- Location
- Paris
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Finance
- Seniority
- Senior
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Pinpoint
Description
(senior) Group General Accountant (German speaking)
Application Deadline: 31 January 2027
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Paris
Reporting To: Thomas Lejeune
Description
Upway is a high-growth start-up committed to making electric mobility accessible to everyone. The company purchases second-hand e-bikes, refurbishes them and sells them online through its websites. Upway operates in France, Germany, Belgium, the United States and the Netherlands.
Upway is recruiting a motivated and experienced Group General Accountant. This is a central, hands-on role focused on building the accounting department's operational capacity, ensuring that our ledgers are accurate and exhaustive across all international operations, and providing a clear, auditable view of our financial data.
We are looking for a passionate individual who is excited to join us and embrace this professional challenge. We value teamwork and are seeking candidates with strong technical and interpersonal skills to help us build a truly remarkable company.
What you will do:
- Take full ownership of high volume supplier invoice entry, matching, coding and booking directly into the accounting system,
- Handle intercompany invoicing, balance reconciliation on a monthly basis
- Generate vendor payment batches and wire transfers,
- Monitor, reconcile, and control fixed assets, inventory movements, and other critical balance sheet accounts,
- Verify the conformity of all accounting operations with both local regulations and the group's internal rules,
- Manage the preparation and submission of various tax returns (VAT, etc.),
- Contribute to the structuring and documentation of financial processes to support our rapid international scaling.
What you will need:
- Academic background: Degree in accounting, finance or equivalent,
- Experience: A solid accounting experience (4 year minimum), ideally in a start-up company or international environment,
- Languages: proficiency in both English and German,
- Accounting: solid knowledge of accounting principles (local GAAP is essential),
- Soft Skills: rigorous attention to detail, strong organisational skills and excellent communication abilities to work effectively with both finance and non-finance teams.
Benefits
- Being part of a fast-growing, mission-driven company
- Being surrounded by an incredibly talented and ambitious team that wants to build something big together
- Freedom to take on as much responsibility as you dare, which will allow you to develop quickly
- Competitive compensation,
- 15% off one e-bike per year you purchase with Upway!
Skills
GAAP