Finance & Legal Jobs at Startups in Köln, Germany
Köln has 4 open finance and legal roles at 3 early-stage startups, 2 of them remote.
The open roles
- Head of Finance (F/M/*): remote, EUR 90k to 120k, Head, posted 5 August 2026.
- Senior Accounting & Group Reporting Manager (m/f/d): remote, Senior, posted 22 July 2026.
- Finance Analyst/Associate (m/w/d): Köln, Junior, posted 26 March 2026.
- Praktikant/Werkstudent Finance (m/w/d): Köln, posted 8 August 2025.
The hiring market
Industries
Climate and energy (2), business and operations software (1) and commerce and retail (1) startups have most of the openings.
Pay figures come from the one posting on this page that states a salary.
What finance and legal work involves at an early-stage startup
You build the books, the contracts and the controls rather than inherit them. Founders ask you about runway, a customer agreement and a new country's rules in the same afternoon. At a large company each of those sits with a different specialist team.
Experience level
Open roles by the experience the posting asks for.
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Questions people ask
Which startups are hiring finance and legal roles in Köln?
Vamo (2 roles), Amber AI (1) and METYCLE (1) have the most; 3 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
2 of these 4 roles are remote.