Smeetz is the leading AI-powered unified commerce platform for the European leisure and entertainment industry with 200+ venues, 10+ countries, €10M raised, and a Series A in motion.
We need a trusted senior operator to own the operational backbone of Finance: full accounting cycle across 5 entities (CH, UK, FR, US, ES), payroll, payment cycles, reporting, and controlling, automated end-to-end with AI and modern tooling.
Reports directly to the CEO.
This is a delegation hire : leadership stops worrying about Finance once you're in the seat.
We move fast and expect the same with precision without bureaucracy.
Key responsibilities Accounting Ownership: Full cycle with journals, accruals, provisions, reconciliations, month-end and year-end close.
Mentor the Operations Assistant on AP/AR.
Multi-Entity Compliance: Primary contact for accounting partners in UK, FR, US, ES.
Review and approve subsidiary financials and tax presentations.
Support audits, statutory filings, transfer pricing.
Payroll & Payments: Own end-to-end payroll across jurisdictions.
Run regular AP cycles to safeguard funds availability.
The CEO does not need to follow up.
Reporting & Controlling: Timely financial statements, KPI dashboards, budget-to-actual, variance analysis, cash flow.
Challenge department leads when material deviations from budget appear; surface root causes to the CEO with clean supporting analysis.
Data Integrity: Streamline workflows between Sales, Account Management, Implementation, and Finance.
Eliminate reconciliation friction.
Automation & AI: Drive AI adoption inside Finance.
Replace manual work with AI and no-code automation (Anthropic Claude, n8n, Notion, Zapier).
Goal: a Finance function that runs on systems, not on hours.
Direct reporting line to the CEO with full ownership of the function Performance-driven culture: successes recognised and rewarded with increased earning potential and expanded ownership responsibilities Modern tooling stack (QuickBooks, Notion, Anthropic Claude, etc.
) International exposure across CH, UK, FR, US, ES, etc.
7+ years in accounting, with 3-5+ years in a senior or managerial role Hands-on IFRS multi-entity experience; Swiss GAAP and transfer pricing a strong plus BSc in Accounting/Finance; ACCA, CPA, MSc, MBA, or equivalent qualification a plus Practical command of QuickBooks; advanced Excel and Google Sheets, Chargebee a plus Concrete example of implementing AI or automation in a finance context Full professional English; French, Spanish, or German a plus SaaS or scale-up experience a plus; SQL exposure a plus Personal attributes Trustable: leadership delegates Finance to you and stops worrying.
Precise: accuracy is a personal standard, not a checklist.
Fast & energetic: bias to action.
Ships work.
Doesn't wait for instructions.
Process-driven: turns inefficiencies into repeatable, automated workflows.
AI-native: tools are leverage, not threats.
You drive AI adoption.
Independent: self-directed, communicates outcomes not status updates.
Calm under pressure: month-end, audits, escalations, etc.
