[Hiring] Senior Accountant @Vay

Role Description

Help develop and scale Vay’s accounting function during a transformational period of growth, creating the processes and controls where none exist yet.

• Own core close responsibilities across multiple entities and countries, with real exposure to IFRS consolidations and technical accounting.
• Use AI and automation to modernize the close, and contribute to systems, audit readiness, and management reporting as a trusted senior member of the team.

What you’ll be driving:

• Handle journal entries, account reconciliations, variance analysis, consolidations, intercompany, and foreign currency accounting across multiple entities and countries, and help shorten the close cycle.
• Develop new processes and reconciliations for areas without established procedures, and strengthen existing processes, internal controls, finance systems, audit readiness, and management reporting.
• Research and conclude on accounting treatment for new or complex transactions with no established precedent.
• Create and maintain clear documentation of processes, controls, and accounting positions so the team can run them consistently as we scale.
• Identify and help implement AI and automation to reduce manual month-end work.
• Maintain and reconcile accruals and review monthly budget vs. actuals.
• Prepare accurate audit deliverables and state and regulatory tax filings.
• Share knowledge and support less experienced teammates on close tasks and complex transactions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of accounting experience (public accounting and/or high-growth tech preferred).
• Strong month-end close and audit preparation experience, ideally in a fast-paced startup or tech environment.
• Comfortable making sound accounting calls and building processes where no standard procedure exists.
• Proven ability to design, implement, and optimize close processes and internal controls for efficiency and risk management.
• Experience with IFRS reporting preferred; strong US GAAP background welcome.
• Hands-on experience using AI or automation to streamline accounting work, with good judgment on when to review outputs.
• Experience with NetSuite or equivalent ERP; strong Excel skills.
• Detail-oriented, proactive collaborator who can influence stakeholders and navigate ambiguity.

Requirements

• Big 4 experience / Active CPA (nice to have).
• Experience with multi-entity accounting and consolidations across countries (nice to have).
• Experience with inventory management (nice to have).
• Experience with VAT and German GAAP (HGB) (nice to have).

Benefits

• A global team of smart, motivated people from 30+ countries who love tackling hard problems and turning bold ideas into reality.
• Huge scope for impact in a fast-paced environment.
• EIP stock options: A stake in Vay’s future - not just a salary.
• Flexible Paid Vacation Days.
• 401(k) programme.
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance.
• All Vay team members receive 30% off their Vay rides.
• Wellness Hub free gym access & wellness app subscriptions.
• Exclusive external discounts.
• Regular team events throughout the year.