Accounting Product Specialist – Germany

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Accounting Product Specialist improving Pennylane’s accounting software for German SMEs and accountants. Advising product teams, validating compliance, and training accounting firms and internal teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Advise the Product team on accounting questions and share accounting knowledge
  • Test the product and report issues and feedback to the Product team
  • Train external accounting firms and internal Product, Sales, and Support teams
  • Create training materials and sessions
  • Support Product teams in designing and validating accounting and tax features through workshops and prototype reviews
  • Translate accounting and tax requirements into clear product specifications
  • Document product decisions in light of accounting and tax regulations
  • Challenge proposed solutions from an accounting and tax perspective and arbitrate between user feedback
  • Define accounting-related test scenarios
  • Validate calculations, journal entries, financial statements, and tax filings
  • Confirm expected accounting outcomes of features
  • Create and maintain accounting and tax-related technical documentation
  • Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions
  • Contribute to the product launch and ensure accounting features are compliant and efficient
  • Document French and German accounting knowledge and German product functionality
  • Train initial German accounting firms using Pennylane
  • Help recruit and train Partner Success and Customer Success team members

Requirements:

  • At least 5 years of experience in an accounting firm or practice
  • Experience preparing companies’ year-end closings
  • Strong understanding of the full bookkeeping cycle
  • Expertise in book closing
  • High-level understanding of accounting, including differences between accounting firms and regional specificities
  • Datev experience recommended
  • Fluent in German and English
  • Curiosity and ability to make complex accounting topics accessible to various stakeholders
  • Right to work in Germany; visa sponsorship is not available

Benefits:

  • Company shares
  • 30 days of paid leave per year
  • Home workspace budget
  • Monthly coworking space allowance
  • Access to 8000 fitness spaces in Europe and more than 300 wellness activities through Gymlib
  • Busuu language-learning access for English or French
  • Latest Apple equipment
  • Regular company events, including quarterly Tech Days, an annual company offsite, and monthly team gatherings