Management Accountant

GoCardless
Lisbon, Portugal

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level management accountants who are detail-oriented and experienced in multi-currency balance sheet reconciliations, with a preference for candidates who can work independently and collaboratively across teams in a global environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years of management accounting experience and a strong grasp of accounting concepts
    — “5+ years of proven experience in a management accountant role”
  • Professionals comfortable with handling financial processes across multiple countries and currencies
    — “Experience with multi-currency balance sheet reconciliations”
  • Individuals who have worked with or are familiar with accounting systems like NetSuite
    — “Knowledge of NetSuite or similar accounting packages”

Things to consider

  • Salary may be closer to the lower end of the range initially, depending on experience and performance assessment
    — “we aim to pay between the minimum and the mid-point of the pay range until performance can be assessed in role”
  • The role involves supporting audit processes and preparing documentation as needed
    — “Assist with the annual audits in preparation and provide the requested documents”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with month-end financial processes like accruals and payroll in your resume
    — “delivering month-end activities such as accruals, prepayments, payroll”
  • Emphasize your ability to own balance sheet accounts and resolve variances independently
    — “Ownership of key balance sheet accounts, ensuring reconciliations are completed monthly and any variances are resolved on a timely basis”
  • Demonstrate your analytical skills with examples of P&L variance analysis and clear financial commentary
    — “Provide P&L variance analysis and commentary for key cost areas”
  • Showcase your proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets in your application materials
    — “Intermediate Excel / Google Sheet skills”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • accurate financial reporting
  • timely variance resolution
  • successful audits
Typical background
5+ years in management accounting

Skills & requirements

Required

Management AccountingMonth-end ActivitiesBalance Sheet ReconciliationsP&L Variance AnalysisAudits PreparationVAT Returns

Preferred

Netsuite Or Similar Accounting Packages

Stack & domain

ExcelGoogle SheetsNetsuiteAccounting PackagesDetail-orientedAnalyticalProblem SolvingCommunicationFinanceAccounting

About the role

Original posting from GoCardless via Greenhouse

About us

GoCardless, a Mollie company, is a global leader in bank payments. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect, manage and send bank payments through Direct Debit, real-time payments and open banking. With US$130bn+ processed annually across 30+ countries, we handle recurring and one-off payments without the chasing, stress, or expensive fees. Our end-to-end payment platform also features AI-powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud, alongside connections to over 350 platforms businesses use everyday.

We are headquartered in the UK, with teams and operations spanning North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.  For more information, please visit www.gocardless.com and follow us on LinkedIn @GoCardless.

Mollie is the leading payments and financial services partner for business, rooted in Europe, with global reach.

The role

This role sits within the Financial Control team, who are responsible for the month-end close, preparation of financial accounts (to GL level,) and play a key role in the delivery of audits. Reporting into the Finance manager, you will be a newly / nearly qualified accountant with experience in delivering month-end activities such as accruals, prepayments, payroll and performing balance sheet reconciliations.

What excites you 

Preparing monthly journals such as accruals, prepayments, leases and payroll across all entities. Collaborating with other teams, including AP, tax, payroll and management reporting, ensuring smooth end-to-end financial processes.

Ownership of key balance sheet accounts, ensuring reconciliations are completed monthly and any variances are resolved on a timely basis

Provide P&L variance analysis and commentary for key cost areas 

Assist with the annual audits in preparation and provide the requested documents

Preparing VAT returns

Supporting the Finance Manager / Group Financial Controller as required

What excites us  

5+ years of proven experience in a management accountant role

Intermediate Excel / Google Sheet skills

Detail-oriented with strong analytical, problem-solving solving and communication skills

Strong understanding of basic accounting concepts.

Experience with multi-currency balance sheet reconciliations

Ability to produce accurate work and consistently deliver to reporting deadlines

Knowledge of NetSuite or similar accounting packages

Team player, but ability to work independently

OCC or ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified or nearly qualified 

Base salary range: €36,000 - €54,000 (including 13th and 14th salary)

Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data.  Please note that whilst we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach is to pay between the minimum and the mid-point (€36,000 - €42,000) of the pay range until performance can be assessed in role. Offers will take into account level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity between you and fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work.

(some of) The good stuff

Wellbeing - stay healthy with dedicated support and medical cover

Work away scheme - gives you the option to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period

Adaptive Working - allows you to work flexibly, around your lifestyle

Parental leave - to suit everyone embarking on life's great adventure

Learning Budget - lead your own development with an annual learning budget

Time off - generous holiday allowance, + 3 annual volunteer days, + 4 annual business-wide wellness days (‘GC Fridays’)

Life at GoCardless  

We're an organisation defined by our values; We start with why before we begin any project, to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. We make it happen, working with urgency and taking personal accountability for getting things done. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and we know it's essential that we be humble whilst we do it. Our Values form part of the GoCardless DNA, and are used to not only help us nurture and develop our culture, but to deliver impactful work that will help us to achieve our vision. 

Diversity & Inclusion

As of April 2025, we had 806 employees (GeeCees) globally, with 524 based in the UK, 163 based in Latvia and 119 across our other offices.

To ensure that we're representative of the world around us - and to be able to review relevant benchmarks - we ask GeeCees to voluntarily disclose diversity data. This year, the proportion of GeeCees providing data increased to 88% (up from 79% in 2024). With regards to diversity within GoCardless, we can see GeeCees identifying as:

Asian, Black, Mixed or Other — 25% 

Neurodiverse — 9% 

LGBTQIA+ — 9% 

Disabled — 1% 

Average age — 33

Female — 45%

Male —  55% 

We’re rooting for you during your application and GoCardless aims to provide reasonable adjustments to make our recruitment process as remarkable and accessible as we can. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you need extra support.

If you want to learn more, you can read about our Employee Resource Groups and objectives here

Sustainability

We’re committed to reducing our impact on the environment, leaving a more sustainable world for future generations. Check out our sustainability action plan here.

Find out more about Life at GoCardless via Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. 

Source: GoCardless careers (Greenhouse)

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