Accounting Apprentice

About the role

Join Back Market's Finance department as an Accounting Apprentice, supporting the core financial operations of a rapidly expanding global marketplace. You will contribute to daily accounting tasks and help refine processes within a dynamic international setting. This role offers practical experience in accounts payable, monthly financial closings, and managing financial tools.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Manage the complete accounts payable process, including matching invoices to purchase orders, addressing supplier inquiries, and verifying conformity with analytical imputations.
• Monitor outstanding purchase orders and ensure their timely resolution.
• Assist with monthly financial closings, calculating and posting accruals, prepaid expenses, and deferred expenses.
• Analyze and reconcile auxiliary supplier accounts to maintain accuracy.
• Oversee the expense management tool, handling organizational updates, transaction accounting, and daily operations.
• Identify and implement improvements to accounting processes for greater efficiency.

Requirements

• Strong organizational skills, a meticulous approach, and an analytical mindset.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and a desire to apply them.
• Effective communication skills and a collaborative team orientation.
• Proactive attitude and a willingness to take initiative.
• Eagerness to learn and embrace new challenges.
• Fluent in English and at least B2 level proficiency in French.
• Must be enrolled in a work-study program (contrat d'alternance / d'apprentissage) at a French institution.

Practical notes

• Starting date: September 2026.
• Duration: Ideally 24 months, with 12 months negotiable.
• The company is a certified B Corp (93.2 score).
• Work environment includes 2 remote days per week, one remote work week per quarter, and 3 flexible days.
• Benefits include Employee Resource Groups, mentorship programs, and accessibility policies.
• The recruitment process involves a 30-minute HR video interview, a 45-minute live case study and skills interview with the manager, and a 30-minute cultural fit interview with a team member.
• Accommodations for the interview process can be discussed with the Talent Acquisition Team.