from GreenWheels (CEO Bibi Jorissen), GO Sharing (CCO Raymon Pouwels), KNAB bank (COO Don van Arem) and Lepaya (CTO Ahmed Omar).

• Proven product/market fit and already operating.

• STAK shares plan for every employee; we share mobility and success.

• Fast-paced learning and growth in an environment of autonomy and responsibility.

• A prime spot in Rotterdam, just minutes away from Rotterdam Central Station!

Your next destination. Join our team if have the right drive & experience:

Key Hard skills

• Experience: An (academic) education combined with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in a similar role.

• A proven trackrecord in international accounting and experience with financial reporting. 

• Data Analysis: Ability to leverage data and analytics for decision-making. 

• Business Model Development: Ability to support the CFO in building and to execute the current business models and expand into new ones as well. 

• Dynamic Environments: You've thrived in fast-paced, growth-focused settings before, and you tackle challenges proactively and practically.

• Documentation: Creating clear and concise product documentation. You have excellent analytical, excel and reporting skills in both Dutch and English. You're an awesome communicator, constantly communicating with internal and external stakeholders.

Key Soft skills

• Feels at home in a young, fun, yet entrepreneurial team in an early start-up with big potential.

• Sees building a scalable platform used by a million users worldwide as most exciting challenge, you’re not afraid to build a new wing on a flying plane.

• Excellent communication skills, and convincing in a pleasant way.

• Able to work both strategically and operational and to bridge business with tech.

• Able to work a minimum of three days at our HQ in Rotterdam.

• You control the English language fluently, Dutch would be a plus.

If you ride with us;

• Pay you (surprising!) + STAK options. We understand this is important, but things are not set in stone in start-ups;

• Send you to an island, camping, sunny or snowy destination for 25 days per year;

• Pension contribution;

• Daily healthy lunch included;

• Allow you to work wherever, including 3 days at our Rotterdam HQ;

• Provide you with great gear; a high-end laptop and whatever else you need to succeed;

• Travel reimbursement for public transport & become a umob superuser; ride our shared-mobility up to €50 per month (maximized by law);

• Have fun as well. It’s not unique to have pingpong, friday drinks and nice events but the people make all the difference!

Your turn, U-turn!

Reach out if you are interested or curious to learn more. We would rather receive your Linkedin profile and a few genuine bullet points about your interest so don’t hesitate and reach out right away. Urgent questions first? Reach out to Jeroen Roffel (CFO) via Whatsapp.