Accountant
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Description
- As an Accountant at ParkBee, you will work closely with our Senior Financial Controller to keep our daily international finance operations running smoothly
- ParkBee is a fast-growing European technology company transforming the way people park in cities, and you will help us professionalise our Finance function as we continue to scale
- You will take ownership of transactional accounting, from accounts payable and general ledger maintenance to the reconciliation of parking revenues and payment settlements
- You will also play a key part in month-end and year-end closes, VAT returns and audit preparations
- Transactional Accounting: Manage accounts payable, general ledger entries, payments, accruals and intercompany accounting across our Dutch and UK entities
- Payment and Revenue Reconciliations: Reconcile bank accounts, payment service provider settlements and parking revenue flows across platforms
- Closing and Reporting: Carry out month-end and year-end closing tasks, including balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries
- Compliance and Audit: Support VAT returns, internal reporting and statutory audit preparations
- Process Automation: Analyse datasets and use digital tools to automate repetitive tasks and scale our finance operations
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work directly with the Senior Financial Controller, the CFO, payment providers and external advisors
Benefits
- Personal development budget of £1500 a year
- Access to Perkbox
- Pension scheme
- 25 days holiday
- Free daily office lunch
- If you are tech-savvy, detail-oriented and enjoy digging into large datasets to solve problems, automate repetitive tasks and make processes more scalable, you will feel right at home here
- Specific Knowledge: Experience with accounts payable, payments, accruals, intercompany accounting and VAT is preferred
- Tech Orientation: You are tech-savvy, with a genuine interest in automation, AI and process optimisation
- Core Accounting Skills: A solid understanding of bookkeeping principles, general ledger accounting, reconciliations and month-end closing processes
- Location: Must currently reside in the Netherlands with existing eligibility to work (no relocation support offered)
- Mindset: You are curious, eager to learn and motivated to grow professionally within a fast-scaling organisation
- Communication: You are fluent in English and comfortable working in an international environment
- Attention to Detail: You are analytical, accurate and detail-oriented, with a strong sense of personal responsibility
- Working Style: You are hands-on, pragmatic and proactive, able to work independently and manage competing priorities
- Experience: Around 2 to 5 years of relevant experience accounting, financial administration or a junior financial control role
- Education: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Economics or a related field
- Systems and Data: Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems and large datasets; experience with Exact, Xero or similar software is a plus
- We usually respond within a week
- We can’t wait to hear from you! We don’t require a long motivation letter; we’d rather have a few pointers, your LinkedIn, and your resume