Accountant; AR & Automation

Accountant (AR & Automation)

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The AI orchestration of your wildest imagination. n8n is the open workflow orchestration platform built for the new era of AI. We give technical teams the freedom of code with the speed of no‑code, so they can automate faster, smarter, and without limits. Backed by a fiercely inventive community and 500+ builder‑approved integrations, we’re changing the way people bring systems together and scale ideas for impact.

Since our founding in 2019, we’ve grown into a diverse team of over 160 working across Europe and the US, connected by a shared builder spirit and with our centre of gravity in Berlin. Along the way, we’ve:

• Cultivated a community of more than 650,000 active developers and builders
• Earned 145k+ Git Hub stars, making us one of the world’s Top 40 most popular projects
• Been ranked as one of Europe’s most promising privately held SaaS startups (4th in Sifted’s 2025 B2B SaaS Rising 100)
• Raised $240m to date, from Sequoia’s first German seed to our recent $180m Series C - bringing us to a $2.5bn valuation
• And are grateful for our 94 eNPS score (most companies would call 70 excellent)

That’s the company we’ve built. Now we’d love to see what you can build. If you’re applying, try n8n out – whether you’re technical or not – and share a screenshot of your first workflow with us. The easiest place to start is here: app.n8n.cloud/register. We’re in a defining moment of an incredible journey. Come and build with us.

Own the end‑to‑end accounts receivable lifecycle and help build a scalable, automation‑first finance operations foundation.

• Manage the full AR process, including invoicing, accuracy checks, posting, and collections.
• Oversee the customer billing lifecycle across CRM, billing systems, and accounting tools.
• Implement efficient dunning workflows to reduce DSO while ensuring a positive customer experience.

• Partner with Sales and Customer Success to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant invoicing.
• Resolve billing discrepancies and support revenue recognition documentation.
• Support month‑end close activities through reconciliations, journal entries, and reporting.

• Ensure VAT/GST compliance for invoices across multiple jurisdictions.
• Maintain documentation for VAT filings and collaborate with tax advisors on compliance needs.
• Support intercompany reconciliations and documentation.

• Support the rollout of modern finance and billing tools to enhance scalability.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to streamline AR workflows.
• Experiment with AI‑driven tools to improve accuracy, efficiency, and reporting.
• Maintain clear documentation for all AR and finance processes.

• AR & Billing
  
  Experience:
  
  3–5 years in accounting or finance operations with hands‑on AR exposure.
• Invoicing & Reconciliation
  
  Skills:
  
  Comfortable managing invoices, reconciliations, and revenue‑adjacent workflows.
• Accounting Foundations:
  Understand core accounting principles and eager to learn more advanced topics.
• SaaS Billing Knowledge:
  Experience with subscription billing models like usage‑based or tiered billing.
• Finance Tools
  
  Experience:
  
  Used systems like DATEV, Net Suite, Stripe, Chargebee, Paddle, or AR automation tools.
• Analytical & Detail‑Oriented:
  Comfortable working with numbers and solving problems proactively.
• Automation Interest:
  Enjoy experimenting with tools and AI to improve workflows.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Collaborate effectively across teams and communicate clearly.
• English Fluency:
  Confident in written and spoken English.
• Organized & Proactive:
  Manage multiple responsibilities effectively in a fast‑paced environment.

• Relevant
  
  Education:
  
  Degree in Accounting, Finance, or relevant commercial training.
• SaaS or Tech
  
  Experience:
  
  Worked in a high‑growth SaaS or tech scale‑up environment.
• Revenue Recognition Exposure:
  Basic familiarity with revenue documentation or concepts.
• VAT/GST Knowledge:
  Understand indirect tax concepts for customer invoicing.
• Automation &…