Junior Financial Specialist

Sofigate; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Competitive salary and benefits

Well-being services and programs

2.5 days of holiday accrual

Job summary

Sofigate in Helsinki is looking for a Junior Financial Specialist to join our Finance team as an early-career professional in financial administration. You will gain practical experience in day-to-day operations while gradually taking on more responsibility in an international setting.

The role offers hybrid work, competitive salary, and opportunities for learning and development, along with well-being services to support your growth within the team.

Qualifications

• We are seeking someone at the start of their finance career with some practical exposure.
• A genuine interest in finance and accounting, proactive and responsible approach.
• Team orientation and willingness to collaborate.

Responsibilities

• Processing purchase invoices and managing accounts payable.
• Processing travel claims and bookkeeping tasks.
• Month-end activities and internal finance requests.
• Preparing reports and performing data analysis.
• Participating in finance development initiatives and projects.

Skills

Finnish and English fluency

Strong numerical skills

Good communication & collaboration

Education

Higher education studies in finance or accounting (ongoing or recent graduate)

Tools

Excel

MS Office

Rillion

NetSuite

Job description

Are you interested in building your career in finance and gaining hands-on experience in a broad range of financial administration tasks? We are looking for a motivated and proactive Junior Financial Specialist to join our Finance team in Helsinki.

As a Junior Financial Specialist you will be part of our international Finance team. You will get practical experience in day-to-day financial operations while developing your skills and gradually taking on more responsibility.

What will you be doing?

Your responsibilities will include a variety of financial administration tasks, such as:

• Processing purchase invoices and managing accounts payable activities
• Processing travel claims
• Bookkeeping and month-end activities
• Handling finance-related internal requests and support tickets
• Preparing reporting, data analysis and other finance-related tasks
• Participating in finance development initiatives and other project-based assignments

What are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who is at the beginning of their career in finance but already has some previous experience or practical exposure to financial administration. You have a genuine interest in finance and accounting, a willingness to develop your expertise, and a proactive and responsible approach to your work. You also enjoy working as part of a team.

We hope you have:

• You are in the final stages of your higher education studies in finance or accounting, or have recently graduated.
• Some previous experience in financial administration, for example in bookkeeping, invoicing or accounts payable
• Basic knowledge of accounting principles and key finance processes
• Good Excel and general MS Office skills, along with an understanding of how AI tools can be used to improve and streamline finance processes
• A structured and detail-oriented approach to work, with strong numerical skills and an eye for accuracy
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• Fluency in both Finnish and English
• Experience with financial management systems, such as Rillion and NetSuite, is also a plus, but not required.

What we offer

• A collaborative and highly experienced professional community
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth
• Flexibility and hybrid working model
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Well-being services and programs to all our employees
• 2.5 days of holiday accrual from the beginning of your employment

Contact: The preferred starting date is in November/December. The position is full-time and fixed-term until at least the end of May 2027, with the possibility of extension. For more information about the role, please contact Team Lead, Satu Heino at [phone]. Satu is available for calls on 27 October at 9-11 and 30 October at 13-15.

About Sofigate

We are The Business Technology Company with the fastest time-to-value in the gen AI era. We achieve that by combining our transformation expertise with low/no-code platforms and generative AI. That’s how we create sustainable customer value. In practice, that means helping our customers to develop the interplay between business and technology: to design, build and implement transformations and business-friendly technology solutions, like Salesforce, ServiceNow and SAP.

As leaders of Business Technology management, we are the founder of the Business Technology Forum, the developer of the Business Technology Standard. Our team of 800+ professionals based in 9 offices across 6 countries – Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Hungary and Poland – are always ready to help, both our colleagues and our customers. At the very core of our being are our values: dare, care and grow. We dare to challenge the market, foster a community that cares about our people and drive growth with a customer centric business vision.