Head of Finance (m/f/x)
Skeleton Technologies
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Skeleton Technologies is looking for a hands-on
Head of Finance
to lead and execute our finance function in a fast-moving, production-driven environment.
As Head of Finance, you will be fully responsible for managing and actively executing the company’s financial activities. This is a hands-on leadership role, combining strategic influence with day-to-day financial execution. You will shape Skeleton’s financial strategy, support growth, and ensure financial discipline across manufacturing and operational functions.
How you can help us on the journey:
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management, ensuring alignment with production and operational needs
- Build and manage a high-performing finance team to support company growth
- Develop and maintain financial controls, risk management, and compliance systems
- Manage audits, EU grant reporting, and relationships with banks, auditors, and third-party service providers
- Implement and improve financial processes to maintain efficiency as the company scales
- Report financial results and insights to the Supervisory Board and shareholders
Requirements
Are you the one we are looking for?
- Senior finance leadership experience (Director, Head of Finance, CFO, or similar).
- Hands-on experience in budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, and audits.
- Background in production, manufacturing, or industrial environments preferred.
- Strong knowledge of financial controls, risk management, and compliance.
- Very good practical knowledge on IFRS principles.
- Experience managing banks, auditors, and EU or grant-funded projects a plus.
- Strategic thinker with operational execution skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and leadership abilities.
- Pragmatic, hands-on, and comfortable in a fast-paced, scaling environment.
Why should you join?
Personal growth is guaranteed. You get to work in an international company that is tackling challenges from scale up of new factories, to development of new technologies, and sales to worldwide customers.
Skeleton has a clear purpose - we fight climate change by providing short duration energy storage technology.
Benefits
We're not just about energy storage. We're about redefining energy for a net zero future, and we'd love for you to be a part of our journey.

About Skeleton
Skeleton Technologies is a global leader in critical power infrastructure for AI data centers and electrical grid stability, founded in 2009. Power today is more than electricity.
It is national security, digital continuity, and economic resilience. Skeleton is the Backbone of Power: equipping AI data centers, electrical grids, defense systems, and critical infrastructure with the resilience to withstand surges, instability, and failure. Our power systems protect GPU clusters from millisecond-level spikes, enable hyperscalers to run at higher rack densities without grid compromise, and make AI data centers up to 40% more energy efficient. We keep the lights on when grids fluctuate, stabilizing electrical infrastructure under the combined pressure of accelerating renewable energy deployment and surging AI demand.
When power fails, critical operations stop. We exist to prevent that in microseconds. Powering the infrastructure that powers everything else.
Summary
Lead finance strategy, manage financial activities, and build high-performing finance team.
Job title
Head of Finance
Experience level
senior level
Minimum experience
5+ years exp
Industry
manufacturing
Location requirements
Markranstädt, Germany, on-site preferred, remote possible
Salary
Not specified
Management role
Yes
Required skills
Preferred skills
Specializations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
04 Markranstädt, Germany