AP/AC Coordinator
Lighthouse
At Lighthouse, we’re on a mission to disrupt commercial strategy for the hospitality industry. Our innovative commercial platform takes the complexity out of data, empowering businesses with actionable insights, advanced pricing tools, and cutting-edge business intelligence to unlock their full revenue potential.
Backed by $370 million in series C funding and driven by an unwavering passion for growth, we’ve welcomed five companies into our journey and have surpassed $100 million in ARR in 2024. Our 850+ teammates span 35 countries and represent 34 nationalities.
At Lighthouse, we’re more than just a workplace – we’re a community. Collaborative, fun, and deeply committed, we work hard together to revolutionize the hospitality sector. Are you ready to join us and shine brighter in the industry’s most exciting rocket-ship? 🚀
What you will do
As our AP/AR Coordinator, you will join our Finance team in our Ghent office. This is a fantastic opportunity to manage both accounts payable and receivable processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all transactions. You will play a crucial role in our day-to-day financial operations, support the Accountant with their tasks, and assist the team during monthly closings.
Where you will have impact
- Prepare and process payments, ensuring they are set up correctly in our banking systems.
- Collect and manage all documentation related to purchases, ensuring it is correctly filed in our accounting system.
- Perform initial validation and checks on company expenses within our expense management tool, Spendesk.
- Process incoming payments and transactions accurately within our accounting system.
- Assist the accounting team with processing purchase bills and support critical monthly closing procedures.
- Handle inquiries related to payments, investigating and resolving any issues that arise.
- Ensure all transactions are correctly booked to the right account and cost center.
About our team
You'll be joining our dynamic and collaborative Accounting team, a core part of the wider Finance department, which is distributed across the globe. We pride ourselves on being true team players who work together towards common goals, and you'll be a key point of contact for colleagues across all departments for payment-related inquiries. Our team is a mix of personalities that creates a great balance, and we are always ready to help each other out to meet our deadlines. It's a structured yet fun environment where teamwork is everything.
What's in it for you?
- Flexible working environment: Work from home or at one of our global offices.
- Flexible time off: Autonomy to manage your work-life balance.
- Collaborative team: High-bar, friendly, creative, and passionate colleagues.
- Career development: Workshops, frameworks, tools, training, and processes to realize your full potential.
- Impactful work: Shape products relied on by 85,000+ users worldwide.
- Mobility options: Mobility budget or company car (based on your job category).
- Competitive compensation: Proactively maintained to value your work.
- Net allowance: to support home office related expenses.
- Vouchers: lunch vouchers & eco vouchers.
- Comprehensive health insurance: Extensive coverage for you and your dependents.
- Pension funding: Group insurance to secure your future.
- Referral bonuses: Earn rewards for bringing in new talent.
Who you are
Essential
- A degree in Accounting or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Exceptional attention to detail, with a commitment to accuracy and punctuality in your work.
- Proven ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines, especially during monthly closings.
- A strong team player with a collaborative, helpful, and humble attitude.
- Highly structured and organized in your approach to tasks and responsibilities.
- A quick learner, eager to develop new skills and grow within the finance field.
- You are fluent in English, both written and spoken.
We welcome
- Previous experience in an AP/AR or accounting role, for instance through an internship.
- A clear ambition to grow your career and evolve into an Accountant role with us.
- Fluency in Dutch or another language used within our company is a plus.
Thank you for considering a career with Lighthouse. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that values equal opportunity for all. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and disability. We actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and are dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process and during employment to ensure all qualified candidates can participate fully. Our commitment to equality is not just a policy; it's part of our culture.
If you share our passion for innovation and teamwork, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of the hospitality industry. At Lighthouse, our guiding light is to be an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage individuals from all walks of life to apply. Not ticking every box? No problem! We value diverse backgrounds and unique skill sets. If your experience looks a little different from what we've described, but you're passionate about what we do and are a quick learner, we'd love to hear from you.
We value the unique perspective and talents that you bring, and we're excited to see how your light can shine within our team. We can't wait to meet you and explore how we can grow and succeed together, illuminating the path towards a brighter future for the industry. #LI-Hybrid