FreelanXFinance & Accounting job descriptions
Finance roles keep the numbers right and useful. Name the entities, the standards, the systems and the deadlines.
Accountant
Bookkeeping, closing and financial statements.
- Keep the books and reconcile accounts.
- Prepare monthly closings and financial statements.
- Prepare VAT and tax returns with the advisers.
- Support audits with documented records.
- JuniorWorks on well-defined tasks with regular review; learns the tools and the domain.
- MidOwns features or deliverables end to end; asks for help on complex trade-offs.
- SeniorLeads complex work, makes trade-offs, reviews others and mentors.
- LeadSets direction for a team or a domain, plans the work and grows people.
- PrincipalShapes practice across teams and long-term choices; trusted advisor to leadership.
- Month-end close, part-time
- Budget and forecast for next year
- Audit preparation
- Payroll set-up in Germany
- Fixed-price missionA defined deliverable, split into milestones; FreelanX holds the funds and releases each approved milestone.
- Day or hourly rateOngoing or uncertain scope, with a budget cap and regular milestones.
- Employee through FreelanX EORA long-term role abroad: FreelanX EOR is the legal employer, from $499 per employee per month.
- How do you organise a monthly close?
- Which reconciliations do you do every month?
- How would you treat a payment received in advance for a 12-month service?
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[Company] · [Seniority] · [Location and time zone] · [Freelance mission / Employee through FreelanX EOR]
Bookkeeping, closing and financial statements. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- Keep the books and reconcile accounts.
- Prepare monthly closings and financial statements.
- Prepare VAT and tax returns with the advisers.
- Support audits with documented records.
- Bookkeeping
- IFRS
- Xero
- QuickBooks
- Sage
- Financial statements
- Reconciliations
- VAT
- Year-end closing
- ACCA
- Excel, Financial reporting, IFRS, Reconciliations, ERP, Budgeting, Cash management
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
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Financial controller
Month-end close, controls and reporting.
- Lead the closing and reporting process.
- Own internal controls and policies.
- Prepare budgets and analyse variances.
- Coordinate audits and tax compliance.
- JuniorWorks on well-defined tasks with regular review; learns the tools and the domain.
- MidOwns features or deliverables end to end; asks for help on complex trade-offs.
- SeniorLeads complex work, makes trade-offs, reviews others and mentors.
- LeadSets direction for a team or a domain, plans the work and grows people.
- PrincipalShapes practice across teams and long-term choices; trusted advisor to leadership.
- Month-end close, part-time
- Budget and forecast for next year
- Audit preparation
- Payroll set-up in Germany
- Fixed-price missionA defined deliverable, split into milestones; FreelanX holds the funds and releases each approved milestone.
- Day or hourly rateOngoing or uncertain scope, with a budget cap and regular milestones.
- Employee through FreelanX EORA long-term role abroad: FreelanX EOR is the legal employer, from $499 per employee per month.
- What controls would you put in place for supplier payments?
- Revenue is above budget but cash is below: how do you analyse it?
- How do you shorten a 10-day close?
Median day rate in USD of the profiles of this role on FreelanX, by seniority, computed in your browser from the directory.
[Company] · [Seniority] · [Location and time zone] · [Freelance mission / Employee through FreelanX EOR]
Month-end close, controls and reporting. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- Lead the closing and reporting process.
- Own internal controls and policies.
- Prepare budgets and analyse variances.
- Coordinate audits and tax compliance.
- Consolidation
- IFRS
- Month-end close
- Internal controls
- Reporting
- SAP
- NetSuite
- Audit
- ACCA
- Excel, Financial reporting, IFRS, Reconciliations, ERP, Budgeting, Cash management
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
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FP&A analyst
Budgets, forecasts and variance analysis.
- Build and maintain financial models and forecasts.
- Analyse performance against budget and explain variances.
- Support pricing, investment and hiring decisions.
- Prepare management and board reporting.
- JuniorWorks on well-defined tasks with regular review; learns the tools and the domain.
- MidOwns features or deliverables end to end; asks for help on complex trade-offs.
- SeniorLeads complex work, makes trade-offs, reviews others and mentors.
- LeadSets direction for a team or a domain, plans the work and grows people.
- PrincipalShapes practice across teams and long-term choices; trusted advisor to leadership.
- Month-end close, part-time
- Budget and forecast for next year
- Audit preparation
- Payroll set-up in Germany
- Fixed-price missionA defined deliverable, split into milestones; FreelanX holds the funds and releases each approved milestone.
