Accounts Payable / Receivable Accountant

When travelers are searching for a hotel, we want the obvious choice to be trivago! By comparing prices from major booking sites, we're making it easy for people to find hotels they want at a price they'll love. In the lively city of Düsseldorf, we seize opportunities to learn everyday, innovate, and make an enduring mark on the travel industry. A career at trivago is a journey designed for people who crave continuous development and want to thrive in a high-performing team. Here you will find those who aren't afraid of change but rather embrace it, turning every challenge into a pathway for growth. Join trivago, work with a great team, and grow with us!

Join us in making a difference

Operational Accounting is where trivago's finance journey begins. Every incoming and outgoing invoice accounted for, every month-end accrual and reconciliation done right: this is the foundation the entire company's financials rest on. As an Accounts Payable/Receivable Accountant, you'll support the maintenance of accounts, procedures, and policies, and you'll review as much as you prepare, bringing judgment to the monthly rhythm of payable and receivable records. Over twelve months you'll take ownership of complex reconciliations and escalated queries, improve how AP and AR work end to end, and support colleagues earlier in their careers. You'll build genuine working relationships across the business, with the autonomy to shape your own methods and the flexibility to work in a way that fits your life. trivago is a place where ambition and support go hand in hand: we hold high standards and invest in each other's growth. Ready to build with us? Apply and tell us what drives you.

How you'll make an impact:

• Prepare and review routine month-end and quarter-end closing tasks and reconciliations.
• Prepare and review routine monthly and quarterly SOX controls.
• Process and review customer and vendor related tasks.
• Suggest improvements to the accounts payable and accounts receivable end-to-end processes.
• Find solutions for operational accounts payable and receivable problems, including escalated queries.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across units to improve operational processes, and respond to standardized daily task audit requests from Internal and External Audit.

What you'll need to thrive:

• A qualification in accounting or equivalent practical experience, with a solid grounding in accounts payable and receivable operations.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft D365 or a comparable ERP system, and confidence working with data and reporting to handle advanced information requests.
• The judgment to work within broad guidelines with very little oversight, prioritizing complex or escalated tasks, recommending better ways of working, and reviewing or guiding colleagues earlier in their careers.
• Strong collaboration skills paired with a genuine learning mindset: you build good working relationships across teams, seek out feedback, and keep looking for ways to develop and grow. You're comfortable working in English, trivago's company language.
• A performance mindset: you set ambitious goals for yourself and have the determination and resilience to follow through and achieve them.
• An open and curious mindset toward AI tools and automation. Accounts payable and receivable are changing fast, from invoice capture and matching through to reconciliation and ERP workflows, and you're excited to explore how these tools can enhance your work and to grow alongside them.

Not ticking every box? We still want to hear from you. Apply, tell us what motivates you, and you could be a great match—now or in the future. Your application does not need to include a photo.

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Recruiting process for this role:

• Asynchronous video interview
• Technical interview with team lead
• Profile Dynamics assessment with recruiter
• Team interview with colleagues 

What you can look forward to:

Life happens.
We offer self-determined vacation (with a minimum of 25 vacation days), flexible working hours, up to 2 work from home days weekly. Additionally you can work remotely from a different location, within Germany or selected countries abroad for up to 20 days per year. You also get free access to the Heycare platform for personalized nanny assistance, and an on-campus kids room.

As you grow, so do we.
This is why at trivago, we prioritize your development, offer personalized coaching through Nilo, and provide workshops, educational meetups, conferences, free online learning courses, and access to a fully-equipped campus library.

Moving to join us?
No problem. You can count on the visa support from our talent support team, a relocation package, interest-free newcomer loan, free language classes, regular team and many company-wide events to build experiences together.

Enjoy your office days.
Use your daily canteen budget to share lunch with colleagues in our canteen, help yourself to complimentary snacks and drinks in our kitchens, choose from a variety of fitness options with our on-site gym, sports classes, and Urban Sports Club membership, and enjoy the comfort of ergonomic desks and focused work areas.

Thank you for considering a career at trivago! Our commitment to fostering an inclusive and enriching environment for all talents is at the heart of what we do. We understand that embarking on a new job opportunity is a blend of excitement and curiosity. Should any questions arise before you apply, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]. Join us in our mission to make a positive impact on global travel, we look forward to your application!

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