Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant

About

Catawiki is 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 passionate in-house experts. With a mission to become the world’s most popular destination for special objects, Catawiki is a growing, diverse, and sustainable scale-up. This role is based in Portugal and will join the Accounting & Reporting team, collaborating daily with stakeholders across the business and closely with the Finance team in the Netherlands. The ideal candidate will own accounting responsibilities in an international and fast-moving environment, strengthening the financial backbone behind millions of special objects and contributing to smarter, more scalable Finance processes.

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.
• Analyze 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 daily work and support process improvements.
• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Economics, or similar, preferably obtained in Portugal.
• Certified Accountant (Contabilista Certificado) status or equivalent.
• 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.
• Strong 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.