Accounting Analyst

About Remote

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.

With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.

If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!

What this job can offer you

Our Finance team at Remote covers everything from Tax, Accounting, and Treasury to Strategic Finance, Investor Relations, and M&A. We're focused on keeping our finances healthy and straightforward, which means managing risks, making smart money moves, and guiding strategic choices with solid financial insights. We're here to support Remote's growth and make sure we're ready for whatever comes next, in every part of the world we operate. Our job is to ensure that as we grow and evolve, our finances do too, in the most effective way possible.

This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as an Accountant, joining our Finance, Tax & Accounting team.

What you bring

Post qualification accounting experience

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant

Demonstrated experience using core finance systems (SAP or similar is a bonus)

Ensure compliance with GAAP principles

Accuracy and attention to detail

Good financial analysis skills

Good communication skills, both written and verbal

Good time management and ability to meet constant deadlines

Ability to handle multiple projects in a fast paced, hyper growth environment

Ability to work with little to no supervision

Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel

Writes and speaks fluent English

It's not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

Demonstrates strong automation and AI capabilities and AI fluency.

Key responsibilities

Responsibility for posting transactions in SAP

Close & reconcile sub-ledgers: AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Bank, Intercompany

Record and reconcile payroll for various countries

Support month-end and year-end close process

Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliation, support in variance analysis preparation

Ensuring that your portfolio follows local statutory requirements, i.e. VAT returns, Statutory Financial Documents, CIT returns and all other filings are finished and filed in accordance with local legislation & timelines.

Perform analysis and contribute to other projects as requested

Provide support in statutory close and Financial Statement preparation

Practicals

You'll report to: Manager Accounting and Controls

Team: Accounting

Location: EMEA: Spain, Portugal

Start date: As soon as possible

Application process

Interview with recruiter

Interview with future manager with a test

Interview with Director, Accounting Controls

Bar Raiser Interview

Prior employment verification check(s)

Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We