Accounting and finance manager

At Bending Spoons, we’re striving to build one of the all‑time great companies. A company that serves a huge number of customers and where team members grow to their full potential while adhering to high ethical standards.

Responsibilities:

• Accounting: Support the preparation of accurate financial statements and reports, maintaining precision across all financial records. Assist in reviewing and evaluating financial transactions to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Financial planning, reporting, and control: Contribute to the preparation of comprehensive financial reports that offer insights into business performance and adherence to fiscal policies. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to support budgeting processes, track spending, and help achieve financial objectives.
• Financial due diligence and investor relations: Support the financial evaluation of target companies and assist in financial and tax due diligence for acquisitions and restructuring activities. Help prepare documentation for board meetings and contribute to managing relationships with banks, investors, and institutional stakeholders.
• Audit preparation: Assist in establishing and enhancing internal controls to ensure financial integrity and operational efficiency. Help coordinate and facilitate external and internal audit processes.
• Equity plans: Support the administration and optimization of equity plans, ensuring effective execution. Respond to Spooners’ questions and requests related to their equity holdings in a timely and accurate manner.
• Fiscal optimization: Assist in identifying fiscal incentives and contribute to designing the group’s intercompany flow strategy in alignment with broader financial goals.

Qualifications:

• Reasoning ability: Given the necessary knowledge, you can solve complex problems. You think from first principles, and structure your ideas sharply. You resist the influence of biases and identify and take care of the details that matter.
• Drive: You’re extremely ambitious in everything you do—and your initiative, effort, and tenacity match the intensity of your ambition. You feel deeply responsible for your work and hold yourself to a high—and rising—bar.
• Team spirit: You give generously and without the expectation of receiving in return. You support the best idea, not your idea. You’re reliable, honest, and transparent.
• Proficiency in English: You read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

Benefits:

• Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams. You’ll work in small, result‑oriented, autonomous teams alongside some of the brightest people in your field.
• An exceptional opportunity for growth. We go to great lengths to hire individuals of outstanding potential—then, our priority is to put them in the ideal position to thrive.
• Flexible hours, remote working, unlimited backing for learning and training, top‑of‑the‑market health insurance, a rich relocation package, generous parental support, and a yearly retreat to a stunning location.
• Competitive pay and access to equity in the company. Typically, we offer individuals at the start of their career an annual salary of £112,189 in London and €82,557 elsewhere in Europe.
• For a candidate that we assess as possessing considerable relevant experience, the salary on offer tends to be between £151,436 and £250,512 in London, and €107,837 and €240,330 elsewhere in Europe.

Commitment & contract: Permanent or fixed‑term. Full‑time. Location Milan (Italy), London (UK), Madrid (Spain), Warsaw (Poland) or remote in selected countries.

The selection process prioritises verifiable signals of excellence, regardless of seniority. If you like the role and believe you could excel over time, don’t self‑reject. If you pass our screening, you’ll be asked to complete one or more tests.

Bending Spoons is a demanding environment. We’re extremely ambitious and we hold ourselves—and one another to a high standard. To help you ramp up quickly and set yourself up for success, we recommend spending your first few months working from our Milan office, regardless of your long‑term work location.

If the role speaks to you and you’re excited to give your best, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now—we can’t wait to meet you.