Buddywise is a growing team of driven people on a mission to prevent the 340 million serious workplace accidents that happen every year.
Buddywise is founded by experts in safety and computer science and backed by highly respected industry leaders and VCs. Our product makes workplaces safer by automating industrial safety monitoring and risk mitigation by utilizing computer vision and machine learning. We are a software company that understands the value of bringing technology to those who can really benefit from it.
Role overview
We’re looking for an eager and ambitious finance-first junior professional who will support our core financial processes and help drive operational excellence across the company. You’ll work closely with the Chief of Staff, taking ownership of the day-to-day financial backbone (payments, expenses, reporting) while also supporting HR, legal, and strategic projects.
This role is ideal for someone who wants to grow into a Finance & Ops Manager role in a scaling startup, and for you who is; interested in understanding and analyzing numbers, are detail oriented, and not easily overwhelmed by multitasking cross functional projects simultaneously. You will have plenty of independence and responsibility to ensure processes work and iteratively improve them continuously. Expect to spend 70% of your time with finance & numbers-driven work, and 30% operations, HR, legal, and special projects.
Key responsibilities
Work directly with the Chief of Staff and case by case have close collaboration with the rest of the leadership team.
Financial support: Be the “first responder” on internal finance questions. Manage daily finance processes (invoicing, expenses, company payments) supported by our accountants, deliver input for financial reports to leadership/investors, and contribute to budget planning and performance tracking with guidance.
Project Management: Support important projects under the CoS’s guidance. Exercise initiative through flagging improvement areas across the company.
HR & Legal: Work with the CoS and CEO to ensure business & legal needs are met. Support in recruitment and payroll as well as creating policies, procedures and templates that are up to date and in line with collective agreements and local laws. You will help in identifying gaps, challenges and opportunities as well as bringing insights and recommendations in order to improve organization and overall employee experience.
Your profile
A degree in Finance, Economics or equivalent, Masters preferred.
1–2 years of relevant finance experience (accounting, controlling, audit, or consulting).
Strong Excel/Sheets skills; comfortable working with numbers and building simple models.
You have a proactive and growth-oriented mindset while also being a structured thinker; you can break complex problems into smaller ones and enjoy working with data to facilitate your work.
Detail-oriented with a low error tolerance and high accountability.
Collaborative with a high degree of ownership working style with strong communication-skills and experience working in teams under pressure.
Curiosity to learn and support HR, legal, and operations projects.
Able to navigate ambiguity and bring structure when needed across multiple projects in parallel.
Fluent in English, German or Swedish is a plus.
You want to get your hands dirty and learn what goes on behind the curtain of building a startup.
You respect and honor people from all walks of life. Buddywise is an inclusive team and we treat people with respect regardless of their background.
What we offer
Significant autonomy in a rapidly growing startup and a path to grow in the company.
Office in central Stockholm or Berlin.
A committed team environment where your growth is a top priority.
Opportunity to be part of reshaping industrial safety in Europe during a period of rapid growth in a diverse International team.
A strong company culture, with constant feedback loops and employee development.
This role would be mostly in-office (expected to be in 2 days per week) with opportunities for hybrid and remote work.
Join us and be a part of reshaping industrial safety with Buddywise!
