Senior Financial Accountant

At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! We're a one-of-a-kind marketplace for buying and selling special objects. Each week, more than 100,000 unique items are auctioned, all carefully curated by our in-house experts.

We're looking for a hands-on Senior Financial Accountant to join our Accounting & Reporting team. This role is ideal for someone with strong accounting fundamentals who enjoys bringing structure to processes, takes ownership of their work from end to end, and is comfortable keeping both the details and the bigger picture in view in a fast-moving international marketplace environment.

How you'll make an impact

You will become a trusted owner of selected accounting areas and help ensure Catawiki's financial reporting remains accurate, reliable, and scalable as the business continues to grow internationally. Beyond the month-end close, you will help strengthen processes, improve reporting quality, and partner with stakeholders across Finance and the wider business to solve accounting and reporting challenges.

Your core Accounting & Reporting responsibilities

• Own selected month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and balance sheet reviews
• Manage accounting areas or entities through the close process with a strong focus on accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery
• Act as a key Finance partner to Payroll, ensuring accurate payroll processing and payment controls
• Analyse financial movements and variances and provide clear insights to stakeholders
• Ensure accounting activities are performed in line with internal policies and reporting requirements
• Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation and coordinating follow-ups
• Work with external accounting partners for foreign entities and support local reporting activities where needed
• Partner with Finance and business stakeholders to resolve accounting and reporting questions
• Use Workday Financials in your daily work and support process improvements where relevant
• Represent Accounting & Reporting in cross-functional projects and assess the impact on Finance processes and controls
• Proactively identify risks, issues, and opportunities for simplification
• Drive improvements in Finance processes, controls, and reporting to support scalable and efficient ways of working

What makes this role exciting?

• Broad scope: Exposure to multiple accounting areas, entities, international reporting topics, and business initiatives, giving you a clear view of what's happening across Finance and the wider business
• Ownership: High level of responsibility and autonomy across selected accounting areas
• Impact: You won't just prepare journals; you'll help translate complex financial activity into reliable insights, strong controls, and better business decisions
• Process improvement: Plenty of opportunity to improve, simplify, and automate how Finance works
• International environment: Work in a growing marketplace with cross-border activities and stakeholders
• Team collaboration: Join a supportive, down-to-earth Finance team that values ownership, openness, and continuous improvement

What you bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Economics, or similar
• Solid experience in financial accounting, preferably in an international, marketplace, e-commerce, platform, or tech environment
• Hands-on experience with month-end close activities, including journals, accruals, and reconciliations
• Solid understanding of accounting principles; IFRS knowledge is a plus
• Experience supporting audits and working with internal or external stakeholders
• Experience with Workday Financials is a plus
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

Skills & mindset

• Strong attention to detail, combined with the ability to keep a clear overview
• Structured, pragmatic, and reliable way of working
• Ability to independently manage accounting areas end to end
• Strong analytical skills and ability to explain financial movements clearly
• Comfortable working with different stakeholders across teams and functions
• Proactive in identifying issues, following up on open items, and improving processes
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and evolving environment
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to share accounting knowledge with the team
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Interest in data, automation, and AI, and how these can improve financial processes and reporting

Where you'll work

You'll join the Accounting & Reporting team within Finance, based in the Netherlands. We work in a hybrid model with fixed office days in Amsterdam.

Why You'll Love Working with Us

• Create a visible impact by working at scale in a global organisation serving millions of customers across 80+ categories
• Learn and grow through our Learning & Development initiatives, including clear development plans and mentorship programmes to support your career progression
• A culture of connection defines us; we're a passionate, diverse team of 800+ Catawikians representing 60+ nationalities
• Celebrate life's moments with us; you'll receive a €100 Catavoucher when you join, a €50 Catavoucher on your birthday, and an extra day off each year to 'Pursue Your Passion'