General Ledger RTR Accountant

📍 Sofia, Bulgaria | 🏢 Office-first | ⏱ Full-time

About SumUp

At SumUp, we empower small businesses with simple, fair, and smart financial technology. Every day, millions of merchants worldwide rely on our tools to accept payments, manage finances, and grow their business.

We are one of Bulgaria’s leading fintech companies, with a Sofia-based team of 450+ professionals supporting over 4 million merchants across Europe, the US, Latin America, and Australia.

Our Global Finance team connects people, numbers, and processes across countries to ensure sustainable growth. We value collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement — and we’re looking for a hands-on GL Accountant to join our growing finance organization.

The Role

As a General Ledger (GL) Accountant, you will take full ownership of month-end closing, balance sheet integrity, and IFRS accounting across our European entities.

You will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong controls, and audit readiness, while working closely with Accounting, Controlling, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and ERP teams.

This is a hands-on accounting role with strong exposure to international operations, complex accounting topics, and continuous process improvement — ideal for someone who enjoys ownership, problem-solving, and operational excellence.

What You’ll Do

• Own month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities

• Prepare, review, and explain balance sheet reconciliations (intercompany, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, VAT, payroll, leases)

• Post and review general ledger journals, accruals, provisions, and reclassifications

• Maintain and reconcile intercompany transactions, including loans and cash pooling

• Perform IFRS 16 lease accounting, FX revaluations, and fixed asset accounting

• Support VAT accounting, reconciliations, and investigations of discrepancies

• Ensure high-quality financial data, strong controls, and audit readiness

• Actively contribute to process improvements, automation, and standardization

• Collaborate closely with Accounting, Controlling, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, and ERP teams

What We’re Looking For

• Solid experience in General Ledger / Financial Accounting / RTR

• Strong understanding of accounting principles and IFRS

• Proven ownership of month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations

• Ability to analyze discrepancies, identify root causes, and propose solutions

• Experience working in a multinational or SSC environment

• Very good English communication skills

• Hands-on, structured, detail-oriented, proactive mindset

Nice to Have:

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA / CIMA / in progress)

• Experience with automation tools (Excel Power Query, VBA, BI tools, etc.)

Why You’ll Love Working at SumUp

🌍 Work with global teams on fintech products used by millions of merchants🏢 Modern office-first setup in Sofia🌈 Inclusive culture that values diversity and belonging🚀 Virtual Stock Option program — share in SumUp’s long-term success🏖️ 25 days paid leave + extra days with tenure (up to 35)🏥 Comprehensive health & life insurance, including dental coverage💪 Multisport card & on-site yoga🍽 Tax-free food vouchers & flexible Re:Benefits platform🚌 Free shuttle buses from Joliot-Curie metro station👶 Family-friendly benefits, including baby bonus & daycare support🌴 1-month sabbatical after 3 years (Break4Me)🔗 Referral bonus program

Job Application Tip

We recognise that candidates feel they need to meet 100% of the job criteria in order to apply for a job. Please note that this is only a guide. If you don’t tick every box, it’s ok too because it means you have room to learn and develop your career at SumUp.