Principal Corporate Finance (all genders)
Holidu
Accounting & Finance
Munich, Germany
Posted on Mar 4, 2026
Principal Corporate Finance (all genders)
Munich, Germany
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Holidu is one of the world’s fastest-growing vacation rental technology companies. Our mission is to make booking and hosting holiday homes free of doubt and full of joy, by helping hosts generate more bookings with less work and helping guests find a holiday home they truly enjoy. Our team of 700 colleagues from 60+ nations shares a passion for tech, an ambition for constant improvement, and a relentless drive to bring the best experience to more than 40k vacation rental hosts and 4 million annual guests.
Our current itinerary
Holidu was founded in 2014. It has successfully raised >€250 million in equity and debt funding from leading European investors. With a strong acquisition track record and continued investment in technology and market expansion, the company is shaping the future of travel tech.Your future team
As Holidu’s Principal Corporate Finance, you will act as the strategic partner to the CFO, taking a leading role in on the company’s most critical financial and capital decisions. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role at the center of capital strategy, corporate tax, M&A, investor relations, and strategic project coordination. It combines strategic ownership with execution excellence.This position reports directly to the CFO. While you will not initially have a direct team, you will have the opportunity to shape Holidu’s financial future and potentially build and evolve the corporate finance function over time.
Your role in this journey
You will work directly with the CFO and founders to shape Holidu’s financial architecture and capital allocation, ensuring the company is optimally structured to support growth, operational efficiency, and future financing initiatives.Key Responsibilities:
- Capital structure and treasury: Optimize capital structure, cash planning and debt financing (including working capital facilities) to drive long-term financial sustainability
- M&A: Lead financial and tax due diligence and support post-acquisition financial integrations
- Corporate tax strategy: Oversee corporate tax planning together with external advisors; oversee transfer pricing policies and intercompany structures (including VAT treatment)
- Investor and board reporting: Support investor/board materials preparation and fundraising
- Drive strategic initiatives: Partner with management on high-impact strategic projects including M&A (post-merger financial integration, tax structuring), strategic partnerships, business model innovation, and international expansion (legal entity setup, local compliance, and contracting)
Your backpack is filled with
Qualifications:- 8+ years of experience in corporate finance, investment banking, or VC/PE, and ideally within high-growth companies
- Strong commercial acumen applied to financial decision-making
- Exceptional financial modeling, valuation, and scenario analysis skills, with the ability to influence management and cross-functional stakeholders through clear, data-driven insights
- Experience coordinating cross-functional projects including significant external advisor involvement
- Business proficiency in English (written and spoken)
- Experience supporting or leading fundraising and/or M&A transactions is valued
- Experience in procurement is valued
- Experience in a tech scale-up or SaaS business model is valued
Our adventure includes
- Impact: Shape the future of travel with products used by millions of guests and thousands of hosts. At Holidu ideas become products, data drives decisions, and iteration fuels fast learning. Your work matters - and you’ll see the impact.
- Learning: Grow professionally in a culture that thrives on curiosity and feedback. You’ll learn from outstanding colleagues, collaborate across disciplines, and benefit from mentorship, and personal learning budgets - with a strong focus on AI.
- Great People: Join a team of smart, motivated and international colleagues who challenge and support each other. We celebrate wins and keep our culture fun, ambitious and human. Our customers are guests and hosts - people we can all relate to - making work meaningful and energizing.
- Technology: Work in a modern tech environment. You’ll experience the pace of a scale-up combined with the stability of a proven business model, enabling you to build, test, and improve continuously.
- Flexibility: Work a hybrid setup with 50% in-office time for collaboration, and spend up to 8 weeks a year from other inspiring locations. You’ll stay connected through regular events and meet-ups across our almost 30 offices.
- Perks on Top: Of course, we also offer travel benefits, gym discounts, and other perks to keep you energized - but what truly sets us apart is the chance to grow in a dynamic industry, alongside amazing people, while having fun along the way.
Check out the adventure that awaits you on Instagram @lifeatholidu
Want to travel with us?
Apply online on our careers page! Your first travel contact will be Carmen from HR.We are committed to diversity in all aspects of our business. We encourage applications from all genders, all corners of the world and all individual backgrounds. You are welcome to submit your application without a photo and without stating your gender, date of birth, marital status, nationality or disability status (if applicable). If you require any special assistance when arranging interviews, office visits or the recruitment process in general, please contact the relevant HR person responsible for this job and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.