Senior Accountant

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Backed by our investor, Waterland Private Equity, our five companies—digidip, shopping24, mrge Americas, MaxBounty, and Yieldkit from mrge—are building and scaling technology platforms that connect advertisers and publishers for mutual success.

We are an international, multilingual team with a flat organizational structure. Our teams are empowered to work with a high degree of autonomy from our offices in Hamburg and Berlin, as well as remotely. Our culture is built on trust, friendliness, and collaboration, creating a positive and engaging work atmosphere.

We would be delighted if you joined us at mrge as our new Senior Accountant (m/f/d) for our Group Accounting team.

About the Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented and hands-on Senior Accountant to take ownership of accounting operations for our Canadian entity. In this role, you will manage the full scope of local accounting operations, month-end close, audit readiness, and statutory reporting, while ensuring accurate and timely reporting to our Group Accounting team for consolidation purposes.

You will work closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure compliance, strong controls, and scalable accounting processes.

Your Tasks:

Local Entity Accounting & Month-End Close

• Own the end-to-end accounting operations for the Canadian entities, ensuring accurate bookkeeping and compliance with internal policies.
• Prepare monthly reporting packages and financial statements to be submitted to Group Accounting for consolidation.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting aligned with Group timelines and requirements.

General Ledger & Journal Entries

• Maintain the general ledger and ensure accurate recording of business transactions.
• Prepare and post journal entries in the ERP system, including accruals, allocations, and adjustments.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Support revenue recognition and cost of sales reconciliation during month-end close.
• Ensure intercompany transactions are booked correctly and reconciled with Group entities.

Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable (AP/AR) Operations

• Manage Accounts Payable (AP) processes including booking, reviewing, and processing vendor invoices.
• Ensure accurate and timely Accounts Receivable (AR) invoice postings and support billing-related activities.
• Post and reconcile credit card transactions and ensure proper expense allocation.
• Perform regular bank postings and bank reconciliations, ensuring cash movements are accurately recorded.
• Support monthly AP/AR cut-off activities and accrual postings.
• Manage the full-cycle invoicing process for our partners, ensuring invoices are generated accurately based on platform data.
• Monitor Accounts Receivable (AR) aging reports and support the collection process (dunning) to ensure timely receipt of funds.

Audit & Statutory Reporting Support

• Coordinate with external auditors and advisors to support annual audit and statutory reporting requirements.
• Prepare audit-ready documentation and working papers to respond efficiently to audit requests.

• Support the preparation of schedules and reconciliations required for year-end.

  Tax & Compliance

• Support compliance activities, including preparation of information for GST/HST filings and remittances.
• Assist in gathering information for corporate income tax filings (in collaboration with external tax advisors).
• Support communication with external advisors and authorities as needed.

Internal Controls & Risk Management

• Support the implementation and maintenance of internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure financial accuracy.
• Assist with internal and external audits by providing documentation and explanations.
• Identify control gaps and recommend improvements.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Sales, Operations, Tech, and other teams to ensure accurate financial data and smooth workflows.
• Ensure intercompany allocation of costs and invoicing of services are booked correctly.
• Act as the key finance contact for the Canadian entity in day-to-day operational topics.
• Maintain accounting aspects of the operational platform

Process Improvement & Automation

• Continuously assess and improve accounting processes to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Recommend enhancements to reporting, reconciliation workflows, and month-end closing procedures.
• Support finance system improvements and automation initiatives.

Your Profile:

Background: You have a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent practical experience in operational finance.

Professional Experience: You bring 3–4 years of relevant experience in accounting or finance operations (General Ledger, AP/AR, billing, month-end close), ideally within an international company or group structure with reporting to Group Accounting.

Accounting Expertise: You have strong hands-on knowledge of month-end close processes, journal entries, reconciliations, and statutory/audit support. Experience with Canadian GAAP is required. You have experience supporting GST/HST reporting and Canadian compliance workflows.

Tech & Data Skills:

Accounting Software: Proven experience with ERP and accounting systems (e.g., QuickBooks, Lucanet, or similar platforms).

Mindset: You are detail-oriented, hands-on, and take ownership of your work. You enjoy improving processes, collaborating cross-functionally, and ensuring high-quality reporting to support business growth.

What We Offer:

• Take an active role in shaping an innovative, growth-oriented international corporate group from its early stages; seize the opportunity to become irreplaceable!
• Boost your career by joining an ambitious and highly experienced finance team during an M&A phase backed up by a very strong private equity investor!
• Take on responsibility as you become an essential part of a young, ambitious, and friendly team with a shared desire to develop its skills.
• Enjoy opportunities to work independently, with flexible hours and hybrid remote/office working options.
• Enjoy top-notch employee benefits: 15 paid vacation days, the latest tech, an individual development plan and much more.
• Take your skills, talents, and career to the next level as you grow with us.

Your Opportunity:

Have we convinced you? Then we can’t wait to read your application!

We are committed to equal opportunities for all employees at mrge, regardless of gender, origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, or other personal attributes. Candidates are selected based on their skills, qualifications, and the needs of the company.

We believe that experience and skills are developed over time. Therefore, we encourage you to apply even if your profile doesn't meet every single requirement.

A global leader with the vibrant energy of a startup? A high-tech platform that’s a pleasure to work with—for both employees and clients? An international team with flat hierarchies? Yes, that’s us! At mrge, we connect publishers, advertisers, smart tools, and formats to drive growth. We’re excited to connect with you.

Are you ready to grow? Then join us on our mission to expand mrge and its entities through fresh ideas, great talent, and true commitment. We’re looking forward to getting to know you!