Senior Accountant / IFRS & Financial reporting specialist

We're looking for a Senior Accountant / Financial Reporting specialist to join our Finance Team at Pleo. In this role, you'll help strengthen core accounting execution, audit management, and monthly consolidated results analysis while being part of a high-growth environment as we scale our financial infrastructure. If you're excited about leveraging AI and automation to redefine modern accounting with a strong focus on IFRS excellence and financial rigor, then this is the opportunity for you!

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Accountant, you will:

• Prepare and post journal entries, perform balance sheet reconciliations, and drive high standards for period close improving quality and speed.
• Own the preparation of audit schedules, coordinate responses to requests, and drive the closure of audit questions to ensure a predictable, well-documented process.
• Deep dive into monthly results, flagging risks, unusual transactions, and key movements while providing decision-ready insights for finance leadership.
• Identify accounting risks, implement practical mitigations, and strengthen internal controls to ensure our processes are scalable and accurate.
• Actively leverage AI tools to improve efficiency and consistency, identifying opportunities to standardise and simplify recurring accounting work.

What you bring

You’ll thrive in this role if you have:

• 10+ years of experience with a strong ability to apply IFRS in real-world scenarios.
• Comfort working with consolidated results, analysing variances, and exercising complex accounting estimates and judgments. 
• Proven experience managing audits end-to-end or acting as the primary finance contact for external auditors.
• A track record (or clear potential) of using AI and automation to improve accounting outcomes and efficiency.
• The ability to operate effectively in a fast-changing environment with an "ownership mindset" and excellent judgment.
• Strong ability to translate complex accounting issues into scalable process improvements and clear insights for stakeholders.

Who you’ll be working with and reporting to

You’ll report to our Accounting Associate Director and work closely with teams across the Finance organisation. You will be part of a team dedicated to technical rigor and operational efficiency, partnering with cross-functional departments to elevate our accounting processes to the next level.

How you’ll develop in this role

In your first 6 - 12 months at Pleo, you’ll:

• Lead the Audit Readiness initiative to drive impact in our year-end execution and documentation standards.
• Collaborate with the Finance team to embed AI-forward ways of working, automating manual workflows to increase team capacity.
• Grow your skills in process improvements and financial analysis, taking on new challenges as the company continues to scale across our legal entity markets.
• We’re committed to helping you develop your career, whether that means taking on bigger leadership projects, mastering the intersection of AI and Finance, or deepening your expertise in complex consolidated reporting.

Show me the benefits!

• Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)
• Lunch is on us for your work days - enjoy catered meals or receive a lunch allowance based on your local office 🍜
• Comprehensive private healthcare
• We offer 25 days of holiday + your public holidays
• For our Team, we offer both hybrid and fully remote working options
• Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice
• We use MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and well-being support with great success so far  ❤️‍🩹
• Paid parental leave - we want to make sure that we're supportive of families and help you feel that you don't have to compromise your family due to work 👶