Accountant – be the steady hand behind a growing gifting business

GoGift•Town of Denmark, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As Accountant, you will be responsible for daily reconciliations and controls in Finance and take part in the company’s migration to a new ERP system. The role is broad, with scope to influence how tasks are handled and to help review and improve processes. You will join the Finance and BI team, which covers bookkeeping, partner settlements, month-end reporting, budgets, estimates, audit and annual accounts, and supports projects across the company. You will report to the Senior Finance Manager and work closely with the CFO. GoGift is a gifting, rewards and incentives company and a gift card provider. It has around 120 employees from more than 30 countries, with an office on Strandgade in Copenhagen. The company describes its culture as respectful, inclusive and collaborative, with an informal tone and room for humour. This is a full-time position. The company would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible, while being willing to wait for the right person.

Requirements

Several years of accounting experience; group accounting and reconciliations are preferred.
Ability to handle reconciliations independently, including bank and PSP reconciliations.
Experience with accounts receivable and payable, including follow-up on outstanding payments.
Experience using Microsoft Dynamics NAV or another ERP system.
Knowledge of VAT and Danish bookkeeping rules.
Strong Excel skills.
Fluent spoken and written Danish, and good English.
Thorough and service-minded approach, with an interest in systems, data and improving work processes.
Enjoys working with both the finance team and the wider business.

Nice To Haves

Experience with group accounting and reconciliations.
Participation in an ERP implementation or migration.
Curiosity about AI tools and how they can make everyday work easier.

Responsibilities

Handle accounts payable and accounts receivable, including payments, master data, reconciliations and follow-up on outstanding receivables.
Post and reconcile transactions for group companies.
Enter payments for group companies and the holding company; provide backup for payments to global partners and vendor reconciliation of global prepayments.
Administer employee benefits, reconcile the payroll clearing account and follow up with the external payroll provider on payroll reconciliation.
Cover for colleagues in finance operations, including VAT returns during holidays and absences.
Reconcile payment service providers (PSPs) daily against revenue and incoming payments, and follow up on discrepancies.
Prepare relevant audit documentation and reconciliations for auditors in connection with the year-end audit.
Participate in the ERP migration, including process design, master data and testing, and identify opportunities to automate or simplify work.