Accountant – m/f/d

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🕒 June 29

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Malengo

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1 - 10 employees

Founded 2021

🤲 Charity

📚 Education

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 $12.9M Grant on 2025-11

Charity • Education

Malengo is a nonprofit organization that facilitates international educational migration by helping capable students from low-income backgrounds and refugees access higher education and vocational training abroad. It provides financial support (scholarships), mentorship, community-building, and program management for initiatives such as Uganda–Germany and Kenya–Germany programs, and conducts research and impact analysis on migration and education outcomes.

📋 Description

• Approximately 85% of your working time will be spent on ongoing financial accounting: precise, compliant and well-structured • Complete day-to-day accounting: recording, categorizing and reconciling all business transactions in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB) • Account and bank reconciliations — reliable and timely • Accounts payable and receivable: processing incoming and outgoing invoices and payments • Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and financial reports • Preparation for the annual financial statements and collaboration with external tax advisors and auditors • Ensuring compliance with tax regulations, in particular VAT returns • Support with payroll accounting and related HR administrative tasks • Maintaining an audit-proof and structured document filing system • Supporting the Head of Finance with financial planning, budgeting and ad-hoc analyses • Assisting with financial management and tracking of our growing ISA portfolio • Contributing to operational and administrative finance tasks as the organization grows • Contributing to the development and optimization of our financial processes

🎯 Requirements

• Completed vocational training or degree in a commercial field, e.g., Accountant, Financial Accountant, Tax Clerk, Business Administrator, Business Administration (BWL), or equivalent commercial qualification • At least 2 years of full-time professional experience in accounting (or equivalent) • Solid knowledge of German accounting standards (HGB) and tax regulations • Experience with VAT returns and preparation of annual financial statements • Confident user of accounting software (e.g., DATEV, Lexoffice, Sevdesk or similar) • Very good skills in spreadsheets (Excel / Google Sheets) • German at native level (C2) and English at least B2 level • High level of care, accuracy and a structured working style • Ability to work independently and manage priorities responsibly • Identification with Malengo's goals and the success of our scholarship recipients

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% remote work — from anywhere in Germany • Full-time position (100%) • Flexible working hours • 30 days of vacation and regulated overtime compensation • A highly motivated international team in Germany, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and the USA • Real responsibility and the opportunity to actively shape a young non-profit organization • Meaningful work with direct impact on the lives of young people and their families