Accountant

About the Role

XCEED is evolving. We are moving away from manual spreadsheet-heavy workflows and external dependency toward a fully internalized tech-driven financial engine. As our Accountant you will lead the charge in migrating our accounting from external providers to a modern cloud-native ERP. You will own the source of truth for our financial data ensuring that every transactionfrom event organizer settlements to cross-border VATis captured with precision and scalability.

What will you do

• Process Design: Architect the internal accounting structure from scratch. Move us away from Excel/Google Sheets and into automated system-driven workflows.
• Lead the ERP Migration: Transition our accounting function from Sistemi to a modern cloud-native Italian ERP (e.g. TeamSystem Zucchetti or AdHoc).
• Data Integrity: Oversee the migration of historical GL VAT and AR/AP data ensuring full integration with our internal data systems and payment providers.
• Invoicing & SDI: Manage the full lifecycle of supplier and customer invoices ensuring correct accounting treatment and seamless SDI submissions.
• AR & Debtors Management: Take full ownership of the accounts receivable ledger. Track advances monitor organizer receivables and optimize collection processes to reduce exposure.
• Settlements & Payments: Oversee outgoing payments to event organizers ensuring settlement calculations are pinpoint accurate and perfectly timed.
• VAT & Compliance: Prepare VAT registers and support EU filings including OSS (One-Stop Shop) declarations for cross-border transactions.
• Transaction Matching: Reconcile high-volume bank transactions against payment providers (e.g. Adyen) and internal platform data.
• Audit Readiness: Maintain clean auditable records of all liabilities and accruals.
• Reporting: Produce monthly management accounts (P&L Balance Sheet Cash Flow).
• External Liaison: Act as the primary point of contact for our external tax advisors and payroll providers managing the hand-off between operational accounting and statutory reporting.
• Cross-Functional Support: Partner with Legal and Ops to provide financial insights that drive better business decisions.

The Skills You Bring

• Experienced: You have 4 to 7 years of accounting experience within the Italian market.
• Tech-Fluent: You are deeply familiar with Italian accounting software (TeamSystem Zucchetti etc.) but have a tech-first approach. You love Excel but you hate manual work and want to automate it.
• VAT Savvy: You have a firm grasp of Italian GAAP and are comfortable navigating the complexities of EU VAT and cross-border transactions.
• A Builder: You dont just want to follow a manual; you want to write it. You enjoy the challenge of building processes where none existed.
• Scale-Up Minded: (Bonus) Youve worked in a high-transaction environment (Fintech E-commerce or Marketplaces) and understand the nuances of payment processor reconciliations.

How We Support You

• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Flexible Working Hours
• Unlimited Remote Work
• Workation work from anywhere as long as it aligns with your teams dynamics.
• Access to learning platforms (Codely Coursera MasterClass) and dedicated time for personal development.
• Team-building activities and meet-and-greet events.
• Go Out Free passes to XCEED partners events to experience what our users do.
• Referral Program to helping us find incredible talent

Who We Are

From clubs to festivals concerts to cultural movements XCEED is where people come together through music art and shared experiences. We believe unforgettable nights dont just entertainthey shape culture bring communities together and define local scenes.

XCEED is the platform behind the best nights outempowering event organizers to manage ticketing marketing and audience insights while helping fans discover their next unforgettable experienceall in one place. We are creators and challengers who refuse to watch from the sidelines. Every day is a chance to rethink rebuild and push further. We celebrate success and embrace smart risks and deep ownershipbecause shaping the future isnt for the passive.

Since 2009 weve been bridging the gap between the digital and physicalenhancing real moments with seamless technology. Today as one of the Financial Times Fastest Growing Companies in Europe 2025 XCEED powers events in 350 cities across 25 countries developing in collaboration with leading venues festivals and organizers across four continents.

What Sets Us Apart

• Were a growing dynamic company with an international and remote team where you will have a big impact in any role.
• We celebrate diversity and we ensure everyone feels valued and has fair opportunities.
• We constantly experiment with new solutions and encourage new ideas. We challenge the status quo.
• We believe in a culture where you can be yourself do great work and have a lot of fun along the way.

Our mission: bring people together through authentic experiences.

The Principles That Bring Us Together

I. Moderation is Fatal. We are fearless and think beyond boundaries. We believe it takes courage to write change.

II. Taste Everything. We are the discoverers of the future and take nothing for granted. We are curious. Everyday. About everything. We listen carefully to every customer we forge trends we experiment.

III. Always Inspire. We envision a world where empathy and sense of community drives humankinds passion for developing novelty. To make this happen we are the doers at the front line of inspiration.

IV. Local at Heart. We believe creativity is born local and because of that it should be nurtured by a sustainable ecosystem driven by the passion of artists curators and the people who truly love arts and give no fucks about posing.

V. Trust Above All. We prioritize trust among ourselves and with our customers empowering it through transparency and open collaboration. If trust is compromised we address it promptly.

VI. Embrace The Problem. Innovation happens when we spend time deeply understanding a pain not jumping to a solution. We sit at the table and enjoy this process from A to Z.

VII. Have Fun. We are aware that changing the world wont always be pretty. So well always make sure to have a good time throughout the journey.

Application Process

We are transparent and honest and throughout the process well keep you fully informed along the way. For this role youll expect going through:

1. Screening Call lead by HR
2. Written Assessment
3. Hiring Manager Interview
4. Ref Check Offer

At XCEED we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and employer. We review applications for employment regardless of race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age marital status medical condition.