Senior AccountantAccounting Specialist

Copenhagen - Denmark

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About us

We are fast-growing company headquartered in a vibrant office space in central Copenhagen. Our finance team works closely with C-level management and across departments supporting both daily operations and strategic decision-making.

ViaBill operates at the frontier of FinTech and has partnerships with global giants such as Apple MasterCard UniCredit and many more.

We value responsibility ownership and attention to detail. We are looking for people who want to build something solid improve how things are done and grow with the company.

The environment is hands-on ambitious and pragmatic with a strong focus on automation process improvement and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced scale-up setting.

The role

We are looking for an experienced and reliable accountant to join our finance team at HQ in Copenhagen. This role is ideal for a senior accountant who wants ownership without full people-management responsibility.

You will join a well-functioning finance team that is pro-actively being strengthened to ensure stable predictable performance. This role is designed for someone who wants to take ownership of core accounting areas while working in close cooperation with both junior colleagues and finance leadership.

This is not a narrowly defined bookkeeping role: flexibility structure and responsibility are key as well as inter-personal skills for cooperation across departments and leading more junior team members.

You will have end-to-end ownership of key accounting areas and act as a first point of contact for operational accounting matters.

Key responsibilities

Core accounting and compliance
Oversee bank reconciliations including resolving exceptions and working with automation tools
Execute monthly closing activities (accruals salary entries VAT reporting)
Prepare and file Danish VAT returns independently
Handle payroll activities
Support audits and other compliance-related activities

Operations and coordination
Ensure completeness and accuracy of supplier accounting including oversight of invoice processing and follow-up on missing documentation
Support recovery and follow-up activities by ensuring appropriate documentation approvals and accounting treatment are in place
Manage the company finance mailbox and ensure timely distribution and follow-up of tasks
Liaise with internal stakeholders including C-level management to resolve queries and meet deadlines

Improvement and leadership
Contribute to improving accounting workflows documentation and internal controls
Support automation initiatives and continuous process improvement
Over time provide guidance and day-to-day support to more junior team members

What this role requires in order to succeed

Experience with Danish accounting and VAT filings
Strong sense of responsibility and ownership: tasks are followed through to completion
Strong attention to detail and accuracy
Solid Excel skills and confidence working with numbers
Clear and proactive communication
Ability to work independently in a dynamic scale-up environment
The role involves managing a broad range of accounting activities. While individual tasks are straightforward success comes from being structured organized and able to keep overview across multiple workstreams
Good time management and comfort working with deadlines especially around month-end and auditWe use e-conomic Zenegy Pleo Excel Power BI as key tools experience is not a must but a plus

Requirements

Fluent in Danish (written and spoken)
Comfortable working in English (our working language)
Based in or willing to work from our Copenhagen office

What we offer

You will work closely with finance leadership and internal stakeholders contributing to both operational execution and continuous improvement.
Opportunity to influence and improve finance processes in a growing company
A supportive pragmatic and professional team environment
Office located in central Copenhagen
Competitive compensation depending on experience
You will report to the Head of Finance. Start-date is as soon as possible. The position is a permanent full-time contract position.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

About usWe are fast-growing company headquartered in a vibrant office space in central Copenhagen. Our finance team works closely with C-level management and across departments supporting both daily operations and strategic decision-making.ViaBill operates at the frontier of FinTech and has partners...