Senior Accountant

Job Description

Please note: We have an ongoing recruitment process (no deadlines) meaning if this role is online it is still open. In case of a large volume of applications we might take the role down to allow our team sufficient time to review them thoroughly. In case we do not find a right match, we will repost the role again. 

About komoot

Komoot is an app that lets you find, plan, and share adventures with its easy route planner. Driven by a love for nature and powered by the outdoor community’s recommendations, komoot helps you explore more of the great outdoors — wherever and however you want. And we're good at it. Google and Apple have listed us as one of their Apps of the Year numerous times. Today, with over 40 million users and 300,000 five-star reviews, we are well on our way to becoming the most popular app for finding, planning, and sharing adventures worldwide. 

Join our 100% remote team and start your adventure with komoot.

About the role

We’re looking for an outstanding senior accountant to join the komoot finance team. You’ll be working alongside Tania (Team Lead) and Elena (Finance Manager). You’ll get exposure to and be responsible for various parts of the accounting process. High attention to detail and understanding the numbers, such as processing  AR and AP transactions, as well as doing monthly reconciliations, is key. You’ll also have the opportunity to make meaningful improvements to our accounting processes and will be able to see how the outcome of your work directly contributes to the financial statements.

Ready for your next adventure?

What you’ll do 

You’ll be responsible for various aspects in the accounting and financial processes, including the following:

• Accounts payable – Working with our invoice approvals system, you’ll be booking invoices and transferring them to our accounting system (Datev Rechnungswesen). You’ll also be preparing payments to our suppliers in both Euros and foreign currencies.
• Accounts receivable  – You’ll prepare invoices for our B2B customers, book them, and transfer them to our accounting system. You’ll also follow up on late payments from our customers.
• Banks – You’ll be booking the bank account data on a regular basis.
• Debit cards – You’ll be working with our debit card provider platform — booking invoices and payments, and transferring them to our accounting system.
• VAT - You’ll do reporting and timely submission of VAT returns.
• Monthly closing – We close the month rapidly and efficiently. You’ll prepare and maintain monthly general ledger reconciliations and journal entries as part of this process.
• Payroll - You’ll be the go-to backup person for our Payroll Manager when she’s out.
• Audit – You’ll support the team in delivering requirements for the annual financial audit.
• Ad-hoc projects – You’ll help create and implement best practices and processes within the accounting team.

Why you’ll love it 

• Your work will contribute to helping millions of people enjoy great outdoor experiences.
• We’ve been a remote-working company since 2017, meaning: We are remote by default, have frameworks and systems in place, and know how to do it well.
• You can work from wherever you want, be it a beach, the mountains, your house, or anywhere else that lies in any time zone between UTC-1 and UTC+3.
• We have your costs covered for your co-working space membership or your work-from-home office setup and the latest devices and equipment to do your best work.
• You’ll become an essential part of our diverse and international team with colleagues based in 20+ countries across Europe.
• 38 paid days off (inclusive public holidays) – you are free to take those days whenever it suits you, including a well-deserved winter holiday break.
• We love seeing people grow. That's why each team member gets €2,000 and 3 additional days to spend on professional development each year. Classes, conferences, books – your choice!

Requirements

You’ll be successful in this role if you

• Have an educational background focused on accounting. 
• Are ideally qualified as a Chartered Accountant/CPA or have an equivalent certification.
• Have knowledge of HGB and/or IFRS.
• Have minimum 5 years of work experience in accounting. Experience working in accounting in Germany is preferred.
• Are proficient in both English and German.
• Have a clear understanding of accounting concepts such as prepayments, accruals, reconciliations, and how accounts in a balance sheet or income statement are used.
• Have experience with at least one accounting software package, DATEV is a plus.
• Have good Excel and/or Google Sheet skills.

Not sure if you meet all requirements above? Don't sweat it — if you think you're the right person anyway, we'd love to hear from you! 

Benefits

Curious about how we work? 

• Core Communication time between 10 am - 3 pm (Berlin Time). We know people have different lifestyles, which is why we have flexible working hours with core time for synchronous interaction. You can organize your workday in the way that best suits you, your family, and your needs.
• We work on a project basis in cross functional teams to ensure that we collaborate on our goals, move forward smoothly with open lines of communication, and achieve results as a team.
• Every Monday morning, we have a whole-company presentation where you hear about projects across the business, inspire each other, and share great work.  
• We connect in person at three whole-company gatherings each year in beautiful locations. You can check out this playlist to find out more about how we stay close while being remote.
• We use tools like Trello, Slack, Miro, Zoom, and Google Workspace on a daily basis to stay connected, collaborate easily, and manage projects.  

Dive a little deeper and learn…

• More about how we work here: How We Work
• More about our recruitment process, salary and FAQs here: FAQs

We support diversity and inclusivity and welcome all prospective applicants.  We have an ongoing recruitment process (no deadlines) – if this role is online, it means it’s still open!