Accountant (m/f/d)

Berlin, Germany (Hybrid), Remote. Posted 4 days ago

The role

You will join the Finance team to own defined areas including month end close, liquidity, partner billing, and audit. You will coordinate with external tax advisors and drive ERP and automation projects using AI.

What you will do

Run month end close activities, reconciliations and intercompany bookings
Coordinate and review output of external tax advisor and bookkeeping
Act as technical sparring partner on HGB and accounting questions
Own the liquidity forecast independently and provide operational backup
Run defined workflows and billing processes through to completion
Investigate and resolve routine exceptions
Prepare and coordinate schedules and documentation for auditors and investors
Maintain processes and SOPs
Drive ERP and automation projects
Use AI agents, rules and integrations to remove manual work

Required qualifications

A degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or similar, or a completed apprenticeship as Steuerfachangestellte/r
3–5+ years of hands-on experience in German accounting
Strong practical HGB expertise: month-end and year-end close, accruals and provisions, audit preparation
Experience working with and reviewing the output of external accountants or tax advisors
Work independently, challenge outputs and resolve issues
Use AI in daily work and show a concrete example of a process improved with it
Very good German and English

Nice to have

Bilanzbuchhalter/in qualification
Experience with liquidity planning or cash forecasting
Experience in fintech, payments, or a regulated company (e.g. e-money or payment institution)
Experience with an ERP implementation or migration
Excel/Google Sheets skills beyond the basics, SQL or no-code tools

Benefits

Attractive remuneration
Flat hierarchy and transparent communication
Opportunity to develop talent in a dynamic team
Flexibility and possibility to work remotely
Monthly mobility benefit
Wellhub Membership
Pliant Card with monthly credit

About the company

Pliant is a modular B2B payments platform combining commercial card issuing, payment accounts, FX and spend management for businesses and AI agents. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant serves businesses and partners across Europe and North America.