Senior Financial Accountant

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Milan, ITA
Hybrid
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role

Senior Financial Accountant

About Satispay

Satispay was born to revolutionise everyday payments – making them simple, fair, and accessible to everyone. Now, the focus has moved even further, aiming to shape the future of money.

We're a movement empowering millions of people, driven by a shared purpose to tackle big challenges. And we’re just getting started. We move quickly, think boldly, and trust each other to challenge the norm, learning and growing as we go.

If you’re looking for more than just your next job – if you want to build something impactful with a talented team – you’re in the right place.

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Financial Accountant, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of the company’s statutory accounting.

The role focuses on full ownership of General Ledger activities and monthly closings, ensuring that financial records are properly maintained, documented, and audit-ready. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy and contribute to strengthening accounting processes and internal controls within a dynamic fintech environment. Here’s what your day-to-day will look like:

  • General Ledger and Subledger Ownership: Take full responsibility for General Ledger accounting, ensuring accurate and timely postings, robust documentation standards, and full reconciliation of subledgers. Oversee accounts payable and receivable ledgers, ensuring proper clearing of suspense accounts and accurate reconciliation of bank movements.

  • Balance Sheet Integrity: Prepare and review detailed balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring traceability and consistency across accounts.

  • Fixed assets and Capex accounting and Payroll Accounting: Manage capitalisation policies, amortisation schedules, and related accounting treatments.

  • Payroll Accounting: Oversee payroll accounting entries in coordination with external providers, ensuring accurate accruals, reconciliations, and consistency with statutory records.

  • Audit and Compliance Support: Act as key contact for statutory auditors and provide structured, high-quality supporting documentation.

  • Tax and Regulatory Support: Prepare accounting data required for VAT and other tax filings, ensuring consistency with accounting records.

  • Continuous Improvement: identify and implement improvements to enhance efficiency, control, and documentation within the accounting function.

Expect challenges, collaboration, and the freedom to bring your ideas to life. Things change quickly here, so be ready to adapt, take initiative, and shape your role as we grow.

Who we’re looking for

We need a problem-solver who loves teamwork and gets things done. If you're curious and ready for real ownership, you'll fit in! Does this sound like you?

  • Experience: At least 5 years of experience in accounting within fintech, finance, or corporate services, with a strong exposure to full closing cycles.

  • Accounting Knowledge: Solid knowledge of local accounting principles (Italian and/or Luxembourg GAAP. IFRS exposure is considered a plus.

  • Proactive Mindset: Ability to work effectively in dynamic and fast-paced environments, meeting tight deadlines with precision.

  • Ownership, Accountability, and Team Contribution: Ability to independently manage complex accounting topics and take full responsibility for assigned entities, while actively contributing to the overall quality, consistency, and performance of the Accounting team.

  • Technical Skills: Comfortable working in structured ERP environments and modern digital accounting ecosystems. Strong analytical skills and advanced spreadsheet proficiency are required. Experience with automation, data tools, or scripting-based workflows is a plus. Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA is a strong plus.

  • Languages: Fluent in Italian and English, ensuring effective communication with the international team.

Don't worry if you don't tick every box. We believe in the power of different viewpoints and strengths. Your unique perspective is important as we build something special. If you're passionate and can make a difference, we truly encourage you to apply.

Our benefits & perks

We believe high commitment, effort, and impact deserve to be highly rewarded and supported. That’s why we created Satispay CareAbout, our way of making sure you’re supported in your well-being, growth, and finances:

👨‍👩‍👧 CareAbout health & well-being

  • Unlimited paid time off

  • Psychological support & mental health webinars with Serenis

  • Flexible hybrid working system

  • Extended parental leave

  • Childcare leave

📚 CareAbout growth & development

  • Professional development programmes

  • Internal mobility program

  • Language classes with Preply

  • Internal workshops & training

💰 CareAbout financial support

  • Stock Option Plan (with additional grants often provided based on performance)

  • International relocation support

  • Competitive salary

  • Flexible Benefit budget

  • Meal vouchers

Equal-Opportunity Employer
At Satispay, we're proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and inclusion, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds. This opportunity is open to everyone, regardless - for instance - of race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and national origin. Join us in a workplace where everyone belongs!

Learn more about us
Curious if our way of working clicks with yours? Our values and pillars aren’t just fancy words on a page - they really shape everything we do. Explore them here.

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The Company
Milan, Lombardy
765 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

Satispay powers payments for the people - help you send, receive and save money, whichever side of the exchange you stand. Launched in 2015 as a European payment network, becoming an Italian unicorn in 2022 was a significant milestone for us. But what truly matters is our dedication to simplifying payments for individuals and businesses alike, making life easier for everyone. As part of our commitment, we're proud to offer innovative services like our meal vouchers, which streamline benefits for employers and promote local businesses. Within our community of 4 million consumers and 300,000 merchants, we're more than just numbers; we're a diverse team of over 600+ talented professionals from various backgrounds, shaping the future of payments in Europe. Interested in joining us? Explore our open positions: we'd love to connect with you!

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