Accounting and Tax Specialist NEW

Location

Prague

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Hybrid

Department

Operations

Apify's mission is to create the global online marketplace for AI tools and web automation. We're a full-stack web scraping and browser automation platform that developers, data scientists, and businesses use to access public web data and automate workflows. Our strength lies in our unique combination of a powerful, scalable platform, and the world's largest marketplace of pre-built automation tools, our "Actors". With over 7,000 Actors in Apify Store, we're solving thousands of use cases, from market research and lead generation to providing the critical data needed to train the next generation of AI models.

What you'll be working on:

This opportunity is for candidates with prior experience in Czech accounting and tax. You will work alongside the CFO and Financial Controller to build modern accounting & tax operations at Apify.

Strategic expectations:

• Drive bookkeeping and accounting standards in cooperation with the external accounting firm, audit firm
• Manage corporate income tax and overall tax compliance (Czech entity [+ 1 foreign entity])
• Become the point of contact for accounting and tax-related matters (corporate income tax, VAT, global tax compliance)

Key responsibilities:

• Help with monthly financial closings (bookkeeping/accounting)
• Leverage technology to automate AP and monthly closings
• Corporate income taxes, VAT
• Local & global tax compliance

Day-to-day agenda:

• Perform basic bookkeeping and accounting operations; use automation tools to reduce routine tasks
• Drive and help with monthly reconciliation efforts
• Coordinate with key stakeholders: internal financial controlling team, external accounting service, audit firm, external tax advisors
• Reconcile books against management reporting, ensure data consistency
• Monitor global tax compliance and register for tax payment in new tax territories
• Oversee local and global tax returns
• Forecast tax liabilities: corporate income tax, VAT/Sales tax

They say there are no perfect candidates, but you might be the one if:

• You have at least 2 years of experience in Czech tax and accounting
• You have experience in automation and digitalization in accounting
• You have solid proficiency in corporate income tax and VAT
• You are a thinker and a doer in 1 person
• You are comfortable communicating with clients and external partners
• You have advanced proficiency in Czech/Slovak and English

By the end of the first 3 months, we expect you to:

• Have a full understanding of our accounting standards (chart of accounts, workflows, tools)
• Own the bookkeeping and accounting agenda within accounts payable
• Have identified 5 measurable improvements in accounting operations and tax compliance

By the end of the first 6 months, we expect you to:

• Be responsible for end-to-end accounting operations and tax compliance
• Master our accounting software and automation/digitalization tools
• Have implemented 5 improvements in accounting operations and tax compliance
• Have an annual masterplan for accounting and tax agenda

Why should you work at Apify?

• Space, support, and autonomy for personal growth, with a direct impact on our success
• Full-time position in Prague at our amazing office located in Lucerna Palace, Prague, Czech Republic
• Option to work remotely
• Flexible working hours
• Nobody counts holidays as long as the work gets done
• Stock options and profit sharing
• Free Multisport card ‍
• We welcome pets, kids, and bikes at the office
• Epic team buildings and offsites with biking, canoeing, and other adventures
• Solid education and training budget, conference tickets, internal "Eat & Learn" sessions, and the possibility to work across teams
• Generous hardware budget
• Free lunches every day when working from the office
• Unlimited supply of & and snacks
• Free entry to the wonderful Prague Zoo
• Ping-pong, chess, PS5, lightsabers, foosball league after lunch