Our mission? Creating the freedom for SMEs to succeed in business and beyond, by delivering Europe’s leading finance workspace. We combine business-class tools (seamless invoicing, spend management, and pre-accounting) with unwaveringly attentive 24/7 support, designed to help businesses breeze through all things finance.
Our journey: Founded by Alexandre and Steve in July 2017, Qonto has rapidly gained trust, serving over 600,000 customers. Thanks to our wonderful team of 1,600+ Qontoers, we also made it to the LinkedIn Top Companies French ranking!
Our values:
Customer focus | Prioritize customers in everything you do
Ownership | Own your part, get things done
Teamwork | Make (team)work easy
Mastery | Continuously raise the bar
Integrity | Always do what’s right, and respect people
Our beliefs: At Qonto, we're committed to fostering a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive. We prioritize evaluating applicants based solely on skills and potential, ensuring diversity with 55% international team members, 44% women, and 20% parents. Join us in building a workplace that celebrates diversity and individuality.
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⭐ Mission
Join us as a Lead Banking Accountant to spearhead our SAP implementation for banking reconciliation and support Qonto's strategic transition to a full banking license. You'll establish robust banking accounting frameworks enabling us to launch innovative banking products for our 500,000+ customers.
You will work closely with Marjorie, our Head of Accounting and Consolidation, and lead a dynamic team of 2 Financial Settlement Controllers navigating Qonto's evolution into a comprehensive banking platform.
👩💻🧑💻 As a Lead Banking Accountant at Qonto, you will:
- Lead SAP implementation hypercare phase & run for Core Banking System reconciliation, manage unreconciled transaction & suspense account cleanup
- Draft and share accounting schemas with the General Accounting Lead for new banking features, along with Product Managers and Ledger teams, ensuring proper ARE and SAP configuration
- Serve as a banking accounting expert on Banking Standards (PCEC / IFRS 9)
- Manage and develop your 2 Financial Settlement Controllers in banking reconciliation operations while ensuring procedural compliance
- Collaborate cross-functionally with BO, Ledger, Product, Risk & Compliance, ALM, Treasury, and Regulatory teams
🤔 What you can expect:
- Strategic transformation: Lead Qonto's banking license transition and new product launches throughout 2026
- SAP hypercare phase: Debug complex reconciliation issues and ensure smooth operations during critical system transition
- Cross-functional impact: Partner with Product Managers on money flows, Risk teams on compliance, and ALM on strategic decisions
- Process innovation: Participate with BO and Ledger teams to the revamp of the internal suspens account monitoring and establish new banking operation standards
- Growth opportunity: Shape banking accounting at Qonto during a pivotal transformation with senior leadership exposure
🤝 About your future manager:
Marjorie has built Qonto's financial infrastructure and leads with a collaborative approach, focusing on team development while ensuring operational excellence during business transitions.
🏅 About You:
- Banking accounting expertise: at least 5 years of experience with accounting standards in the Banking Sector
- SAP systems mastery: Hands-on SAP implementation experience for banking reconciliation (Oracle/NetSuite also considered)
- Operational problem-solving: Excel at debugging reconciliation issues and maintaining operations under pressure
- Cross-functional collaboration: Proven experience with Product Managers and Risk teams, with strong English communication skills
- Team leadership: Experience managing people while maintaining high operational standards in banking environments
At Qonto we understand that true diversity isn't just about ticking boxes on a hiring checklist. Apply regardless of the boxes you tick! Who knows? You may have the missing piece of the puzzle we've been searching for all along.
\n🎁 Perks
A tailor-made and dynamic career track. An inclusive work environment. And so much more to help you succeed.
- Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade;
- Competitive salary package;
- Meal vouchers;
- Public transportation reimbursement (part or global);
- A great health insurance (depending on the country);
- Employee well-being initiatives: access to Moka Care to take care of your mental health and great offers for sports and wellness activities;
- A progressive disability and parenthood policy (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent!) and childcare benefits with selected partners;
- Monthly team events.
💬 Our hiring process:
- Interviews with your Talent Acquisition Manager and future managers
- A remote or live exercise to demonstrate your skills and give you a taste of what working at Qonto could be like
Find more information about our interview process on our careers website.
On average, our process lasts 20 working days and offers usually follow within 48 hours 🤞
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