Financial Accountant

About the Position

Financial Accountant

Join fonio, Europe’s leader in AI phone agents, as a Financial Accountant in Vienna. Ensure accurate financial reporting and take ownership of month-end and year-end close.

About fonio

We grew from $1M to $10M ARR in under 12 months and now serve 10,000+ customers.

Fonio is Europe’s market leader for AI phone agents for SMBs. Now we’re expanding globally and into new products.

We move fast, take ownership, give direct feedback, and avoid politics and unnecessary meetings.

Join one of world´s fastest-growing companies.

Responsibilities

• In-house accounting: Take over accounting from our external provider and build the internal function.
• Operational ownership: Own day-to-day accounting, including AP/AR, reconciliations, master data and bookkeeping.
• Monthly close & reporting: Own monthly closing and recurring statutory filings (VAT, ZM, Intrastat, etc.), working closely with our tax advisors.
• Revenue recognition: Make sure usage-based revenue is recognized correctly and consistently.
• Multi-entity: Run intercompany accounting, currencies and consolidation as UK and US entities come online, and integrate acquisitions such as fluently.
• Controls and policies: Write accounting policies and controls that hold up in investor due diligence.
• Oversight: Keep billing, payables and payroll postings accurate, and improve processes and systems as volume grows.

Requirements

Must-haves

• 4 to 7 years in accounting, ideally with audit firm training plus time at a tech or SaaS company.
• Qualified or part-qualified (Bilanzbuchhalter, ACCA, CPA or similar).
• Has owned month-end and year-end close and statutory accounts under Austrian GAAP (UGB).
• Confident handling audits and technical accounting questions.
• Fluent in English.

Nice-to-haves

• Revenue recognition for subscription or usage-based pricing.
• Multi-entity consolidation, or IFRS exposure.
• Experience with post-merger integration or investor due diligence.
• Familiar with modern finance tools (e.g. BMD, DATEV, Xero or Stripe).

We Offer

• Compensation: €65,000 to €100,000 + Equity
• Relocation support
• Daily lunch and dinner
• Equipment of your choice
• Regular team off-sites
• On-site in Vienna, working directly with the core-team

Hiring Process

1. 15 min intro call
2. 30 min skill interview
3. 20 min culture fit

Compensation Range: €65K - €100K