Technical Accounting Manager

📍 Sofia, Bulgaria | Office-first

At SumUp, we are passionate about championing small businesses and creating flexible, fair, affordable, and easy-to-use technology. Every day, we help millions of merchants around the world accept payments, manage finances, and grow — with simple, smart tools that make their lives easier. SumUp is a leading global fintech company with a strong presence in Bulgaria and a Sofia-based team of 450+ professionals supporting over 4 million merchants in 36 markets across Europe, the US, Latin America, and Australia.

Our Global Finance organization plays a critical role in enabling SumUp’s growth by ensuring high-quality financial reporting, strong governance, and consistent accounting practices across the group. As our business continues to scale and evolve, maintaining a robust, well-documented IFRS framework is essential.

As a Technical Accounting Manager, you will act as a subject matter expert for IFRS across the group, partnering closely with Controlling, Accounting, FP&A, Legal, and senior finance leadership. This is a high-impact individual contributor role, combining deep technical expertise with strong stakeholder engagement and a mandate to build scalable accounting governance.

  What you’ll do Technical Accounting & IFRS Leadership

• Lead the interpretation and application of IFRS across the group, ensuring consistent and accurate accounting treatment for complex and non-routine transactions.

• Perform technical accounting research and prepare well-supported position papers, advising on alternative accounting treatments and their implications.

• Support the controlling and accounting teams in analyzing complex transactions and documenting accounting positions.

• Review significant contracts and strategic initiatives, assessing accounting implications and advising stakeholders accordingly.

• Benchmark competitor disclosures and market practices to ensure alignment with evolving reporting standards and best practices.

Accounting Policies & Governance

• Own the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Group Accounting Manual.

• Design, prepare, and update IFRS-compliant accounting policies, supporting Global Process Owners and finance teams through implementation.

• Publish technical guidance and policies through a dedicated Notion-based technical accounting library.

• Establish and manage Jira workflows to govern the creation, review, approval, and publication of accounting guidance.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Audit Support

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Accounting, Controlling, FP&A, Tax, Legal, Treasury, and business teams to ensure consistent application of accounting policies.

• Act as a key technical counterpart for external auditors, supporting audits and responding to technical accounting inquiries.

• Provide on-demand written guidance and clarifications to finance teams across the group.

• Support onboarding of senior accounting and controlling colleagues by accelerating their understanding of SumUp’s accounting framework and operating model.

Training & Knowledge Sharing

• Design and deliver periodic training sessions for Accounting and Controlling teams on new or updated IFRS guidance and internal policies.

• Ensure global finance teams understand when and how to escalate technical accounting questions.

• Identify inefficiencies in technical accounting governance and propose scalable improvements.

  You’ll be great for this role if

• You have 10+ years of relevant experience in accounting, controlling, or financial reporting within complex, multi-entity organizations.

• You bring hands-on experience as a Technical Accountant or Technical Accounting Manager.

• You have deep knowledge of IFRS and strong exposure to monthly and annual reporting cycles.

• You are confident preparing technical accounting memos, interpreting standards, and advising on judgment-based topics.

• You have experience working closely with auditors and supporting audit processes.

• You hold a Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance.

• You are fluent in English, with strong written, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.

• You are a hands-on, detail-oriented professional who enjoys balancing technical rigor with business pragmatism.

• You thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments and are comfortable navigating ambiguity.

  Nice to have

• ACCA, ACA, or CPA qualification

• Experience with internal control frameworks or regulated environments

• Exposure to AI-powered accounting research tools (e.g. DART, PwC Inform)

• Experience building or scaling technical accounting governance frameworks

  Why you should join SumUp 🌍

🌍 Global impact: Work with international teams on fintech products used by millions of small businesses worldwide, from our modern Sofia office (office-first setup)

🌈 Diversity & Inclusion: Join a workplace that values different perspectives and fosters an inclusive culture

🚀 Ownership: Enrolment in our Virtual Stock Option program — you’ll own a stake in SumUp’s success

🏖️ Time off: 25 days paid leave, plus one extra day per year of service (up to 35), public holidays, and special leave options

🏥 Wellbeing: Comprehensive health and life insurance, including dental coverage

💪 Stay active: On-site yoga and a co-sponsored Multisport card with access to hundreds of sports facilities

🍽 Meal support: Tax-free food vouchers and flexible benefits via our Re:Benefits platform

🚌 Easy commute: Free shuttle buses connecting directly to Joliot-Curie metro station

👶 Family-friendly: New baby bonus and subsidised daycare for children aged 9 months to 12 years

🌴 Break4Me: One-month paid sabbatical after 3 years at SumUp

🔗 Referral bonus: Earn rewards for referring talented people to join SumUp

  About SumUp

We believe in the everyday hero.

Small business owners are at the heart of everything we do. With a founder’s mentality and a team-first attitude, our diverse teams across Europe, South America, Australia, and the United States work together to help merchants succeed doing what they love.

SumUp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We proudly hire a diverse workforce and make employment decisions without regard to race, colour, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected characteristic.

SumUp does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies.

  Job Application Tip

We recognise that candidates may not meet every single requirement. If this role excites you and you meet most of the criteria, we encourage you to apply — there’s always room to grow and develop your career at SumUp.

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.