As a Junior Financial Accountant at Xeneta, you will play a key role in keeping our accounts payable and broader finance operations running smoothly — from processing supplier invoices and managing payment runs to supporting our month-end close process and contributing to banking and treasury projects. You will work closely with colleagues across the Finance team and collaborate with other departments to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and quality in all financial matters.

Key Responsibilities:

Accounts payable & daily tasks

• Processing and allocating supplier invoices accurately and in a timely manner, including managing cases on external supplier portals
• Supporting payment runs and ensuring all payables obligations are met in line with agreed timelines
• Managing incoming finance queries and correspondence, ensuring timely and accurate responses
• Supporting expense management processes, including review and approval of employee expense reports
• Assisting with accounts receivable tasks such as customer invoicing, payment follow-up, and overdue account reporting
• Maintaining internal finance trackers and supporting ad hoc reporting requirements

Month-end close

• Supporting the full month-end close cycle, ensuring all supplier invoices are processed and payables are up to date
• Performing accounts payable accruals and assisting with the allocation of operating costs across departments
• Preparing journal entries, including amortisation entries, and maintaining accurate accrued expense records
• Carrying out reconciliations of company spend management tools and ensuring accurate bookkeeping
• Conducting periodic cost reviews across relevant cost categories to support financial control
• Assisting in the preparation and maintenance of the cashflow report

Banking & treasury

• Supporting the Finance team on banking and treasury projects, including process improvements and cash management initiatives
• Assisting with bank reconciliations and helping to maintain accurate records of cash positions
• Liaising with banking partners and internal stakeholders as required to support treasury operations

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

We are looking for someone who is detail-oriented, organised, and eager to develop their career in finance within a fast-paced, international SaaS environment. You don't need to have done everything yet — but you should be curious, proactive, and ready to learn.

You likely have:

• A degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Some experience or exposure to financial accounting, accounts payable/receivable, or a similar function — whether through work, internships, or studies
• Familiarity with accounting concepts such as accruals, journal entries, and reconciliations
• Strong attention to detail and a structured approach to managing multiple tasks and deadlines
• Good communication skills in English, both written and verbal
• A collaborative mindset — you enjoy working with people across teams and functions

Nice to have:

• Experience working with tools such as NetSuite, Spendesk or similar finance/ERP systems
• Familiarity with procurement portals (e.g. Ariba, Coupa)
• Experience in a SaaS or tech company environment

Job Benefits

• We will help you grow your career: We help you identify areas of growth for you, whether you want to grow as a specialist in your field or eventually want to go into a leadership/management role.
• We have a transparent and open work environment where everyone is empowered to make an impact and encouraged to voice their ideas.
• Keeping true to our value, “Xeneta is one,” we regularly organize social events, including Friday after-work-socials, board game nights, weekly quizzes and a yearly global company trip.
• You will receive an individual education budget and can educate yourself during work hours: you can spend several hours each month attending courses, reading books or getting involved in communities.
• We value work-life balance and want to make sure you can spend quality time with your family or enjoy your hobbies when your workday is over.
• We have flexible working hours that give you the opportunity to decide your own working time and you can work remotely for extended periods when needed.
• You will receive stock options in Xeneta as part of your compensation package.

Xeneta is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

About Xeneta

At Xeneta, we have been on a mission to transform the ocean and air freight markets since 2012. We are doing this by building a data platform that provides intelligence to the very opaque industry of buying and selling containerized freight. Now, Xeneta is the leading freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform—creating transparency and empowering our customers to make data-driven decisions.

Our customers include big brands such as Kuehne+Nagel, Coca-Cola Company, Unilever, Pfizer, Flexport, L'Oreál, Nestlé, and Volvo.

Headquartered in Oslo, with offices in Hamburg, London and Jersey City and employees from over 60 different countries, we are a truly international company that celebrates diversity. We’re growing at a fast pace, helped in part by our latest investment round where APAX Digital invested $80M, and we are continuously searching for top talent and partners to join us on our mission.