Group General Accountant

Group General Accountant

Application Deadline: 31 December 2026

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Paris

Reporting To: Thomas Lejeune

Description

Upway is a high-growth start-up committed to making electric mobility accessible to everyone. Upway purchases second-hand-ebikes, refurbishes them and sells them online through its websites. The company operates in France, Germany, Belgium, the United-States and the Netherlands.

Upway is recruiting a motivated and experienced Group Operations Accountant. This is a central, hands-on role focused on building the accounting department's operational capacity, ensuring that our ledgers are accurate and exhaustive across all international operations, and providing a clear, auditable view of our financial data.

We are looking for a passionate individual who is excited to join us and embrace this professional challenge. We value teamwork and are seeking candidates with strong technical and interpersonal skills to help us build a truly remarkable company.

What you will do:

• Manage the end-to-end processing of customer receipts (Cash Application) and supplier invoices (chase, receive, and book into our multi-entity ledgers).
• Conduct thorough review and audit of wires (bank payments) to external parties to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Monitor, reconcile, and control Fixed Assets, inventory movements, and other critical balance sheet accounts.
• Verify the conformity of all accounting operations with both local regulations and the group's internal rules.
• Manage the preparation and submission of various tax returns (VAT, etc.) across the operating countries.
• Contribute to the structuring and documentation of financial processes to support our rapid international scaling.

What you will need:

• Academic background: Accounting qualification, at least Bac+3 (or equivalent).
• Experience: A solid accounting experience, ideally in a start-up company or international environment.
• Language proficiency: fluency in English and French. German/Dutch speaking could be a plus but not required.
• Accounting: solid knowledge of accounting principles (local GAAP is essential).
• Soft Skills: rigorous attention to detail, strong organisational skills and excellent communication abilities to work effectively with both finance and non-finance teams.

Benefits

• Being part of a fast-growing, mission-driven company.
• Being surrounded by an incredibly talented and ambitious team that wants to build something big together.
• Freedom to take on as much responsibility as you dare, which will allow you to develop quickly.
• Competitive compensation.
• 15% off one e-bike per year you purchase with Upway!