Founder’s Associate - Finance, Operations, HR

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<p><strong>About KULT FARM</strong></p>
<p>KULT FARM makes a true and natural alternative to meat from mycelium solid state fermentation. As a venture-backed business, we are pioneering this approach.</p>
<p><strong>Our mission</strong> 🐠 is to foster the world’s transition to a sustainable food system- without asking consumers to compromise on taste, texture, or price.</p>
<p><strong>Our planet</strong> 🌎 cannot sustain our current food system; therefore, we believe in producing exceptional alternative products to remove the current strain on our environment and ensure food security for our future ever-growing population.</p>
<p>We are looking for you to lead various commercial, financial and operational topics that drive forward the growth of the company.</p>
<p><strong>This is your opportunity to have an impact on our planet and experience a startup in its earliest days</strong>.</p>
<h2>Tasks</h2>
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<p><em>Finance</em></p>
<ul>
<li>Develop business cases, e.g., for a financing structure for the (joint) construction of a factory</li>
<li>Be responsible for applications to new subsidies and manage existing subsidies in the mid six-figure to seven-figure range, including the coordination of subsidy consultants</li>
<li>Be responsible for keeping budget planning and our financial model up to date</li>
<li>Act as the interface to our tax advisors and take responsibility for intercompany billing</li>
<li>Support investor reporting and fundraising</li>
<li>Support financial planning, forecasting, and budget control across teams</li>
</ul>
<p>...to do this, you will create business plans, excel spreadsheets, presentations, and written reports</p>
<p><em>Operations</em></p>
<ul>
<li>Establish, be responsible for and optimize logistics from production to the customer</li>
<li>Consolidate data from orders, production, and finance and translate it into an ERP system in the medium term</li>
<li>Manage purchasing processes for raw materials</li>
<li>Create dashboards for KPIs, company targets, and statuses</li>
</ul>
<p><em>General</em></p>
<ul>
<li>Translate strategic ideas into operational plans and support successful execution across topics</li>
<li>Support leadership routines and company-wide updates</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Personality</em> 💪</p>
<ul>
<li>You move seamlessly between strategic topics and deep operational detail.</li>
<li>You turn ideas intos business cases and bring clarity to complexity.</li>
<li>You balance analytical rigor with strong execution - you see what needs to be done and move quickly</li>
<li>You act and work independently and responsibly.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Requirements</h2>
<ul>
<li>At least a Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, or related</li>
<li>1-3 years of previous work experience, preferably in a high performance-environment such as consulting, VC-backed startups finances or operator roles, transaction services</li>