Accountant, Accounts Receivable

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Oversee the entire Accounts Receivable process, which includes invoicing, cash allocation, open items, and management of the AR subledger.

• Ensure that the AR subledger reconciles with the general ledger during month-end close.

• Take ownership of Stripe payouts, associated fees, payment failures, refunds, disputes, and chargebacks.

• Perform reconciliation of Stripe as part of the monthly closing activities.

• Investigate unmatched transactions and discrepancies in reconciliation.

• Maintain precise aging reports and collaborate with the Senior R2R Accountant to prepare AR close schedules.

• Manage dunning workflows, overdue invoices, and Debtist handovers across different markets.

• Track collection cases, recoveries, settlements, and determine next steps.

• Process credit notes and write-offs in accordance with company policies and approval limits.

• Validate customer and invoice details while applying VAT regulations across markets.

• Resolve standard VAT exceptions and escalate any ambiguous cases.

• Manage incoming requests via the shared ticket queue, prioritizing based on urgency and financial impact.

• Solve routine cases within a defined 48-hour service standard.

• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), controls, and handover documentation.

• Identify repetitive manual tasks and recurring errors.

• Establish decision-making rules and assist in testing and implementing automation and AI workflows.

• Design scalable AR processes as plancraft expands throughout Europe.

• Collaborate with teams across Finance and Customer Success.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience in Accounts Receivable or a closely related accounting role.

• Proficiency in English, both written and verbal.

• Solid understanding of invoicing, cash allocation, open items, dunning processes, credit notes, and month-end reconciliation.

• Capability to investigate discrepancies and reconcile transactions with accounting records.

• Experience using a payment platform like Stripe.

• Familiarity with reconciling payment data against an ERP or accounting system.

• A structured, accurate, and proactive approach to work.

• Comfort with documented, ticket-based workflows in a remote setting.

• Interest in automation and AI while ensuring financial controls are maintained.

• Knowledge of VAT regulations on receivables in European markets.

• Experience managing AR across multiple countries or within a shared service environment.

• Background in a SaaS, subscription, or other digital business model.

• Must hold the legal right to work in the EU or the specific country where the position is located.

• Additional European language skills, such as Spanish, Italian, or German, are a plus.

• Familiarity with Debtist, automation or AI, aged AR cleanup, audit preparation, historical reconciliations, accounting system migration, Jira, Zendesk, or Notion is desirable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Personal learning budget of €1,500 annually.

• Two paid days for educational leave.

• Provision of a MacBook and premium headphones.

• Necessary hardware and tools for daily work.

• Flexible working arrangements, including remote, hybrid, abroad, or on-site options.

• Opportunity to work abroad for up to 2 months.

• 30 vacation days per year based on a 5-day workweek.

• December 24th off.

• Four major team event weeks each year.

• Casual monthly team gatherings, both on-site and remote.

• Culture of recognition that celebrates achievements.

• Flat hierarchy and a high-trust work environment.

• Semi-annual 360° growth reviews.

• Tailored enablement programs.

• AI-enabled internal tools and workflows.

• International work atmosphere.

• Visa or work permit sponsorship is not available.