- Day or hourly rateOngoing or uncertain scope, with a budget cap and regular milestones.
- Employee through FreelanX EORA long-term role abroad: FreelanX EOR is the legal employer, from $499 per employee per month.
- Walk me through a three-statement model you built.
- How do you forecast revenue for a subscription business?
- How do you present a bad variance to management?
Median day rate in USD of the profiles of this role on FreelanX, by seniority, computed in your browser from the directory.
[Company] · [Seniority] · [Location and time zone] · [Freelance mission / Employee through FreelanX EOR]
Budgets, forecasts and variance analysis. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- Build and maintain financial models and forecasts.
- Analyse performance against budget and explain variances.
- Support pricing, investment and hiring decisions.
- Prepare management and board reporting.
- Budgeting
- Forecasting
- Financial modelling
- Variance analysis
- Excel
- Anaplan
- Power BI
- KPIs
- ACCA
- Excel, Financial reporting, IFRS, Reconciliations, ERP, Budgeting, Cash management
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
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7 more Finance & Accounting roles
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Cost tracking and management reporting.
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Cost tracking and management reporting. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Cost accounting
- Management reporting
- Budget control
- Excel
- SAP
- KPIs
- Profitability analysis
- ACCA
- Excel, Financial reporting, IFRS, Reconciliations, ERP, Budgeting, Cash management
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
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Payroll runs, payslips and declarations.
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Payroll runs, payslips and declarations. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Payroll
- ADP
- Payslips
- Social contributions
- Tax declarations
- HR records
- Workday
- Compliance
- ACCA
- Excel, Financial reporting, IFRS, Reconciliations, ERP, Budgeting, Cash management
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
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Tax filings, VAT and tax questions.
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Tax filings, VAT and tax questions. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Corporate tax
- VAT
- Transfer pricing
- Tax filings
- International tax
- Tax planning
- Withholding tax
- ACCA
- Excel, Financial reporting, IFRS, Reconciliations, ERP, Budgeting, Cash management
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
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Cash forecasts, bank relations and payments.
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Cash forecasts, bank relations and payments. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Cash forecasting
- Bank relations
- Payments
- FX hedging
- Treasury management systems
- Liquidity
- Kyriba
- ACCA
- Excel, Financial reporting, IFRS, Reconciliations, ERP, Budgeting, Cash management
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
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Preparation and follow-up of audits.
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Preparation and follow-up of audits. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Audit preparation
- Internal audit
- SOX
- Controls testing
- Documentation
- IFRS
- Risk assessment
- ACCA
- Excel, Financial reporting, IFRS, Reconciliations, ERP, Budgeting, Cash management
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
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Finance leadership for a defined period.
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Finance leadership for a defined period. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Fundraising
- Financial strategy
- Board reporting
- Cash management
- M&A
- Team leadership
- Investor relations
- ACCA
- Excel, Financial reporting, IFRS, Reconciliations, ERP, Budgeting, Cash management
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
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Valuation, due diligence and deal support.
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Valuation, due diligence and deal support. [Add the context: the product, the team and why the role matters now.]
- [Add the 3 to 5 outcomes that matter most: what will be different after the mission or the first six months.]
- Valuation
- Due diligence
- Financial modelling
- DCF
- Deal support
- Pitch books
- Excel
- LBO
- ACCA
- Excel, Financial reporting, IFRS, Reconciliations, ERP, Budgeting, Cash management
- Start: [date]
- Duration: [length, or permanent]
- Location and time zone: [where]
- Languages: [languages]
- Budget or pay: [range]
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Questions about these roles
What does an accountant do?
Bookkeeping, closing and financial statements. Keep the books and reconcile accounts. Prepare monthly closings and financial statements.
What does a financial controller do?
Month-end close, controls and reporting. Lead the closing and reporting process. Own internal controls and policies.
What does an FP&A analyst do?
Budgets, forecasts and variance analysis. Build and maintain financial models and forecasts. Analyse performance against budget and explain variances.
Which other Finance & Accounting roles can I hire on FreelanX?
Management controller, Payroll specialist, Tax specialist, Treasury analyst, Audit support, Interim CFO, M&A analyst. Browse the profiles on the Finance & Accounting category page.
Where do the day rates come from?
From the profiles of each role on FreelanX: the page computes the median day rate by seniority in your browser. Rates depend on country, experience and the mission; they are a starting point for your budget, not a quote.
Is it free?
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