We are looking for an Accounting Manager, who will help us build the financial backbone behind our fast growing and sustainable bike sharing model and lift the finance organization of Donkey Republic to the next level and beyond.

Are you ready to transform mobility in cities with shared bikes?

Donkey Republic is expanding its fast-growing company and is seeking a talented individual to join the family. As part of the Finance team you will help build our groundbreaking bike service. We are 14,000 bicycles large, expecting to serve +1million customers this year in 10 large and another 50 smaller cities in Europe.

These are exciting times for Donkey Republic as we are maturing our bike sharing services and growing our business every day. Europe is full off opportunities for us as the recent pandemic has made a lot of cities realize that bike-sharing is an important part of solving urban challenges.

We are making a great dent in the universe by growing worlds bike-print. We demonstrate how bike shares can play a major role in urban mobility. We are bringing Copenhagen to the world city by city - a great purpose to come to work every day.  

What you’ll be doing:

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious finance expert, who has a deep understanding of accounting matters and has the necessary eye for details. At the same time it is important that you enjoy driving change both by yourself and within a team. With both your expertise and passionate attitude you will help bring the finance organization of Donkey Republic to the next level and beyond.

You will be reporting directly to the CFO and be part of small but strong finance team. At Donkey Republic cross departmental collaboration is part of our daily lives and we expect you to be an integral part of that, especially through providing financial solutions and insights to the organization.

The company has been growing both in regards to markets and products over the last years and we anticipate this to continue even more in the month and years to come. So now we need you to set up the right and scalable structure on the finance side to accommodate the accounting and business needs even better then we are already doing it.

You should excel in a dynamic and demanding environment by being agile, while also being capable to stand your ground when implementing new standards and processes.

Your main task will be the monthly closing process, for which you will have the overall responsibility. This requires you to both define the bigger picture, but also to not be afraid to roll up your sleeves and go into the operational trenches of the daily accounting work. You need to be capable to work with Visma e-conomics and also have experience with MS Dynamics or other ERP systems, since we are also planning an upgrade in this area soon. This is just as important as the capability to deliver the necessary quality upon deadlines.

Your experience from working for a larger audit firm or an international active cooperation will help you define and implement standards in regards to accounting and reporting.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Be responsible for the monthly closing process of both the Group and the Danish subsidiaries.

• Financial accounting especially for the general ledger and the intercompany consolidation

• Establish and implement a sound and scalable transfer pricing strategy for all our entities 

• Optimize and automate current accounting processes

• Posting and processing journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded

• Provide financial status information, including monthly reports for the board, as well as by preparing other special reports

• Maintain general ledger accounts and make reconciliations of the balance sheet to secure high quality of accounting data

• Provide financial insights and guidance to other departments

• Assisting in developing budget models

We expect that you:

• Have worked at least 5 years as an accountant for an international company or as an auditor.

• Have a university degree in Finance, Accounting (or similar), further qualification (e.g. CPA) is a plus

• Very good understanding of Danish accounting and financial reporting principles and practices

• Expert knowledge in the accounting software e-conomics and at least one other accounting system, experience with the rollout of such is a plus

• Super user in Excel and experience in building complex financial models – experience with Google Sheets is also a plus

• Have experience with international growth companies and are familiar with both Software as a Service and Mobility as a Service business models

• Pay great attention to detail and deadlines and have structured reporting skills

• Can organize, coordinate and balance multiple-tasks at the same time

• Want to grow and develop professionally and personally

We would also like you to : 

• Want to change the world with bikes.

What we can offer:

• Diversity of challenges! No two days will be the same and you will get valuable experience, taking responsibility and pushing your career to the next level.

• Diversity of people! The Donkey Squad contains a very tight group of talented people to learn from in marketing, technology, business development, customer support and operations, with 14 different nationalities.

• Be part of our growth. We’re investor-backed and expanding our business fast.

• A vibrant office in central Copenhagen overlooking Kongens Have

• Company lunch, Friday bars, team adventures (on bikes), company retreat twice yearly.

The role is located in Copenhagen. If you are residing outside of Copenhagen then please include a comment in your application if you are willing to relocate to Cph and when that would be a possibility.