Head of Accounting & Tax, MODIFI
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Global B2B payments & trade services
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Global B2B payments & trade services
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To grow our customers' business and market reach.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 5+ years of finance/accounting experience, with at least 3+ years in a team management capacity
- Big 4 Background: Strong foundation built over 4+ years at a Big 4 (EY, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG) or top-tier audit firm (Manager/Senior Manager level)
- Technical & AI Proficiency: Deep expertise in IFRS reporting, multi-entity/multi-currency consolidations, and audit management, combined with proven mastery in applying AI/automation tools to modern accounting, bookkeeping, and QA tasks
- Uncompromising Eye for Detail: A deeply hands-on mindset, getting dirty in the ledgers and prioritizing top-quality execution over delegation
- Certifications: Ideally active CPA, ACCA, ACA or local equivalent certification (e.g., Wirtschaftsprüfer / Steuerberater)
- Location & Travel: Based in Amsterdam or Berlin, with full flexibility to spend the first few months on-site in Berlin for onboarding if based in Amsterdam
- Communication: Fluent English skills with executive presence to manage external providers and report directly to C-level stakeholders
What the job involves
- Ou will report directly to the CEO
- We are looking for an experienced Head of Accounting & Tax to lead our financial reporting, audit, tax and consolidation functions
- Working as a peer alongside the Head of Treasury and Head of Corporate Finance, you will manage our global accounting across MODIFI’s various group companies
- You will manage an internal team as well as our external service providers for bookkeeping, accounting and tax as well as our audit partners
- Hands-On Group Accounting & IFRS Consolidation: Own the end-to-end execution, preparation, and closing of standalone and consolidated financial statements under IFRS across all MODIFI subsidiaries and a refinance-SPV in Luxemburg with precision
- Audit & External Service Management: Drive our group-wide external audits and actively manage local accounting and tax service providers in the Netherlands, Germany, Luxemburg, India, China and UAE
- Operational Execution & Team Leadership: Roll up your sleeves to perform, review and QA monthly bookkeeping, general ledger entries, board reports and accounting workflows alongside mentoring your team
- Tax Compliance & Quality Assurance: Enforce strict quality assurance on all tax filings, global planning, corporate income tax, VAT/GST, and payroll tax compliance
- Internal Controls & Process Standardization: Establish and enforce internal financial controls and standard operating procedures to avoid errors
- AI Mastery & Automation: Leverage and implement modern AI tools, automation, and tech-driven workflows to streamline daily bookkeeping, monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting, data reconciliation and QA processes
- Direct Executive Reporting: Build a strong relationship with the executive leadership and your peers, working as a valued business partner and deliver highly accurate financial outputs directly to the executive leadership
Our take
SMEs play a vital role in global trade, representing 98% of exporters and contributing 30% to global volumes. However, over half of their trade finance requests are rejected by banks, creating a massive $1.5 trillion funding gap. This leaves SMEs unable to seize new trade opportunities despite growing global trade and consumer demands.
MODIFI aims to bridge this gap - it provides SMEs with simple digital solutions to finance and manage their trades, protect them from counter-party risk, and easily track their shipments. It serves buyers and sellers across more than 40 countries, and is the only digital trade finance platform for SMEs that spans the three major trading regions of Europe, Asia and North America.
Following major funding across multiple rounds, MODIFI is focused on growing to meet increasing demand so it can help more SMEs trade internationally. Fundamentally, with the OECD predicting that the trade finance landscape is to undergo "profound changes" in the coming years, MODIFI has a great opportunity to be at the forefront of change for the better.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Nov 2024
$15m
SERIES C
Sep 2021
$24m
SERIES B
Total funding: $49m
Company benefits
- We have networks around the globe with offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Dhaka, Dubai, Mumbai, Shenzhen and Singapore
- We care about the environment - that’s why we commit to a clear understanding of our CO2 footprint and strive to reach neutrality
- You want to get to know your colleagues better?! We organize regular gatherings, events and parties
- Many perks like a cultural day, personal training, language courses and more
- At MODIFI we have a very hands-on mindset, giving our people the chance to grow with their responsibilities
Company HQ
De Weteringschans, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Nelson Holzner
(Co-Founder & CEO)Has 20 years of professional experience in top international firms, startups and high-growth companies, and is the founder and ex-CEO of BillPay.
Sven Brauer
(Co-Founder & COO)Previously a key part in building BillPay, and was also part of Klarna's Senior Management team until 2018.
Jan Wehrs
(Co-Founder & CTO)IT professional with more than 12 years’ hands on experience with various platforms and over 5 years’ experience as Senior IT executive. Also a member of the alphalist network.
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