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Type of contract for this position: Permanent contract
The position
Job description
Help us build an in-house accounting function from the ground up. trawa is bringing its bookkeeping in-house, and you’ll be one of the people who makes that work: clean books, on time, every month
Trawa enables mid-sized companies to access green, intelligent energy. We’re a hyper-growth energy-tech company with strong team growth, backed by Balderton Capital, Speedinvest and Headline
Our business model sits at the intersection of energy, tech, and finance, which makes our accounting more complex and more interesting than a typical start-up ledger
You’ll start hands-on with day-to-day accounting and keep the books clean as volumes grow. At the same time, you’ll spot the manual steps in your work and get room to automate them. You’ll also be part of our ERP rollout
Accounts Payable:
Process, check, and post incoming invoices from Moss into DATEV, including correct VAT treatment
Handle expenses and credit card bookings
Maintain vendor master data and keep supplier accounts reconciled
Prepare payment runs
Month-End Support:
Reconcile bank transactions
Prepare accruals and reconciliations for your areas
Support the monthly close and year-end, working with our auditors
Keep documentation GoBD-compliant and audit-ready
Partner with Ops, Procurement and budget owners to resolve invoice and cost questions
Build & Improve:
Spot manual steps in your processes and automate them
Contribute to our ERP rollout
Your First 90 Days:
Month 1: Learn
Understand our business model, our accounting setup, and our tools (Moss, DATEV). Take over your first recurring bookings
Month 2: Own
Run accounts payable and bank postings independently. Support your first month-end close
Month 3: Improve
Deliver your areas on time each month. Propose and ship your first automation or process improvement
You’ll join a fast-growing Finance team of around ten people across Accounting, Billing, Collections, FP&A, Treasury, and Strategic Finance
You’ll work closely with colleagues across these areas and see how your bookings flow into cash and planning. You’ll also work cross-functionally with Business Operations, Energy, and other departments
Preferred experience
Hands-on with DATEV Rechnungswesen and DATEV Unternehmen online (DUO)
Solid understanding of German GAAP (HGB) and VAT basics
German is a strong plus (B1 or better): most of our vendor invoices and much of our supplier communication are in German
2 to 4 years of hands-on bookkeeping experience, ideally in accounts payable
This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to own their area, not just process it
Analytical and confident in Excel or Google Sheets for reconciliations
Automation experience or strong tech curiosity: you’ve built workflows with n8n, Zapier, or Make, or used Claude Code or similar AI tools
Comfortable when processes don’t exist yet. You help create them instead of waiting for them
Don’t worry if you don’t tick every box. We value ownership, learning speed, and hunger over a perfect CV
Experience in a fast-growing company (start-up or scale-up), or at a tax firm serving start-up clients
Training as Steuerfachangestellte/r or Kaufmann/-frau
Precise and fast. You care about getting it right and getting it done
Fluent in English
Experience with Moss or similar spend management tools
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