Accountant (m/f/d)

Why this role is different:

Pliant is an AI-first company, and that includes Finance. We don't want to digitise the old way of doing accounting. We want to rethink it. We expect you to question the status quo, test new approaches and bring AI into our daily work, from reconciliations and close to reviews and reporting. As we bring accounting in-house, you get the rare chance to design it AI-first from day one, on a solid HGB foundation.

This is a full time position, and we’re ideally looking for someone based in Berlin who can join the team at our Berlin office.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

1. Accounting & Liquidity coordination

• Run month end close activities, reconciliations and intercompany bookings
• Coordinate our external tax advisor and bookkeeping, and review their output critically
• Act as technical sparring partner on HGB and accounting questions
• Own the liquidity forecast independently and provide operational backup

2. AP/AR & payments

• Run defined workflows through to completion, including follow-up on incomplete preparation
• Own defined billing processes, from review to follow-up
• Investigate issues and resolve routine exceptions within agreed authority

3. Audit & due diligence

• Prepare and coordinate schedules, documentation and day-to-day requests from auditors and investors

4. Processes, ERP & automation

• Maintain our processes and SOPs, and drive ERP and automation projects with your process expertise
• Use AI agents, rules and integrations to remove manual work, and measure the impact: hours saved, close days shortened, fewer errors

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or similar, or a completed apprenticeship as Steuerfachangestellte/r. A Bilanzbuchhalter/in qualification is a strong plus
• 3–5+ years of hands-on experience in German accounting, ideally a mix of tax advisory, audit firm, start-up and/or scale-up
• Strong practical HGB expertise: month-end and year-end close, accruals and provisions, audit preparation
• Experience working with and reviewing the output of external accountants or tax advisors
• You work independently, challenge outputs and resolve issues instead of escalating them
• You already use AI in your daily work and can show us a concrete example of a process you improved with it
• Very good German and English

Nice to have

• Experience with liquidity planning or cash forecasting
• Experience in fintech, payments, or a regulated company (e.g. e-money or payment institution)
• Experience with an ERP implementation or migration
• Excel/Google Sheets skills beyond the basics, SQL or no-code tools

WHAT WE OFFER

• The opportunity to work in a growing team with big responsibilities that thrives on a strong exchange of knowledge and excellence
• Attractive remuneration
• Flat hierarchy and transparent communication in a relaxed, professional atmosphere
• Opportunity to develop your talent in a dynamic team with ambitious goals
• Flexibility and possibility to work remotely
• Monthly mobility benefit
• Wellhub Membership
• Pliant Card with monthly credit to explore the product and enjoy food with colleagues

Pliant is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities, and are committed to an inclusive hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the interview process, please let us know.

At Pliant we use the Ashby AI Criteria to assist with looking over resumes against our job qualifications for this role. All final decisions are made by our Talent Team and Hiring Team.

A human is behind these processes. Ashby does not automatically reject candidates or make final hiring decisions. Our teams review all results and make the final hiring decision with every candidate that applies.

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Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), table; dl-de/by-2-0; StarIn's calculation