Senior Accountant / IFRS & Financial reporting specialist

Messy spend management is tricky business. And tedious processes are a lose-lose situation for all involved, not just finance. At Pleo, we're changing that. We build spend solutions that make managing money seamless, empowering, and surprisingly effective for finance teams and employees alike—with a vision to help all businesses ‘go beyond’.

The word ‘Pleo’ actually means ‘more than you’d expect’, and living by that mantra has been the secret to our success over the last 10 years.

Now, we’re at a pivotal moment in our journey; every move we make has a direct impact on our 40,000+ customers, our business, and our collective success. We need people who take pride in uncovering customer needs, who turn complex problems into simple solutions, challenge the way things are done (respectfully), and always aim high. With great ambitions driving us forward, we can’t say we’ve got this whole thing figured out. And frankly, that’s half the fun! What we can say is that we’re a driven, progressive, and, importantly, a kind bunch of 850+ people from over 100 nationalities, all committed to delivering the future of business spending, together.

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 👶

About your application

• Please submit your application in English; it’s our company language so you’ll be speaking lots of it if you join 💕

• We treat all candidates equally: If you are interested please apply through our application system - any correspondence should come from there! Our lovely support team isn't able to pass on any calls/ emails our way - and this makes sure that the candidate experience is smooth and fair to everyone 😊

• We can only achieve our goals if our team reflects the diversity of the world around us - and that starts with you, hitting apply, even if you are worried you might not tick all the boxes. We embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply - regardless of race/ethnicity, colour, religion, nationality, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, neurodiversity, socio-economic status, culture or beliefs.

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