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About the Role

Readly, now part of Cafeyn Group, is seeking an accountant in Berlin to manage accounting operations across international subsidiaries. This role involves close collaboration with management, local accounting firms, and a unified accounting provider, covering entities in Europe, North America, and Morocco. It's a hands-on, international position ideal for someone who enjoys multi-entity coordination and ensuring high-quality financial information.

Responsibilities

Manage bookkeeping of expenses through the P2P system, Payhawk.
Ensure accurate posting and coding of expenses according to the Readly/Cafeyn Core Model Chart of Accounts.
Ensure correct analytical allocation of expenses by entity, market, and team.
Ensure the quality and accuracy of accounting data before closing.
Review reporting packages from international entities (Netherlands, UK, Canada, US, Morocco).
Identify and follow up on discrepancies or missing information with local accountants.
Contribute to the monthly closing of the German entity.
Ensure timely and accurate delivery of reporting packages.
Support the identification and resolution of accounting issues and adjustments.
Maintain clear communication with local accounting firms.
Follow up on accounting, tax, and social compliance requirements.
Ensure the quality and reliability of local financial statements.
Coordinate with local accountants to resolve queries and meet deadlines.
Coordinate the transition from local accounting firms to the unified provider.
Support the transition of accounting processes, documentation, and historical data.
Ensure continuity of accounting operations during the transition.
Help standardize processes and improve financial reporting consistency.
Prepare and review bank, tax, and intercompany reconciliations.
Investigate and resolve significant unexplained variances.
Ensure consistency and accuracy of intra-group flows.
Maintain clear supporting documentation for all reconciliations.
Prepare audit files.
Coordinate with local accountants and auditors to provide supporting documentation.
Facilitate local statutory and Group consolidation audits.
Anticipate potential audit issues.
Prepare a complete review file for each foreign subsidiary.
Maintain and update the permanent file, including accounting processes, local tax and accounting obligations, legal documentation, and accounting history.

Requirements

2-3 years of experience in an international accounting firm, ideally working with multiple entities or international clients.
Solid understanding of accounting principles, bookkeeping, and financial reporting.
Experience with monthly closing and account reconciliations.
Experience working with external/local accountants is a strong plus.
Comfortable working with accounting systems and digital finance tools.
Experience with purchase to pay tools such as Payhawk is a plus.
Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage several entities and deadlines simultaneously.
Proactive and autonomous approach, with the ability to identify issues and follow them through to resolution.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, particularly when working with external accounting providers.
Fluent English is mandatory.

Skills

Accounting principles
Bookkeeping
Financial reporting
Monthly closing
Account reconciliations
Purchase to pay tools
Payhawk
Attention to detail
Organizational skills
Communication skills
Interpersonal skills

Location

Berlin

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

2-3 years

Benefits

Access to mental health platform teale
Hybrid policy (two days remote per week)
VIP code for unlimited Cafeyn access
Organized office meet-ups (four per year)

About the Company

Readly was built on the idea that curious people should have access to both the publications they love and those they haven't discovered yet, offering one subscription for thousands of titles across various categories.
Readly is now part of Cafeyn Group, strengthening Cafeyn's position as the European leader in access to information.
The Group operates across 15 markets, serves 2.5 million users, and provides access to over 5,200 publications from 1,100 partner publishers.
Cafeyn Group's mission is to empower individuals with access to trusted, high-quality content that fosters personal growth and discovery through various platforms like Cafeyn & Readly, Milibris, Kidjo, and Mangas.io.

Equal Opportunity

We hire based on talent and we promote inclusivity inside Cafeyn and strongly believe that our culture is strongest when it is the most diverse.