Junior Accountant (f/m/d), Part-Time or Working Student in Vienna

at  Speedinvest

ABOUT SPEEDINVEST

Speedinvest is a leading early-stage venture capital firm with more than €1 billion AuM and 30+ investment managers based in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, and Vienna. Our dedicated sector-focused teams are the first to fund Europe’s most innovative technology startups and our in-house operational experts are on hand to offer founders ongoing support with growth, HR, market expansion, and more. Bitpanda, GoStudent, Wayflyer, Open, CoachHub, Schüttflix, TourRadar, Adverity, and TWAICE are among our portfolio of 300+ companies.
We are looking to expand our Finance team and are hiring a Junior Accountant, part-time or working student in Vienna.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in accounting, finance, or a related field (e.g. Matura, HAK, HAS, Lehrgang oÄ)
• Initial relevant work experience in a fast-paced work environment, preferably in a tax advisory or small- to medium-sized company
• Proficiency with BMD NTCS or similar accounting software, along with strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Certification as a professional bookkeeper and/or accountant is a big plus
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills with a keen eye for accuracy, reliability and attention to detail
• Desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, flexible and entrepreneurial environment
• Passionate about accounting concepts and outcomes, with a dedicated work ethic, proactive attitude and talent for generating innovative ideas, solutions and approaches
• Fluency in both German and English

• Working on day-to-day accounting tasks and booking records of our legal entities and management companies according to local GAAP requirements (i.e. Austria, Germany, United Kingdom, France)
• Reviewing and approving travel expenses before recording them in the accounting system
• Preparing payment transactions and bank transfers
• Executing ongoing bank postings and checking cash transactions
• Initiating and compiling base data for VAT return processing
• Supporting the team with ongoing accounts reconciliation during monthly and quarterly closing procedures
• Contributing to quarterly closing, budgeting, forecasting, year-end closing, and ongoing deviation analysis and reporting
• Collaborating with the team to enhance and implement financial accounting processes, such as the integrating of new tools, advancing digitalisation efforts and importing of travel expenses via TravelPerk into our accounts