Senior Financial Accountant

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About the role

At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! Whether it’s Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 Car, a Woolly Mammoth’s Skeleton, Lady Gaga's Jumpsuit or Usain Bolt’s running shoe, we encounter exceptional objects every day.

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.

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.

Ready to own the numbers behind extraordinary objects?

At Catawiki, every day brings something extraordinary. From rare collectibles to iconic memorabilia, millions of special objects pass through our marketplace. Behind the scenes, our Finance team helps keep everything running smoothly as we continue to grow internationally.

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Financial Accountant to join our Accounting & Reporting team. This role is ideal for someone with strong accounting fundamentals who enjoys bringing structure to processes, takes ownership of their work from end to end and is comfortable keeping both the details and the bigger picture in view in a fast-moving international marketplace environment.

You won’t just process numbers; you’ll help keep our financial backbone strong while contributing to smarter and more scalable Finance processes.

How you’ll make an impact

You will become a trusted owner of selected accounting areas and help ensure Catawiki’s financial reporting remains accurate, reliable and scalable as the business continues to grow internationally. Beyond the month-end close, you will help strengthen processes, improve reporting quality and partner with stakeholders across Finance and the wider business to solve accounting and reporting challenges.

Your core Accounting & Reporting responsibilities

In this role, you will take ownership of selected accounting areas and contribute to accurate, reliable and scalable financial reporting across Catawiki’s international business.

You will gain broad exposure to accounting and reporting in a growing international marketplace.

What makes this role exciting?

As Catawiki continues to grow internationally, Finance is evolving alongside the business with increasing focus on scalability, automation and stronger operational insight.

• Taking ownership and driving impact
• Being open to change and feedback
• Being passionate about our mission and our customers.
• 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
• Analyse 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 your daily work and support process improvements where relevant
• 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
• Broad scope: Exposure to multiple accounting areas, entities, international reporting topics and business initiatives, giving you a clear view of what’s happening across Finance and the wider business
• Ownership: High level of responsibility and autonomy across selected accounting areas
• Impact: You won’t just prepare journals; you’ll help translate complex financial activity into reliable insights, strong controls and better business decisions
• Process improvement: Plenty of opportunity to improve, simplify and automate how Finance works
• International environment: Work in a growing marketplace with cross-border activities and stakeholders
• Team collaboration: Join a supportive, down-to-earth Finance team that values ownership, openness and continuous improvement

Who they want

What you bring

We’re looking for someone with strong accounting fundamentals who combines ownership, analytical thinking and attention to detail with a pragmatic, hands-on approach.

Who they want

Experience & background

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Economics or similar
• 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
• Solid 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

Who they want

Skills & mindset

Where you’ll work

You’ll join the Accounting & Reporting team within Finance, based in the Netherlands. We work in a hybrid model with fixed office days in Amsterdam.

For this role, we are looking for someone based in the Netherlands who is comfortable working in a hybrid setup and travelling to our Amsterdam office twice a week. Some additional in-office presence may be needed during onboarding and key closing periods.

• Strong attention to detail, combined with the ability to keep a clear overview
• Structured, pragmatic and reliable way of working
• Ability to independently manage accounting areas end to end
• Strong analytical skills and ability to explain financial movements clearly
• Comfortable working with different stakeholders across teams and functions
• Proactive in identifying issues, following up on open items and improving processes
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and evolving environment
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to share accounting knowledge with the team
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Interest in data, automation and AI, and how these can improve financial processes and reporting

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Why You'll Love Working with Us

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam and Lisbon are designed to inspire collaboration. Most Catawikians operate in a hybrid setup, combining office-based and remote work, with a minimum of two days per week in the office, unless a role is explicitly stated as fully remote or fully office-based.

Interested?…

• Create a visible impact by working at scale in a global organisation serving millions of customers across 80+ categories. In our flat structure, every role has a broad scope and directly impacts both our customers and the business.
• Learn and grow through our Learning & Development initiatives, including clear development plans and mentorship programmes to support your career progression.
• A culture of connection defines us. We’re a passionate, diverse team of 800+ Catawikians representing 60+ nationalities. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to bring their full self to work.
• Celebrate life’s moments with us. You’ll receive a €100 Catavoucher when you join, a €50 Catavoucher on your birthday, and an extra day off each year to “Pursue Your Passion”. We also offer additional leave for key work anniversaries and important life events. Benefits may vary by location.