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About the Role
Own and manage end-to-end in-house accounting for international entities, ensuring timely, accurate closes and well-documented ledgers. Lead accounting for a fast-growing scale-up, migrating from external providers, improving finance tools, and enabling reliable group reporting while mentoring junior teammates.
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end in-house bookkeeping in DATEV Rechnungswesen (AR/AP, banks/cash, accruals/deferrals).
- Lead migration of accounting data and workflows from external bookkeepers to DATEV.
- Own data consolidation across entities, including intercompany billing and reconciliations.
- Drive tool setup and integration, connecting systems with DATEV and designing P2P/expense workflows.
- Own reporting and advisor coordination, delivering timely financial data and managing external tax advisors.
Requirements
- Proven ownership of German entity bookkeeping within DATEV Rechnungswesen for a GmbH or similar, covering AR/AP, bank reconciliations, accruals/deferrals.
- Preparation of accurate VAT returns under HGB and German VAT rules.
- Demonstrated success transitioning from an external bookkeeper to an in-house setup, including data migration, chart-of-accounts/VAT code design, access management, and SOP creation.
- Measurable improvements in close speed and data quality.
- Hands-on experience integrating spend/expense tools with DATEV, building and validating tax/account mappings.
- Implementing P2P and expense workflows with audit trails, and resolving issues to root cause.
- Strong intercompany and multi-entity experience: issuing/booking intercompany invoices, performing monthly reconciliations, and producing audit-ready schedules.
- Passion for in-house accounting, German bookkeeping in DATEV, and building reliable close and compliance processes.
- Takes full ownership from start to finish.
- Natural problem-solver who streamlines workflows, fixes root causes, and implements pragmatic controls and automations.
- Adaptable, thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
- Communicates clearly with stakeholders.
- Continuously improves finance operations.
Skills
- DATEV Rechnungswesen
- German entity bookkeeping (GmbH)
- AR/AP management
- Bank reconciliations
- Accruals/deferrals
- VAT return preparation (HGB, German VAT rules)
- Data migration
- Chart-of-accounts design
- VAT code design
- Access management
- SOP creation
- Spend/expense tool integration
- Tax/account mapping
- P2P workflow implementation
- Expense workflow implementation
- Root cause analysis
- Intercompany invoicing
- Multi-entity reconciliation
- Consolidation and group reporting
- German payroll accounting processes
- Collaboration with tax advisors/auditors
- DATEV Unternehmen online
- Light automation (e.g., rules, API-based connectors)
Location
- Central Berlin Office
- Berlin
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Lead the accounting
- Mentor junior teammates
- Proven ownership
- Demonstrated success
- Strong intercompany and multi-entity experience
Salary/Compensations
- €65,000-85,000/annum
Benefits
- Equity in Almedia (for Berlin-based employees)
- Growth opportunities with a profitable startup
- Fully-stocked modern office built for collaboration
- Transport subsidy
- Breakfasts and lunches
- Language learning
- Urban Sports Club membership
About the Company
- Almedia aims to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn.
- Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000).
- Building the future of marketing by rewarding a community of over 70 million users for engaging with advertisers’ products.
- Offers a new way to acquire users for major companies.
- Values intensity, ambition, high-speed, and high-ownership.
- Profitable from day one.
Equal Opportunity
- Almedia is an equal opportunity employer.
- Embraces and celebrates diversity.
- Encourages individuals from all backgrounds to apply.