Financial Analyst - Accounts Payable

DeepL SE

Job Overview

Location

London

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As a Financial Analyst - Accounts Payable, you will own end-to-end accounts payable processing for DeepL SE, receiving, verifying, coding and posting supplier invoices in line with matching principles.
• Analyse AP ageing, spend, and approval data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and cost-saving opportunities, translating 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 underpinned by a solid grasp of double-entry accounting principles, with the ability to trace and explain P&L and Balance Sheet impact of AP transactions (invoices, accruals, payments, VAT).
• Support Travel & Expenses reporting and oversight for DeepL SE and Group, monitoring travel, expense claims and card spend for policy compliance, flagging exceptions, and producing regular reporting and insights for budget owners and Finance leadership.
• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies, queries, and disputes directly with suppliers in a timely, professional manner.
• Reconcile corporate credit card statements, keeping the subledger continuously up to date and matched to supporting receipts.
• Support relevant 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, contributing to digitalisation and automation initiatives as part of the wider P2P transformation programme.
• Use tools including Workday, Omnea, and Databricks-based reporting to track invoice status, ageing, and key metrics, building dashboards and ad-hoc analysis to support budget owners' decision-making. Leveraging 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

• Proven experience of financial analysis in an accounts payable or general accounting role, ideally within a fast-paced or international environment (typically 3+ years).
• Leadership experience through managing direct teams and/or leading projects with tangible results.
• Comfortable building financial analysis from transactional data - spend trends, ageing, variance, or forecasting — rather than just reporting raw numbers.
• Hands-on experience with finance/procurement systems such as NetSuite, Workday, Omnea, Databricks or equivalent, plus strong Excel/spreadsheet modelling skills.
• Working knowledge of Claude or similar AI tools, and confidence picking up new tools at pace.
• Experience working in an international company that handles multiple legal entities and multiple currencies, with an understanding of how financial processes vary across them.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical, structured, and goal-oriented approach to analysis, reconciliations, and documentation.
• An outgoing, self-motivated personality with strong communication and organisational skills, with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset - comfortable interpreting data to flag issues and recommend improvements rather than just processing tickets.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work with a global AI product and research company.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements.

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About DeepL SE

DeepL SE develops and operates neural machine translation technology. Founded in 2017 as Linguee GmbH, the Cologne-based company rebranded in 2019 after creating DeepL Translator, a service noted for outperforming Google Translate in blind tests. The platform supports 33 languages and offers browser, desktop, mobile and API access, serving individuals, businesses, and developers worldwide. Revenue comes from tiered subscription plans for pro features and volume-based API usage. DeepL continues to invest in AI research to maintain translation quality and expand language coverage.

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