Head of Accounting (Remote Europe or Hybrid Berlin/London)

The AI orchestration of your wildest imagination. n8n is the open workflow orchestration platform built for the new era of AI. We give technical teams the freedom of code with the speed of no-code, so they can automate faster, smarter, and without limits. Backed by a fiercely inventive community and 500+ builder-approved integrations, we’re changing the way people bring systems together and scale ideas for impact. Since our founding in 2019, we’ve grown into a diverse team of over 260 - working across Europe and the US, connected by a shared builder spirit and with our centre of gravity in Berlin. Along the way, we’ve: - Cultivated a community of more than 650,000 active developers and builders - Earned 190K+ GitHub stars, making us one of the world’s Top 40 most popular projects - Backed by top investors, from Sequoia’s first German seed to our SAP's recent strategic investment - bringing us to a $5.2bn valuation That’s the company we’ve built. Now we’d love to see what you can build. If you’re applying, try n8n out - whether you’re technical or not - and share a screenshot of your first workflow with us. The easiest place to start is here: app.n8n.cloud/register http://app.n8n.cloud/register. We’re in a defining moment of an incredible journey. Come and build with us. 🎯 Your main goal will be to build and lead a scalable, AI-first accounting, tax oversight, and controls function that enables n8n’s next stage of sustainable, international growth. To do so, you’ll own the accounting foundations that make Finance faster, more reliable, and ready to scale across entities and markets: CORE ACCOUNTING & CLOSE - Own end-to-end statutory accounting across AP, AR, GL, fixed assets, accruals, deferrals, and payroll posting verification. - Drive a reliable sub-5-day monthly close, with clear policies, documentation, and a robust close calendar. - Own end-to-end statutory accounting across AP, AR, GL, fixed assets, accruals, deferrals, and payroll posting verification, incl. both monthly and annual financials. - Lead statutory filings and audits across all entities, and continuously improve reporting quality. GROUP ACCOUNTING, TAX OVERSIGHT & COMPLIANCE - Lead multi-entity statutory reporting, group consolidation, and the definition of consistent accounting policies across jurisdictions. - Oversee cross-border complexity across VAT, transfer pricing, and intercompany processes, knowing when to involve and challenge external advisors. - Drive the transformation of the accounting, tax oversight, and control environment to enable future financing transactions, including a potential IPO. INSOURCING, CONTROLS & TREASURY - Lead the insourcing of accounting from our external bookkeeper, capturing processes, SLAs, controls, and ownership. - Establish a crisp RACI, close calendar, and control framework aligned with audit readiness and multi-entity operations. - Oversee payments, bank reconciliations, expense approvals, and short- to mid-term cash visibility, including 13-week forecasting. TEAM LEADERSHIP, SYSTEMS & AI-NATIVE FINANCE - Lead, hire, coach, and develop an accounting team while defining the future org design for Core Accounting, Treasury, and Tax. - Evaluate and implement a next-generation ERP and finance automation stack that can support n8n’s scale. - Partner with RevOps, People, Legal, Data, Engineering, and GTM teams on topics such as revenue recognition and quote-to-cash. REQUIREMENTS MUST-HAVES - 📚 Accounting background: You come from statutory accounting, financial reporting, close, filings, and audit — not primarily FP&A, management reporting, business partnering, or German Controlling. - 📈 Scaling experience: You have lived through rapid finance scaling, ideally from Series C. Ideally experience in fast-paced growth, small to large. - 🎓 Qualified accountant: You hold an ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent qualification, with HGB expertise alongside IFRS or US GAAP as a strong differentiator. - 🌍 Group Consolidation: Across U...