• Accounting Ownership: Full cycle with journals, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, month-end and year-end close. Mentor the Operations Assistant on AP/AR. • Multi-Entity Compliance: Primary contact for accounting partners in UK, FR, US, ES. Review and approve subsidiary financials and tax presentations. Support audits, statutory filings, transfer pricing. • Payroll & Payments: Own end-to-end payroll across jurisdictions. Run regular AP cycles to safeguard funds availability. The CEO does not need to follow up. • Reporting & Controlling: Timely financial statements, KPI dashboards, budget-to-actual, variance analysis, cash flow. Challenge department leads when material deviations from budget appear; surface root causes to the CEO with clean supporting analysis. • Data Integrity: Streamline workflows between Sales, Account Management, Implementation, and Finance. Eliminate reconciliation friction. • Automation & AI: Drive AI adoption inside Finance. Replace manual work with AI and no-code automation (Anthropic Claude, n8n, Notion, Zapier). Goal: a Finance function that runs on systems, not on hours.

• Manage all aspects of accounting operations, including general ledger, monthly/quarterly/annual close processes • Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, internal controls, and company accounting policies • Oversee AP, responsible for Fixed Assets, inventory and other core operational accounting processes • Prepare, review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and monthly financial statements • Responsible for intercompany revenue, billing and statutory audits of foreign subsidiaries • Manage and optimize the close calendar to ensure timely, accurate, and consistent reporting • Manage bank transactions and serve as a backup for payroll processing • Ensure a structured, efficient close process with a goal of completing month-end within 5–7 business days • Manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities while meeting internal and external deadlines • Assist in implementation of the chosen accounting tools, initiate process improvements using AI tools • Enhance documentation, standard operating procedures, automation, and internal workflows to reduce manual errors, increase transparency, and support scalability • Support integrations of key systems such as expense reimbursement, credit cards, banking and HRIS • Provide timely supports for annual and interim financial audits • Monitor evolving compliance requirements • Support special projects tied to business expansion, cost accounting, or new policy implementation • Coordinate effectively with offshore team members and contribute to global process alignment

• Du wirst schnell mit deinem eigenen Projekt betraut • Temporär Unterstützung der Mandanten mit Accounting Expertise • Jahresabschlusserstellung • Aufbau eines Accounting-Teams • Durchführung von Due Diligence • Prozessoptimierung • Arbeiten meist remote, mit gelegentlichen Reisen

Role Description Smeetz is the leading AI-powered unified commerce platform for the European leisure and entertainment industry with 200+ venues, 10+ countries, €10M raised, and a Series A in motion. We need a trusted senior operator to own the operational backbone of Finance: - Full accounting cycle across 5 entities (CH, UK, FR, US, ES) - Payroll, payment cycles, reporting, and controlling - Automated end-to-end with AI and modern tooling Reports directly to the CEO. This is a delegation hire: leadership stops worrying about Finance once you're in the seat. We move fast and expect the same with precision without bureaucracy. Key Responsibilities - Accounting Ownership: Full cycle with journals, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, month-end and year-end close. Mentor the Operations Assistant on AP/AR. - Multi-Entity Compliance: Primary contact for accounting partners in UK, FR, US, ES. Review and approve subsidiary financials and tax presentations. Support audits, statutory filings, transfer pricing. - Payroll & Payments: Own end-to-end payroll across jurisdictions. Run regular AP cycles to safeguard funds availability. The CEO does not need to follow up. - Reporting & Controlling: Timely financial statements, KPI dashboards, budget-to-actual, variance analysis, cash flow. Challenge department leads when material deviations from budget appear; surface root causes to the CEO with clean supporting analysis. - Data Integrity: Streamline workflows between Sales, Account Management, Implementation, and Finance. Eliminate reconciliation friction. - Automation & AI: Drive AI adoption inside Finance. Replace manual work with AI and no-code automation (Anthropic Claude, n8n, Notion, Zapier). Goal: a Finance function that runs on systems, not on hours. Qualifications - 7+ years in accounting, with 3-5+ years in a senior or managerial role - Hands-on IFRS multi-entity experience; Swiss GAAP and transfer pricing a strong plus - BSc in Accounting/Finance; ACCA, CPA, MSc, MBA, or equivalent qualification a plus - Practical command of QuickBooks; advanced Excel and Google Sheets, Chargebee a plus - Concrete example of implementing AI or automation in a finance context - Full professional English; French, Spanish, or German a plus - SaaS or scale-up experience a plus; SQL exposure a plus Personal Attributes - Trustable: leadership delegates Finance to you and stops worrying. - Precise: accuracy is a personal standard, not a checklist. - Fast & energetic: bias to action. Ships work. Doesn't wait for instructions. - Process-driven: turns inefficiencies into repeatable, automated workflows. - AI-native: tools are leverage, not threats. You drive AI adoption. - Independent: self-directed, communicates outcomes not status updates. - Calm under pressure: month-end, audits, escalations, etc. Benefits - Direct reporting line to the CEO with full ownership of the function - Performance-driven culture: successes recognised and rewarded with increased earning potential and expanded ownership responsibilities - Modern tooling stack (QuickBooks, Notion, Anthropic Claude, etc.) - International exposure across CH, UK, FR, US, ES, etc.