Hybrid Accounts Payable Accountant

at Pennylane

• Job title: Accounts Payable Accountant
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Flux
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Paris, France

About the role

• Internal Accountant managing supplier accounts and financial operations for a growing FinTech company. Ensuring reliable reporting and contributing to international growth and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the quality of accounting and analytical postings in Pennylane to provide reliable, actionable reporting.
• Prepare and schedule supplier payments while optimizing cash flows.
• Serve as the point of contact with vendors for unpaid invoices and disputes, ensuring prompt, documented resolution.
• Drive supplier data quality in coordination with the Procurement team and through our Pivot tool.
• Analyze the aged accounts payable and recommend corrective actions (process, cut-off, payment terms) to prevent issues.
• Manage cut-offs (accrued expenses/unbilled invoices) and conduct the monthly review of expenses to maintain stable month-end closes within 4 days (D+4).
• Contribute to VAT preparation: reconciliations, controls and reporting elements.
• Process expense reports and employee card expenses ensuring compliance and timeliness.
• Ensure integration of travel expenses into the ledger via our TravelPerk tool.
• Manage the full fixed assets lifecycle in Pennylane (recording, depreciation, reconciliations).
• Oversee capitalized production (software/R&D) and contribute to the CIR (Research Tax Credit) file to convert our tech efforts into financial value.
• Participate in key structural projects: group consolidation, carbon accounting (VSME), and strengthening international accounting processes.
• Standardize and automate where relevant (checklists, frontline controls, reconciliations).

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of experience in corporate accounting: strong command of the accounts payable cycle and initial experience with fixed assets and international accounting.
• Rigour, strong attention to detail, a quality-oriented mindset and curiosity.
• Proficiency with accounting software (Pennylane is a plus) and spreadsheet tools (Excel/Google Sheets).
• Collaborative mindset: you enjoy working in pairs, sharing best practices, documenting processes and helping the team grow.

Benefits

• One of the best health plans on the market (Alan Blue and Alan Mind)
• Meal vouchers (Swile card)
• Between 6 and 12 additional RTT days on top of five weeks of paid vacation
• Opportunity to improve your English via Busuu
• A monthly stipend for all Pennylaners to support working from home or using coworking spaces
• Easy access to our offices, located a few minutes from Saint-Lazare in the heart of Paris
• BSPCE equity package
• Access to 8,000 gyms across France and more than 300 wellness activities via our partner Gymlib
• A Mac
• We practice many sports together and regularly bring the team together for company events such as Tech Days (which allow remote Pennylaners to meet every 3 months) and our annual company seminar, fostering strong team cohesion.