Senior Accountant (f/m/d)

Light for the World; Wien; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home-Office opportunity

Flexible working hours

International exposure

Learning culture

Job summary

Light for the World is seeking a Senior Accountant in Vienna to ensure accounting integrity across multiple legal entities and countries. You’ll prepare statements, support consolidation, and collaborate with auditors, donors, and country offices across Africa and Europe.

You will join a team that values technical expertise, internal controls, and knowledge sharing through workshops. The role offers a meaningful, global impact and a flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in finance operations of an international organisation or in an audit/advisory company.
• Strong understanding of Austrian and international accounting principles.
• Expertise in consolidation processes and fiduciary reporting.
• Confident with accounting software and ERP systems; ERP implementation experience is a plus.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Tech-savvy and quick to adopt new technologies.
• Hands-on mentality and ability to run accounting workshops.
• Enjoy working in a multicultural environment.
• Excellent English language skills; German is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own accounting integrity and compliance across all our legal entities.
• Prepare financial statements in 10 countries with our teams.
• Be the focal point for accounting questions and fiduciary reporting.
• Support consolidation and ensure donors can rely on data.
• Assist audits and implement improvements to internal controls.
• Strengthen and connect financial and internal control processes.
• Run accounting workshops and trainings across entities.
• Collaborate with FP&A and Project Controlling to close periods on time.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Multicultural environment

English language proficiency

German language advantage

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA certification preferred

Tools

Accounting software

ERP systems

Job description

About the role

Place of work: Vienna, Austria

Please note: To be eligible, you must already hold a valid work permit or visa for Austria.

Duration: Full time (38h/week) or part-time (min. 20h/week), permanent

Gross salary: from EUR 50.000,00 (fulltime equivalent)

Effective as of: December 2026

Ten countries, one organisation, and numbers that donors, auditors and partners rely on. As Senior Accountant at Light for the World, you'll be the person who makes sure those numbers hold up. From our Vienna office, you'll work with colleagues across our international network. Together with our members in the Global North and our country offices in Africa, you'll prepare financial statements in 10 countries. You'll strengthen the financial and internal control processes and systems that connect them, and keep us compliant with our own policies and with local regulations.

This is an expert role with real influence. You'll be the go-to person for accounting and fiduciary reporting, work closely with our auditors, and share your knowledge in workshops that build a strong accounting community across all our legal entities. And at the end of every closing, you'll know your work helps funding reach people with disabilities.

Your tasks

• Own accounting integrity and compliance across all our legal entities

• Prepare financial statements in 10 countries together with our members in the Global North and our African country offices

• Be the focal point for accounting questions and fiduciary reporting across the organisation

• Support consolidation and make sure donors can rely on the data behind our financial reports

• Support internal and external audits, follow up on findings and turn them into lasting improvements of our internal control framework

• Strengthen and connect our financial and internal control processes and systems

• Run accounting workshops and trainings that build skills and a strong accounting community in every legal entity

• Work hand in hand with Financial Planning & Analysis and Project Controlling to close financial periods on time

Your profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field, CPA certification preferred

• At least 3 years of experience in finance operations of an international organisation or in an audit/advisory company

• Strong understanding of Austrian and international accounting principles

• Expertise in consolidation processes and fiduciary reporting

• Confident with accounting software and ERP systems. Experience with an ERP implementation is an advantage

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Tech-savvy and quick to adopt new technologies

• Hands-on mentality and the communication and presentation skills to run accounting workshops

• You enjoy working in a multicultural environment

• Excellent English language skills, German is a strong advantage

Our offer

• Your work is meaningful, because your accounting helps an international development organisation with strong expertise and a growing profile bring about change for people with disabilities.

• You gain international exposure and work every day with colleagues in Europe and in our African country offices.

• You join a highly motivated team that values your experience and wants to jointly shape Light for the World's financial and internal control processes and systems.

• We give our colleagues space to explore new directions, test new ideas and to excel as individuals through and with their team.

• We emphasize a good work-life balance and offer flexible working hours and Home-Office opportunity.

• We believe in participatory leadership and expect you to contribute your expertise and ideas. Learning from mistakes is an important way of developing for us, and we put emphasis on our culture of learning.