Accounting & Controlling Associate

About the role:

As a Financial Accounting Analyst, you will be part of our Finance team in Athens, supporting the day-to-day accounting operations of the group and helping ensure our books are accurate, complete and on time.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a solid accounting foundation who wants to grow in a fast-paced, international environment and gain exposure to multiple entities and countries.

Day-to-day accounting

• Record supplier and customer invoices, payments and receipts in the accounting system.
• Prepare and post journal entries and accruals.
• Perform bank reconciliations and reconcile key balance sheet accounts.
• Process employee expense claims and check them against company policy.

Month-end & reporting

• Support the month-end close process, following agreed timelines and checklists.
• Prepare supporting schedules and analyses for the Senior Analysts and Finance Manager.
• Help prepare data for management reporting.

Compliance & audit

• Support the preparation of VAT and other tax filings in cooperation with external accountants.
• Gather documentation and respond to requests during statutory audits.
• Keep accounting records and documentation organised and audit-ready.

Collaboration

• Act as a point of contact for vendors and internal teams on invoice and payment queries.
• Suggest small process improvements to make our accounting work faster and more accurate.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field.
• 1–2 years of experience in accounting (an audit firm or shared-services background is a plus); strong graduates with relevant internships are also welcome.
• Good knowledge of accounting principles and the basics of Greek tax legislation.
• Knowledge of Greek Accounting Standards (ELP), experience with Greek ERP systems (e.g. SoftOne, Entersoft, Epsilon Net) and familiarity with the myDATA platform will be considered a plus.
• Good working knowledge of Excel (e.g. VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables).
• Fluency in Greek and English.
• Attention to detail, a structured way of working and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Team player with a proactive, eager-to-learn attitude.

Pay, Perks, and Such:

• Learning and Development programs including but not limited to our onboarding bootcamp, and step up programs
• Be part of a creative, entrepreneurial and fast-paced, workplace guided by the values of transparency, diversity, quality, caring, teamwork, ownership, leadership, and constant improvement
• Competitive compensation schemes including an annual performance bonus
• Sponsored health and wellbeing and team bonding activities
• Work in a collaborative, and diverse hub in the heart of the Athens