(senior) Group General Accountant (German speaking)

(senior) Group General Accountant (German speaking)

Application Deadline: 31 January 2027

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Paris

Reporting To: Thomas Lejeune

Description

Upway is a high-growth start-up committed to making electric mobility accessible to everyone. The company purchases second-hand e-bikes, refurbishes them and sells them online through its websites. Upway operates in France, Germany, Belgium, the United States and the Netherlands.
Upway is recruiting a motivated and experienced Group General Accountant. This is a central, hands-on role focused on building the accounting department's operational capacity, ensuring that our ledgers are accurate and exhaustive across all international operations, and providing a clear, auditable view of our financial data.
We are looking for a passionate individual who is excited to join us and embrace this professional challenge. We value teamwork and are seeking candidates with strong technical and interpersonal skills to help us build a truly remarkable company.

What you will do:

• Take full ownership of high volume supplier invoice entry, matching, coding and booking directly into the accounting system,
• Handle intercompany invoicing, balance reconciliation on a monthly basis
• Generate vendor payment batches and wire transfers,
• Monitor, reconcile, and control fixed assets, inventory movements, and other critical balance sheet accounts,
• Verify the conformity of all accounting operations with both local regulations and the group's internal rules,
• Manage the preparation and submission of various tax returns (VAT, etc.),
• Contribute to the structuring and documentation of financial processes to support our rapid international scaling.

What you will need:

• Academic background: Degree in accounting, finance or equivalent,
• Experience: A solid accounting experience (4 year minimum), ideally in a start-up company or international environment,
• Languages: proficiency in both English and German,
• Accounting: solid knowledge of accounting principles (local GAAP is essential),
• Soft Skills: rigorous attention to detail, strong organisational skills and excellent communication abilities to work effectively with both finance and non-finance teams.

Benefits

• Being part of a fast-growing, mission-driven company
• Being surrounded by an incredibly talented and ambitious team that wants to build something big together
• Freedom to take on as much responsibility as you dare, which will allow you to develop quickly
• Competitive compensation,
• 15% off one e-bike per year you purchase with Upway!