Accountant

Remote.com
Europe
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Accounting professionals with post-qualification experience and AI fluency will find this mid-level role in a global remote environment with EMEA focus and a need for independent, detail-oriented work.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with post-qualification accounting experience and a track record of independent work in fast-paced environments
    — “Ability to work with little to no supervision
  • Professionals who are fluent in English and have a strong grasp of GAAP principles and financial systems
    — “Ensure compliance with GAAP principles
  • Individuals who have experience managing multiple projects and reconciling sub-ledgers in international settings
    — “Close & reconcile sub-ledgers: AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Bank, Intercompany
  • Candidates with a demonstrated ability to perform detailed financial analysis and support strategic financial processes
    — “Perform analysis and contribute to other projects as requested

Things to consider

  • Compensation is based on geographic pay differentials, which may affect salary expectations depending on location
    — “use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials
  • The role requires handling payroll and statutory filings across multiple countries, which may involve complex compliance requirements
    — “Ensuring that your portfolio follows local statutory requirements

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience with financial systems like SAP and your ability to automate processes using AI tools
    — “Demonstrated experience using core finance systems (SAP or similar is a bonus)
  • Showcase your ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a hyper-growth environment
    — “Ability to handle multiple projects in a fast paced, hyper growth environment
  • Emphasize your fluency in English and your communication skills in your resume and interview responses
    — “Writes and speaks fluent English
  • Demonstrate your understanding of financial analysis and reconciliation processes in your interview examples
    — “Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliation, support in variance analysis preparation
  • Include examples of past work with statutory compliance and international payroll in your application materials
    — “Record and reconcile payroll for various countries
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Mid

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • accurate and timely financial reporting
  • successful compliance with local statutory requirements
Typical background
accounting degreeexperience in core finance systems

Skills & requirements

Required

AccountingFinancial AnalysisTax ComplianceSAPFinancial Reporting

Preferred

AutomationAI Fluency

Stack & domain

SAPCommunicationTime ManagementFinance

About the role

Original posting from Remote.com via Greenhouse

About Remote

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.

With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.

If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!What this job can offer you

Our Finance team at Remote covers everything from Tax, Accounting, and Treasury to Strategic Finance, Investor Relations, and M&A. We're focused on keeping our finances healthy and straightforward, which means managing risks, making smart money moves, and guiding strategic choices with solid financial insights. We're here to support Remote's growth and make sure we're ready for whatever comes next, in every part of the world we operate. Our job is to ensure that as we grow and evolve, our finances do too, in the most effective way possible.

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as an Accountant, joining our Finance, Tax & Accounting team.

What you bring

Post qualification accounting experience

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant

Demonstrated experience using core finance systems (SAP or similar is a bonus)

Ensure compliance with GAAP principles

Accuracy and attention to detail

Good financial analysis skills

Good communication skills, both written and verbal

Good time management and ability to meet constant deadlines

Ability to handle multiple projects in a fast paced, hyper growth environment

Ability to work with little to no supervision

Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel

Writes and speaks fluent English

It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Demonstrates strong automation and AI capabilities and AI fluency.

Key responsibilities

Responsibility for posting transactions in SAP

Close & reconcile sub-ledgers: AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Bank, Intercompany

Record and reconcile payroll for various countries

Support month-end and year-end close process

Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliation, support in variance analysis preparation

Ensuring that your portfolio follows local statutory requirements, i.e. VAT returns, Statutory Financial Documents, CIT returns and all other filings are finished and filed in accordance with local legislation & timelines.

Perform analysis and contribute to other projects as requested

Provide support in statutory close and Financial Statement preparation

Practicals

You'll report to: Manager Accounting and Controls

Team: Accounting

Location: EMEA: Spain, Portugal

Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

Application process

Interview with recruiter

Interview with future manager with a test 

Interview with Director, Accounting Controls

Bar Raiser Interview

Prior employment verification check(s)

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce.  We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demands. The base salary range may be subject to change.

At Remote, we foster internal mobility as a key element of our culture of employee growth and development, supported by a compensation philosophy that guarantees pay equity and fairness. Therefore, all compensation changes associated with an internal move will be reviewed by the Total Rewards & People Enablement team on a case by case basis.

The annual salary range for this full-time position is8 934 000 Ft—10 050 750 Ft HUFBenefits

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country works differently, but some benefits/perks are for all Remoters:

work from anywhere

flexible paid time off

flexible working hours (we are async)

16 weeks paid parental leave

budget towards co-working spaces, learning and wellness (including gym memberships)

mental health support services

stock options

home office budget & IT equipment

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

Please fill out the form below and upload your CV with a PDF format.

We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use here at Remote.

If you don’t have an up to date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

Not only do we encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply, but we prioritize a sense of belonging. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) who meet regularly with the People team. During your interviews and beyond, we ask & encourage anybody who needs an accommodation to request one from their recruiter.

We will ask you to voluntarily tell us your pronouns at interview stage, and you will have the option to answer our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal employment opportunity employer it’s important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences and this data will help us to stay accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you chose to.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. We look forward to meeting candidates who balance innovation with genuine expertise and experience. To learn more about Remote's AI guidelines check see here. 

Please note we accept applications on an ongoing basis. 

Source: Remote.com careers (Greenhouse)

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