Senior Accountant - Tirana
About Glovo:
We’re a Barcelona-based startup and the fastest-growing delivery player in Europe, Hispanic America and Africa. With food at the core of the business, Glovo delivers any product within your city at any time of day. We currently deliver over +40M annual orders and operate in +14 countries, and in +300 cities.
Our vision and ambition are not only to make everything immediately available in your city but it is also to offer our employees the job of their lives. A job where you'll be challenged and have the most fun working in through tech-enabled experiences.
Your work-life opportunity:
We are preparing to launch our services in Albania soon! To achieve this, we need to build a team of enthusiastic individuals who can be likened to superheroes. This team will play a crucial role in establishing Glovo as the preferred brand for ordering in Albania. Currently, we are actively seeking a Sr. Accountant role to join our team.. To reach this goal we need a 360, analytical and results driven person to take ownership of our Finance function in Albania. The time to market is a crucial factor, so we need a problem-solver person with a 100% hands-on attitude.
Be a part of a team where you will:- Be part of the Finance Team in Albania, and help in taking decisions that will shape the future of our business in the country and in the region.
- Participate in establishing new finance processes and streamlining existing processes
- Maintain and develop relationship with internal and external parties of the Company (HQ, regional teams, accounting firm, payroll provider, banks, etc)
- Finance operations (invoicing, payments, partner queries)
- Reconciliation of GL account balances and bank statements, maintaining general ledger and preparing month-end closing procedures
- Preparing the monthly profit and loss statement and balance sheet report and report them to HQ Accounting team
- Treasury forecast
- Intercompany accounts reconciliation and reconciliation between local Trial Balance and Management Reporting
- Ensuring that financial transactions are properly recorded. Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency
- Ensure compliance with IFRS (for group reporting) and local GAAP principles, where applicable
- Distil complex financial data into impactful commercial insights.
- Take ownership of the FP&A and controlling functions (Business Plan, monthly closings, etc)
- Team with all Albania's departments to drive the country's financial discipline and improve overall profitability, maximizing outputs.
- Work closely with Global Finance Teams (Billing, Treasury, Accounting etc) to solve any day-to-day issues and ensure a high satisfaction of Albania`s customers, partners and couriers in any topic related to Finance.
- Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting (ACCA/CPA Certification would be considered an advantage)
- 4+ years accounting experience in a similar position
- Experience of working in the Food Delivery Sector, in Accounting & Consulting Services or a Big 4 would be considered a plus
- Thorough knowledge of local accounting and tax standards (Local GAAP)
- Advanced MS Excel Skills (pivot tables, sumifs, vlookup, Charts etc) & Google Workspace
- Knowledge of the English language (advanced)
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- High levels of professionalism, initiative, energy, creativity and flexibility
- Hands-on and autonomous
- Ability to juggle - we are consistently working on multiple projects at any given time, so we are looking for someone who has the capability to successfully multitask
We are always looking for the best candidates, so if you think you would be a good fit even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements we would love to hear from you!
What you’ll find when working at Glovo:- Gas: We work hard with energy and passion for what we do.
- Care: We act in the best interest of a sustainable future.
- Good vibes: We always see the positive side in every situation and act with fairness and honesty with everyone.
- Stay Humble: We embrace mistakes and feedback to learn from them.
- Glownership: We roll up our sleeves and get work done no matter our position and level.