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We are looking for a talented and experienced senior accountant to join the team and to help keep us on course as an important part of the finance organisation.

You will be part of an experienced and growing team of international finance professionals that both love to work in finance and strongly care for our mission of making cities more livable again

The company provides affordable and sustainable mobility for the masses by partnering with cities to turn bikes into the hero of urban transportation and has a vision of making city life better for everyone with affordable and responsible bike-sharing.

Founded in 2015, Donkey provides a platform for easy bike rental across European cities. More information on our website: www.donkey.bike


We are looking for candidates who:

  • will work together with the head of accounting on managing the daily activities in the general ledger accounts and complete the monthly closing process within the deadlines.

  • have their main focus on ensuring that all our accounts are up to date and are maintained in line with our internal regulations.

  • review stakeholders’ accounting tasks in the team as well as are fully responsible for particular items of the reconciliation.

  • proactively improve and automate our processes and document them accordingly.


About you:

  • Bachelor in Finance, Accounting or similar (master preferred) further qualification (e.g. CPA) is a plus

  • 5 year experience in accounting or finance

  • Understanding of Danish GAAP or IFRS and very good knowledge of ERP systems (visma economics is a plus)

  • Experience with integrating different systems (e.g CRM or stock systems) into the closing process

  • Excellent technical skills in Excel, understanding of how macros work etc

  • High level of responsibility, independency and organisation

  • Good communicative skills, fluent in English and flexible


You will be working very closely with our head of accounting and the rest of the finance team as well as with our CFO. Furthermore you will be in close and regular contact with the rest of the organisation both in the headquarters and abroad.


Here's how we expect you to progress:

Within 1 month:

  • Meet your new colleagues and understand who is doing what

  • Get access to the needed software and banks

  • Get comfortable with the day-to-day operations and processes of Donkey Republic as well as the accounting reporting and tools that are already in place

  • Understand the problems Donkey Republic solves for customers and how we can continue to solve problems for them

  • Take over items of the reconciliation you’ll be fully responsible for

Within 3 months:

  • A clear overview of your collaborators and stakeholders in the organization

  • A clear understanding of the accounting procedures and their impact on the company business

  • Become an advanced user of ERP and other tools used in accounting

  • Be able to perform quality control of the task other accounting team members do

  • Fully understand your tasks and deadlines for reporting

  • Complete monthly closing with support of Head of Accounting

  • Establishing great colleagueship and become a reliable colleague to support teamwork

Within 6 months:

  • You are developing and feeling in control of the month closing process

  • You can complete month closing on your own and on time

  • Assisting other accounting team members and can back up in case needed

  • Assisting internal stakeholders from other departments and external accountant and auditors

  • Developed an understanding of improvements that should take place and have a plan for its implementation

  • You are an active member of the team with the strong understanding of the processes

Within 12 months:

  • Have set up solid processes in the accounting department and capable to control their fulfilment for the monthly reporting

  • Improved or automated processes that require that

  • Able to adjust existing process according to the development of the company swiftly

  • Communicate a reliable information to internal and external stakeholders about companies’ figures

  • Can guideline, onboard and help other to improve their work

Within 24 months:

  • Continue to expand and improve work of accounting team so it keeps pace with the overall growth of the company


We are looking forward to hearing from you!


At Donkey Republic we foster diversity and inclusion and have zero tolerance for discrimination or harassment. We do not discriminate based on gender and encourage candidates of all gender denominations to apply for our positions. Donkey Republic is an equal opportunities employer, committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a service, which is free from unfair and unlawful discrimination. Finally, don't feel discouraged about not fulfilling all requirements, you could still be the ideal candidate.

For more information or questions please contact us at katja@donkeyrepublic.com

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Free friday beers
Free friday beers

Friday is something special, let's enjoy a beer together.

Central office
Central office

Your local office is your anchor point, thus, we placed it centrally at your convenience.

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Working at
Donkey Republic

Donkey Republic is a leading European bike-sharing service provider to cities and riders. The company has more than 20,000 bikes and ebikes in 70+ cities. Leveraging state of the art software (rider ad operator apps), hardware (bikes, ebikes, cargo bikes, stations), and operational capabilities, we make sure cities can provide an attractive, reliable cycling service. Our mission is to create a better city life for everyone by getting more people on the two wheels.

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