Accounting Team Lead

Our mission? To create the finance solution all businesses love. Our means? Technology, elegant design, and an outstanding sense of customer care. At Qonto, we believe that great service comes from great thinkers. That’s why we strive to provide the right environment that allows you to excel in your work. Check out this video to learn about our working ethos: The Qonto Way

Alexandre and Steve launched Qonto in July 2017, and the team has achieved great things since then:

- Market leader for online SME banking in Europe

- 220,000 SME clients

- Outstanding customer satisfaction (App Store | Google Play | TrustPilot)

- Recognized as one of the best startups to work for (LinkedIn | Glassdoor)

- €622 million raised so far with a €4.4 billion valuation after Series D

- International investors including Valar, Alven, Tencent, DST Global, Tiger Global, TCV, Alkeon, Eurazeo, KKR, Insight Partners

- 4 offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, and Barcelona

- And 500+ happy Qontoers building a finance solution businesses love to use

Our values:

- Ambition | We tackle big challenges. No matter what

- Teamwork | We create momentum by working together, at the same speed

- Mastery | We pursue excellence through continuous learning. We face challenges with humility. Every day

- Integrity | We're open. We're honest. And we earn the trust of our clients and each other

As our Accounting Team Lead, you will report to the Head of Accounting, Tax & Treasury and will oversee the accounting department functions with a focus on ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of financial statements and reporting.

You will manage a team of two talented accountants and help them establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies, and principles but also lead and ensure compliance with the statutory annual audit process and tax reporting.

If you're ready to go deep working on a rewarding set of challenges and if you've got the accounting skills, passion, and a strong team mentality - read on and get in touch!

👩‍💻🧑‍💻 As the Accounting Team Lead at Qonto, you will

• Be responsible for managing and developing the Accounting team: 

Supervise and manage general ledger accounting functions and develop staff by managing performance, setting goals, providing ongoing training while ensuring knowledge sharing within the team.

• Oversee month-end closing:

- Ensure that monthly transactions are completely captured and recorded in the books.

- Guarantee the accuracy of our general ledger.

- Ensure payment process and assets bookkeeping

- Ensure that billing and collection schedules are adhered to and vendor terms are maximized to support operational requirements.

- Partner with FP&A function to ensure efficient analytical accounting

- Maintain branch accounting in cooperation with an external advisor

• Achieve accounting operational objectives: 

Contribute by giving accounting information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews, preparing and completing action plans, implementing production, and establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.

• Work on compliance and standards: 

Understand current and proposed legislation, enforce accounting regulations, and recommend new procedures. You will also maintain a permanent regulatory watch & update.

What you can expect

• To work closely with Qonto's Finance team and also be exposed to other teams and be part of our strategy by making Qonto grow

• To contribute to the development of the Finance function in one of the most promising European scale-ups / Fintech

• To work in a fast-paced environment with a strong focus on quality

About You

• Experience: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, you have at least 6+ years of experience in accounting/finance

• Leadership: You are recognized for your ability to make your team grow, you are attentive to their success and you encourage strategic thinking

• Mastery: Highly proficient in Excel, knowledge of other MS Office applications and accounting software

• Languages: You speak English fluently, French or any other language is a plus

• Autonomous: Proven team player and ability to work independently while managing multiple projects/assignments

Perks

You got it: helping you succeed is our #1 priority. We have put together several perks to make your life easier and more will be added as Qonto grows further 🤗

• Office & Team Life

- A fully-renovated building near Opera with WeWork services

- Monthly team events, and specific budget to organize team offsite

- Free coffee, snacks in the kitchen, and a budget allocated to managers for small team events

- The latest equipment from Apple

• Qonto’s benefits

- Tailor-made Remote Policy: from 2 days per week with a bonus of 12 additional days per year to Full remote, with the possibility in both cases to work from anywhere (+/-3 hours) up to 4 weeks per year

- A competitive salary package

- Alan health insurance (60% covered by Qonto for Qontoers and their children)

- 5 to 10 days off in addition to the legal 25 days

- A Swile Card that you can use for lunch

- Access to thousands of gyms and activities for 10-30€ a month, through our partnership with Gymlib

- Relocation package and visa sponsorship for international talents (we have 40+ nationalities based in Paris!)

- An inclusive environment with a real focus on parity (40% of our teams are women)

- Special parenthood policy (we are part of the Parental Act program)

- Childcare Benefits (reserved day-care places for your little ones) and subsidies/discounts with selected childcare partners

- Access to Moka Care, a digital platform to take care of your mental health

- Career tracks that can match all expectations (Expert or Manager tracks): we believe in our Qontoers and we want them to progress on their journey at Qonto. And in addition, internal and international mobility is also promoted

💪 Our hiring process:

- A 60 min video call with one of our Talent Acquisition Managers, to better understand your career plan and answer any questions you may have

- A 60 min video call with your future manager, to be aligned on expectations on both sides and to talk about how you would work together

- A remote exercise to evaluate your skills and give you a taste of what working Qonto could be like

- Video calls or onsite interviews with future team members (optional) to help you understand what working at Qonto is like

- A final video call or onsite interview with the manager of your future Department

We will send you an interview guide so you can best prepare yourself.

On average our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours 🤞

Thank you for considering joining Qonto. We cannot wait to learn more about you!

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