financial analyst in accounts payable in London

DeepL is a global AI product and research company that builds secure, intelligent solutions for complex business problems. Its Language AI platform provides human-like translation, improved writing, and real-time voice translation for businesses and individuals worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end accounts payable processing for DeepL SE, including receiving, verifying, coding, and posting supplier invoices in line with matching principles.
• Ensure invoices are processed accurately and on time and manage the invoice approval workflow for DeepL SE.
• Analyze AP ageing, spend, and approval data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and cost-saving opportunities and translate findings into recommendations for Finance leadership.
• Build and maintain variance analysis on AP accruals and open POs and support cash flow forecasting by modelling upcoming payment obligations.
• Explain the story behind financial data using double-entry accounting principles and trace and explain P&L and Balance Sheet impact of AP transactions.
• Support Travel & Expenses reporting and oversight for DeepL SE and Group, monitor travel, expense claims, and card spend for policy compliance, flag exceptions, and produce regular reporting and insights.
• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies, queries, and disputes directly with suppliers.
• Reconcile corporate credit card statements and keep the subledger updated and matched to supporting receipts.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities for DeepL SE and Group, including accruals, open PO reviews, and journal support.
• Maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation and support internal and external audit requests relating to DeepL SE payables.
• Partner with Procurement, Legal, and budget owners to ensure new suppliers and contracts are onboarded correctly and payment terms are respected.
• Help develop the P2P team's structures and standards for DeepL SE and contribute to digitalisation and automation initiatives.
• Use Workday, Omnea, and Databricks-based reporting to track invoice status, ageing, and key metrics.
• Build dashboards and ad-hoc analysis to support budget owners' decision-making.
• Leverage Claude and Gemini to automate key processes and reporting.
• Act as a point of contact for internal stakeholders and external suppliers on payment status, queries, and general AP matters.

Requirements:

• At least 3 years of proven financial analysis experience in an accounts payable or general accounting role, ideally in a fast-paced or international environment.
• Leadership experience through managing direct teams and/or leading projects with tangible results.
• Ability to build financial analysis from transactional data, including spend trends, ageing, variance analysis, or forecasting.
• Hands-on experience with finance or procurement systems such as NetSuite, Workday, Omnea, Databricks, or equivalent.
• Strong Excel and spreadsheet modelling skills.
• Working knowledge of Claude or similar AI tools and confidence in learning new tools quickly.
• Experience working in an international company with multiple legal entities and currencies.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical, structured, goal-oriented approach to analysis, reconciliations, and documentation.
• Strong communication and organisational skills with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
• Nice to have: Strong understanding of Procurement and/or Accounts Payable processes, experience with Databricks, Omnea, or similar procurement/data platforms, exposure to transformation, automation, or process improvement initiatives, controls discipline in a fast-paced working environment, experience of cash management and working with Treasury to drive cash flow efficiency.

Conditions: No conditions specified.