Senior Accountant – Finance Operations (m/f/d)

Overview

The organization is seeking a finance & accounting professional to own day-to-day accounting operations in a 100% remote, international AI consulting and development environment. The role supports bookkeeping and accounting across multiple European countries, coordinating with internal stakeholders, local payroll providers, and an external tax advisor.

Responsibilities

• Preparatory bookkeeping: Pre-code receipts and prepare documents for ongoing bookkeeping by the external tax advisor.
• Receipt and invoice management: Collect receipts and incoming invoices, review them, and consistently follow up on open items.
• Correct allocation: Ensure expenses are assigned to the correct cost center and the correct account in the chart of accounts.
• Travel expenses across Europe: Manage per diems (meal allowances), mileage allowances, and comparable expense rules across countries for teams in Europe.
• Employees and freelancers across Europe: Understand (or quickly get up to speed on) Europe-wide controlling and accounting topics relevant to employees and freelancers.
• International payroll interface: Coordinate with local payroll providers and support salary payment processes.
• Cash flow: Contribute to cash flow structures and reporting, and keep them up to date.
• Process setup: Independently identify gaps and design/setup finance processes and structures in an international, growing environment.

Requirements

• Experience: 4+ years of professional experience in finance & accounting.
• Language: German at a fluent professional level (C1/C2), including German accounting and tax terminology; English at least B1.
• Tools and accounting knowledge: Very good DATEV skills, with a solid understanding of the chart of accounts and correct account assignment.
• Systems adaptability: Ability to quickly learn other systems (e.g., Odoo).
• Ownership: Demonstrated ability to own finance and accounting topics end-to-end without day-to-day guidance.
• Judgment under uncertainty: Comfortable working in “gray areas” and making good decisions even without complete information.

Preferred Qualifications

• Completed commercial vocational training or a degree with a focus on finance, accounting, or controlling.
• Understanding of how a balance sheet should be structured to be meaningful for investors, ideally through experience in a tax advisory firm or similar environment.
• Exposure to controlling topics such as cost centers, forecasts, or project margins.
• Motivated, proactive, and creative with a hands-on mentality; interested in shaping processes rather than only administering them.

Compensation & Benefits

• 100% remote work.

Location

• Remote (based in Munich; work across several European countries).