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Finance Specialist Jobs in Budapest, Hungary at NOMEA
Title: Finance Specialist
Company: NOMEA
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Finance Specialist
About the Role
We are looking for a Finance Specialist to join our team and support the day-to-day financial operations of the company. You will work closely with our CEO and Operations Lead, helping to ensure that our financial workflows run smoothly and accurately.
This role is perfect for someone with solid finance experience who is ready to take ownership of operational tasks while growing into the strategic side of the business. You will be the person who ensures invoices and purchase orders are processed correctly, data is accurate, and our external accounting partners have what they need.
If you are detail-oriented, enjoy problem-solving, and want to develop your career in a dynamic environment, this role could be a great fit.
Key Responsibilities
1. Operational Excellence (The Core of the Role)
- Invoicing & Payments: Prepare and issue customer invoices accurately and on time. Verify that supplier invoices are processed correctly and paid according to terms.
- Purchase Order Management: Support the end-to-end process from Purchase Order (PO) creation to invoice payment, ensuring proper documentation and approvals.
- Data Integrity: Help maintain clean and accurate financial records, including proper cost allocation and transaction tracking.
- Intercompany Support: Assist with intercompany billing and reconciliation between different entities within the group.
2. Reporting & Analysis
- Management Reporting Support: Help prepare financial reports (P&L, Balance Sheet summaries) for the CEO and Operations Lead, learning how to translate accounting data into business insights.
- Cash Flow Monitoring: Assist in tracking cash flow, monitoring receivables, and flagging potential issues to senior leadership.
- Variance Analysis: Support monthly reviews by comparing actuals against budget and forecast, helping to identify trends and discrepancies.
3. Improvement & Collaboration
- Process Improvement: Contribute ideas for making financial processes more efficient. We value team members who notice friction points and suggest solutions.
- External Liaison: Act as a point of contact for our external accounting partners, ensuring they receive accurate and timely information.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with colleagues across operations and sales to ensure financial data aligns with business activities.
Requirements
Experience & Background
- 3+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or a related role (e.g., Finance Specialist, Junior Controller, Accountant, Invoicing Specialist).
- Experience with invoicing, accounts payable/receivable, or reconciliations is essential.
- Familiarity with intercompany transactions or project-based finance is a plus.
Technical & Soft Skills
- Finance Fundamentals: Solid understanding of P&L, cost allocation, and cash flow.
- Detail-Oriented: You take pride in accuracy and notice when numbers don't add up.
- Process Mindset: You can follow established workflows and also suggest improvements when you see a better way.
- Communication: Able to explain financial information clearly to colleagues who are not finance professionals.
- Tools: Proficiency in Excel is essential. Experience with SAP, Power BI, or other ERP tools is a plus.
- Languages: Fluent in English (written and spoken). Czech is a plus for local communication.
Preferred (Nice to Have)
- Experience in a consulting, agency, or service delivery environment.
- Experience working with external accounting firms or outsourced bookkeepers.
What We Offer
- Competitive Salary & Benefits.
- Hybrid Work: Flexibility to work from home and from our Prague office.
- Growth Opportunity: Direct exposure to the CEO and Operations Lead, with the chance to develop strategic finance skills.
- International Environment: Work in a dynamic, multicultural team.
