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Financial Accountant
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United States
Posted
46 days ago
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Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Financial Accountant
PlantingSpace
• Accounting close & reporting — run the monthly close, reconciliations, and management accounts through our Xero/Dext/Banking stack, working alongside our external bookkeeper who handles day-to-day transaction processing • Tax & compliance — be the point of contact for our external tax advisor, who prepares tax filings; you provide the data, review the outputs, and make sure nothing slips through the calendar • Payroll — manage monthly payroll submissions and reconciliations alongside our global payroll provider Deel across 16 countries and 3 engagement models (direct employees, EoRs, contractors) • Corporate governance — maintain our share register, prepare AGM materials and board packs, and coordinate capital increase documentation with legal counsel; well-structured processes are already in place • Treasury operations — execute bank transfers, manage the quarterly liquidity plan, and administer fixed term deposits; this is checklist-driven work that rewards attention to detail and critical thinking • Vendor payments & AP — run the weekly invoice and payment cycle, keep vendor files current, and maintain our approval workflows • Audit support — prepare documentation and liaise with auditors for our annual limited audit; Elliot leads the process, you make sure everything is ready
Job Requirements
- Around 4 years of experience: ideally 1–2 years in Big 4 or mid-tier audit, followed by 2–3 years at a tech startup where you owned real accounting work (not just supported it), in an environment that values automation and constant process improvement
- Professional German, spoken and written — you'll need it for Swiss corporate filings, advisor interactions, and cantonal governance
- Solid grounding in German HGB and/or Swiss OR (some familiarity with UK employment compliance is a plus)
- Hands-on with modern finance tools — Xero or equivalent, invoice management tools, various banking platforms, and ideally Deel or a comparable global payroll platform
- A process-improvement mindset — you notice what's manual and ask whether it should be; you don't wait to be told something can be better
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development budget
- Home office setup allowance
- Global team events
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