Finance Generalist, Lepaya
€45-52k
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
Blended training platform for people and business growth
Be an early applicant
Blended training platform for people and business growth
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
€45-52k
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower professionals worldwide to be more effective in their work and to lead happier lives so that they can ignite businesses.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for someone with a solid accounting foundation who enjoys working accurately, collaborating with others, and wants to grow into a broader finance or controlling role over time
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
- 2 to 5 years of experience in finance, accounting, or finance operations
- Experience working with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes
- Comfortable working with finance and business systems. You'll work with Exact, Elvy, Salesforce, ING Bank, and Google Drive as part of your day-to-day activities
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial administration
- Excellent attention to detail and a structured way of working
- A proactive mindset with a passion for improving processes and creating efficiencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Fluent in English, preferably able to communicate well in Dutch
What the job involves
- As our Finance Generalist, you'll become an important part of our Finance team, supporting the day-to-day financial operations that keep Lepaya running smoothly. This is a hands-on role where you'll work closely with the team on operational accounting activities, while also helping us improve the way we work
- You'll be involved in a broad range of finance responsibilities, from Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable to reconciliations, month-end closing, reporting, and financial administration. At the same time, you'll help identify opportunities to simplify processes and strengthen our financial controls as we continue to professionalise our finance function
- During your first year, you'll have become a trusted member of the Finance team and made a visible impact on how our finance function operates. Success in this role means you have:
- Processed Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable accurately and on time
- Supported the month-end and year-end closing activities together with the Finance team
- Maintained accurate financial records and completed bank and balance sheet reconciliations
- Prepared invoices, credit notes, payment reminders, and employee expense reimbursements
- Helped monitor outstanding payments and followed up on open invoices when needed
- Supported audits by keeping financial documentation organised and up to date
- Worked with colleagues across the business to answer finance-related questions and support daily operations
- Contributed ideas to improve finance processes and help the team work more efficiently
Our take
Lepaya is an edtech company which was established with the belief that the right training at the right time is paramount to making organisations more productive. They provide training via a hybrid learning model, combining bite-sized online content with group sessions led by experienced trainers.
Lepaya combines "hard" skills with "soft" skills, which they call "power skills" training. Lepaya has worked with scale-ups such as Mollie, Picnic and Bynder as well as multinationals such as L’Oréal, Microsoft and KPMG.
The global training and development sector is worth billions. And with their 2023 funding boost (the largest annual funding raise in its sector) and 2022 acquisition of UK-based SpeakFirst, Lepaya aims to drive its mission to make fast-growing companies more productive by upskilling their workforce. Lepaya is using the funding and acquisitions to further expand into European markets such as the UK, Germany, and the Nordics.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2023
$38m
SERIES C
Dec 2021
$40.5m
SERIES B
Total funding: $86.1m
Company HQ
Jeruzalem, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
René Janssen
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously, René was an Executive Vice President & Deputy Chief People officer at Lazada Group.
Peter Kuperus
(Co-Founder & CEO)They've previously worked at TravelBird as a Vice President and Manager. They have also co-found Westwing Home & Living NL.
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