Accounting Bookkeeper (Working Student)

Bookkeeper

About ArangoDB

Founded in Germany and now headquartered in San Francisco, ArangoDB is the most highly scalable, open-source, Graph Database with AI/ML capabilities available in the market. In addition to graphs, it is natively supporting a number of data models including Document, and Key-Value as well as Full-Text Search and Retrieval. It serves as the scalable backbone for Graph-Analytics and complex data architectures across many different industries. Developers can build high-performance applications using a convenient SQL-like query language or JavaScript extensions. Find out more at the Company page and follow us on Linkedin.

ArangoDB is looking for a student bookkeeper. You will be handling accounting and bookkeeping tasks; recording and maintaining financial transactions, producing financial statements, reconciling financial statements, and assisting tax declaration. You will be responsible for ensuring that financial records are accurate and up-to-date in our accounting systems; NetSuite and Tipalti. 

Location: Cologne, Germany. Hybrid.

Work Hours: 15-20 hours per week, 3-5 days per week

About the Role

• Assist with day-to-day accounting and bookkeeping tasks with financial transactions
• Process Vendor Bills internally for approval and record in the accounting systems (Netsuite/Tipalti)
• Process and file Vendor Bills for manual payments in support of the Finance team
• Verify, enter, and monitor various Customer Invoices and Vendor Bills
• Communicate with internal and external vendors/contractors
• Prepare and file financial documents (i.e., reconciliation, closing  Journal, etc.)
• Assist with tax declaration and audits 
• Accounts receivable collections (contact customers for payment in timely manner)
• Other duties as assigned by the manager

Your Skills & Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in accounting and audit
• Advanced knowledge and experience in finance and accounting
• Experience in Netsuite or other ERP systems 
• Experience in consolidating data from various entities
• College-level education in accounting or economics is a plus
• Specialized in International accounting or taxation is a plus
• Fluent verbal and written communication in German and English

Why Join ArangoDB

Our headquarters is in San Francisco (US) and we have an office in Cologne (Germany), but most of our diverse team works remotely worldwide. So, do you prefer your desk at home or do you want to join us at one of our locations? Your choice.

About 70 minds of  ArangoDB come from 5 different continents and more than 20 countries. Diverse backgrounds enable us to see new solutions. We invite people from every culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and of every age to apply to our positions. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. Arango is committed to a workplace free of discrimination and harassment based on any of these characteristics. We love this diversity and encourage everyone curious and visionary to join the multi-model movement.