Junior Accountant - Accounts Payable

Full Time
Madrid, Spain
7 months ago
The Role: How you'll make an impact at Personio

If you want to work and learn in an interdisciplinary team of Finance, Legal, and Strategy (FLS) and want to have a strong impact on Personio from day one, the FLS team is the right place for you. We enable the rapid but sustainable growth of Personio and ensure the financial health, legal stability, and strategic direction-setting of the organization. We see ourselves as co-pilot of our business leaders and partner collaboratively with the entire organization, to enable data-driven decision-making by providing thoughtful analysis and insights. 

We are looking for a highly motivated Junior Accountant - Accounts Payable.You will be playing an important role in our Core Accounting team, actively contributing to the development of the Accounts Payable function and accompanying us on our continued growth path.

This role can be filled in any of our office locations. 

Role Responsibilities: What you'll do

Key Ownerships:

  • Processing of supplier invoices
  • Maintenance of master data
  • Reconciliation of open items and communication with suppliers
  • Processing of travel and other expenses in compliance with tax regulations 
  • Support in bank accounting
  • Ensuring the quality of accounting and continuous optimization of our Accounts Payable processes
  • Active participation in various projects, driving process optimization

Role Requirements: What you need to succeed

Technical Skills: 

  • You have a degree in business administration (ideally with a focus on accounting) or comparable education 
  • You have minimum of one year of relevant professional experience in accounting (experience in scale-up or capital market oriented companies is a plus)
  • You have knowledge of the accounting regulations (IFRS knowledge is a plus) as well as knowledge of VAT
  • You have worked already in ERP systems (Workday Financials is a plus)
  • You use efficiently and professionally Excel / Google Sheets
  • You are fluent English. (Business proficiency in Spanish is a plus)
Soft Skills:
  • You enjoy working on new tasks
  • You are proactive and motivated
  • You communicate well with your colleagues
  • You are characterized by a precise and careful way of working
  • You are ready to take ownership and develop further
  • You are looking forward to working in a dynamic and fast-growing (and not to forget fun) environment

Why Personio

Personio is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an integrative culture where everyone feels welcomed and supported. We embrace uniqueness and understand that our diverse, values-driven culture makes us stronger. We are proud to have an inclusive workplace environment that will foster your development no matter your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.Aside from our people, culture, and mission, check out some of the other benefits that make Personio a great place to work:

  • Receive a competitive reward package – reevaluated each year – that includes salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity
  • Enjoy 28 days of paid vacation, plus an additional day after 2 and 4 years (because we love what we do, but we also love vacation!)
  • Make an impact on the environment and society with 2 (fully paid) Impact Days –  one for an individual project of your choice and one for a company-wide initiative
  • Receive generous family leave, child support, mental health support, and sabbatical opportunities with PersonioCares
  • Find your best way to work with our office-led, remote-friendly PersonioFlex! Most teams offer a roughly 50% remote, 50% in-office working framework
  • Invest in your development with an annual personal development budget to use on professional memberships, external certifications, conferences, and more
  • Connect with your fellow Personios at regular company and team events like All Company Culture Week and local year-end celebrations
  • Engage in a high-impact working environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes