(Senior) Accounting & Reporting Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p>At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! Whether it’s <a href="https://www.catawiki.com/en/c/583-sports-memorabilia">Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 Car</a>, a <a href="https://www.catawiki.com/en/c/579-fossils">Woolly Mammoth’s Skeleton</a>, <a href="https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/10035805">Lady Gaga's Jumpsuit</a> or <a href="https://www.catawiki.com/en/c/583-sports-memorabilia">Usain Bolt’s running shoe</a>, we encounter exceptional objects every day.</p> <p>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 passionate in-house experts.</p> <p>Having sold over 25 million unique objects, our mission is to become the world’s most popular destination for special objects. As a growing, diverse and sustainable scale-up, we proudly live by three core values. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to explore how you can join us.</p> <ul> <li>Taking ownership and driving impact </li> <li>Being open to change and feedback</li> <li>Being passionate about our mission and our customers. </li> </ul></div><h3><strong>Your Mission</strong></h3> <p>As Accounting & Reporting Manager, you will ensure accurate, timely and IFRS-compliant accounting and reporting as Catawiki continues to grow. You will strengthen the finance function through effective controls, scalable processes and a clear understanding of the story behind the figures.</p> <p>You will lead and develop the Accounting & Reporting team, partner with stakeholders across the organisation and ensure the financial implications of new business initiatives are appropriately captured and accounted for.</p> <h3><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Lead the month-end close to ensure accurate, timely and IFRS-compliant accounting.</li> <li>Deliver timely monthly, quarterly and annual reporting, translating financial results into clear presentations for the Management Team, Executive Board and investors.</li> <li>Ensure compliance with national and local legal, accounting and regulatory requirements, keeping track of existing and emerging legislation and policies.</li> <li>Manage relationships with local accountants and external auditors to ensure compliance with local regulations and appropriate accounting.</li> <li>Improve financial processes, reporting systems and internal controls to support efficient, accurate and timely reporting as the organisation grows.</li> <li>Partner with internal stakeholders on cross-functional projects, ensuring the financial implications of new business initiatives are captured and appropriately accounted for.</li> <li>Lead and develop the Accounting & Reporting team, building its capabilities in a continuously changing environment.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What You’ll Bring</strong></h3> <ul> <li>An academic degree in accounting and an RA, CPA or equivalent qualification.</li> <li>At least 8 years of successful experience in financial control and accounting within an international company and/or a Big Four accountancy firm.</li> <li>Strong knowledge of IFRS and the ability to apply it to accounting and reporting.</li> <li>Strong leadership skills, with experience developing teams and strengthening the finance function in a changing environment.</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to communicate effectively with teams, management and other stakeholders.</li> <li>A hands-on and flexible working style, with the ability to move betwee