Senior Accountant, Komoot
Navigation technology for outdoor experiences
Job no longer available
Navigation technology for outdoor experiences
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
201-500 employees
Company mission
To allow everybody to better find, plan and live authentic outdoor experiences.
Role
Who you are
- 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
What the job involves
- 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
- 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
- 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
Our take
With the rise of mobile apps, using technology to access outdoor adventures has never been more popular. Komoot, founded in 2010, helps millions of people across Europe plan and enjoy hiking and cycling tours with its Android and iOS apps.
Komoot is aiming to become the go-to app for cyclists and hikers across Europe. To do this, it's growing its community status through competitive and friendly route-sharing technology, as well as increasing its brand awareness to compete with other apps such as Strava and MapMyRide.
With staff all over the world, this work-where-you-want operational structure makes Komoot well-placed to expand into new markets. With this strategy, Komoot is helping more and more people to enjoy exploring nature, by putting as little friction as possible between users and the outdoors.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
54% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- 38 days of vacation (incl. public holidays)
- Dedicated time and budget to spend on your professional development: classes, conferences, books – your choice!
- Discounts from leading outdoor and cycling brands
- Flexible working hours and ability to work from anywhere in Europe
- Three whole-company gatherings per year in beautiful locations
- Optional “togetherness” trips with your team
- Costs covered for your co-working space membership or your work from home office
- The latest devices and equipment to do your best work
Company HQ
Südliche Innenstadt, Potsdam, Germany
Leadership
Tobias Hallermann
(Co-Founder)After studying mechanical engineering at the University of Munich, they decided to become an entrepreneur and moved to Berlin.
Markus Hallermann
(Co-Founder & CEO)Having studied material science, they worked at SwissRe as a student trainee for over 2 years, before co-founding generation next consulting. Was also a Research Associate at GE Global Research for 3 years.
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