Assistant Management Accountant
GoCardless
Salary undisclosed
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Description
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 is a key role in the Financial Control team. We are responsible for the month-end close, the preparation of financial accounts, and play a key role in delivering audits. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be an Assistant Management Accountant with experience delivering month-end activities and performing P&L and balance sheet reconciliations.
What excites you
Ownership:
- Own the preparation and posting of monthly journals such as accruals, prepayments and adjustments across all entities.
- Own key balance sheet accounts across the group, completing monthly reconciliations and resolving variances in a timely, documented manner
Collaboration:
- Work closely with teams across the business, including AP, Tax and Management Reporting
- Supporting the Finance Manager when required
- Assist with the annual audits in preparation and provide the requested documents
Analysis:
- Produce P&L variance analysis and commentary
What must you have
- Experience in a financial control or management accounting environment
- Use Excel or Google Sheets with confidence
- Show attention to detail
- Be a team player, with ability to work independently
What might you have
- Perform multi-currency balance sheet reconciliations, ideally across multiple entities
- Familiar with NetSuite and FloQast apps
- Communicate confidently with internationally based stakeholders
- Hold an accounting qualification
- Use AI to identify process efficiencies
- Ability to prioritise time and stay organised in a fast-paced environment
Base salary range: € 25,600- € 38,400 (gross), (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 (€ 25,600 - € 32,000) 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
- Lunch- based on the location, you either get a meal voucher or a paid lunch when working from the office
- Work away scheme - gives you the option to work away from your country of residence for up to 20 working 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 + volunteer days for ERG events + one day off if you need to move house
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.
Benefits
- parental leave
About this role
GoCardless's Financial Control team is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to own key aspects of the month-end close and financial reporting cycle. Based in Lisbon and reporting to the Finance Manager, you'll take responsibility for preparing and posting monthly journals, reconciling balance sheet accounts across multiple entities, and producing P&L variance analysis. You'll also support the annual audit process and collaborate with teams across AP, Tax, and Management Reporting to keep the group's financial records accurate and timely.
The role suits someone with hands-on experience in financial control or management accounting who is comfortable working independently while staying organized in a fast-paced environment. You'll need strong Excel or Google Sheets skills and meticulous attention to detail. Experience with multi-currency reconciliations, NetSuite, FloQast, or communicating with international stakeholders would strengthen your candidacy, as would an accounting qualification or familiarity with using AI to streamline processes.
The position is based in-office in Lisbon and offered as a volunteer role. Compensation ranges from €25,600 to €38,400 gross annually, with initial offers typically between €25,600 and €32,000 pending performance assessment. GoCardless offers medical cover, meal support, flexible working arrangements, an annual learning budget, and generous holiday allowance plus volunteer days.
How this employer is doing
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