Junior Accountant - Accounting & Controlling

Donkey Republic; København; On-site; DKK 340,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working setup

Mentorship by senior controllers

International finance team environment

Job summary

Donkey Republic Copenhagen is seeking a proactive Junior Accountant to join the Accounting & Controlling team. You will anchor day-to-day transactional accounting, collaborate with the Accountant and Senior Controllers, and ensure accurate ledger entries, reconciliations, and vendor operations.

You will join a 100% international team, work in a hybrid setup at our Copenhagen headquarters, and contribute early in the growth of our finance infrastructure while learning from experienced controllers

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of hands-on bookkeeping or general ledger accounting experience.
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Business Central, NetSuite, NAV) and Excel.
• Fluent in English; knowledge of Danish or another European language is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with corporate expense tools like Pleo.

Responsibilities

• Process incoming vendor invoices and manage AR aging reports.
• Handle routine payment runs and vendor inquiries.
• Own expense workflows via Pleo, ensure correct coding and month-end reconciliation.
• Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations and GL journal entries.
• Support month-end close and maintain audit-ready documents.
• Collaborate with the Financial Accountant across local entities.

Skills

Attention to detail

Numerical accuracy

Team collaboration

Fluent in English

Education

Accounting degree

Tools

Pleo

Microsoft Excel

Business Central

NetSuite

NAV

Job description

Donkey Republic Copenhagen Full-time

Salary Competitive

We are seeking a proactive, detail-oriented Junior Accountant with a positive, can-do attitude to join our Accounting & Controlling team. Our team is small and we expect a hands-on approach, contributing early on. In this role, you will be an anchor for our day-to-day transactional accounting engine, partnering closely with our Accountant and Senior Controllers to ensure seamless ledger entries, bank reconciliations, and vendor operations.

You will be joining a 100% international team operating in an open, highly collaborative atmosphere. As we embark on an exciting growth journey and scale our finance infrastructure, this is a great opportunity for a motivated team player eager to roll up their sleeves, take ownership of daily execution, and learn alongside experienced controllers and finance leads.

Key Responsibilities

• Accounts Payable & Receivable: Process incoming vendor invoices, run AR aging reports, manage routine payment runs, and handle vendor inquiries.
• Expense Management (Pleo): Own the corporate card and employee expense workflows via Pleo, ensuring timely receipt submission, correct tax/VAT coding, and smooth month-end reconciliation to the general ledger.
• General Ledger & Bank Reconciliations: Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations, execute routine GL journal entries, and maintain clear balance sheet support schedules.
• Transactional Operations: Work alongside our Financial Accountant to ensure accurate postings and consistency across multiple local subsidiary entities.
• Month-End Close Support: Assist the controlling team during the month-end closing cycle, ensuring transactional tasks are completed accurately and on time to support a tight closing cadence.
• Process & Audit Support: Help maintain clean, digitalized audit trails and contribute practical ideas to continuously streamline daily accounting workflows.

Your Profile

• Mindset & Cultural Fit: A proactive team player with a strong can-do attitude, eager to take initiative, support colleagues, and thrive within a fast-paced, 100% international environment.
• Education: Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent vocational training/AP degree).
• Experience: 1–3 years of hands-on bookkeeping or general ledger accounting experience (relevant internship or working student experience within a finance team is welcomed).
• Systems & Tools: Hands-on experience with corporate expense tools like Pleo, familiarity with modern ERP systems (e.g., Business Central, NetSuite, NAV), and solid working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Skills: High numerical accuracy, sharp attention to detail, and a structured, reliable approach to routine daily execution.
• Languages: Fluent in English (our official company language). Knowledge of Danish or another European language is a plus.

What We Offer

• An exciting, mission-driven role in a growing green-tech scale-up.
• A warm, highly collaborative, and 100% international finance team culture.
• Direct mentorship and clear career pathing supported by senior controllers and finance leads.
• A flexible hybrid working setup based at our Copenhagen headquarters.

Applications are being reviewed on an ongoing basis.