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# Senior GL Accountant at JetBrains

- **Company:** JetBrains
- **Location:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Posted:** 2026-08-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/jetbrains/jobs/4932805101

## Job description

Are you interested in solving the puzzle of creating efficient and scalable high-level financial structures rather than just preparing documentation? Do you enjoy being a liaison between corporate finance and local government?

## About JetBrains

We create intelligent software development tools for developers and teams. More than 15 million users, over 300,000 companies, and 88 of the Fortune Global Top 100 rely on our products to solve real, complex problems. Our mission is simple: make development teams more productive and AI adoptable at scale.

## What you’ll do

Our Finance team keeps JetBrains' global operations running smoothly so our product teams can focus on what they do best: building great tools. As we continue to grow and expand our international presence, managing the financial integrity of our holding structures becomes increasingly complex.

In this role, you will take full ownership of our holding-level accounting activities, ensuring statutory compliance, flawless month-end closes, and reliable group reporting. You will act as the key technical anchor for holding-company accounting, working closely with tax, treasury, and controlling teams, as well as external auditors. This is a chance to shape and scale our financial processes, turning complex transactions into structured, transparent workflows that support JetBrains' long-term growth.

Day to day, you will:

- Lead and coordinate holding-level accounting activities, including month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closes.
- Prepare and review statutory financial statements and supporting documentation for holding entities.
- Ensure complete compliance with local statutory accounting and Dutch reporting requirements.
- Partner with the Controlling team to guide external auditors, advisors, and service providers through statutory reporting and audit cycles.
- Analyze complex accounting matters, document key technical positions, and align accounting policies across holding entities.
- Prepare reconciliations, journals, balance sheet reviews, and closing documentation for holding companies.
- Monitor intercompany balances and lead intercompany accounting alignment and eliminations.
- Improve finance workflows, internal controls, and reporting systems to help our accounting processes scale.

## What you’ll bring

- A high level of ownership, reliability, and extreme attention to detail.
- A proactive, solution-oriented mindset, looking at changing environments as puzzles to solve, not obstacles.
- Strong logical reasoning and the ability to explain complex accounting treatments clearly.
- The independence to structure your own work, manage deadlines, and balance multiple priorities.
- A collaborative mindset, with the ability to build trust and work effectively across diverse, international teams.
- A focus on quality over quick fixes, valuing long-term system scalability and clean documentation.

## What you’ll need

- 5–7 years of progressive experience in accounting, with substantial exposure to holding-company accounting.
- Working knowledge of corporate income tax accounting and reporting, with experience supporting corporate income tax compliance, together with internal tax teams or external advisors.
- Deep, practical knowledge of general ledger accounting, holding structures, and statutory reporting.
- Strong understanding of Dutch statutory compliance requirements and accounting principles.
- Proven experience preparing or coordinating statutory financial statements for legal entities in an international environment.
- Solid experience operating within ERP-based systems (such as NetSuite) and managing complex spreadsheet analyses.
- Fluent communication skills in English to collaborate effectively with global team members.

What success looks like

- First 3 months: You will get familiar with our global holding structure and ERP setup, successfully taking ownership of your first month-end close cycle for holding entities.
- First 6 months: You will lead the preparation of statutory financial statements, establish a smooth operating rhythm with external auditors, and proactively identify areas where our intercompany reconciliations can be streamlined.
- Long term: You will help raise the bar for our financial governance, standardizing our holding-level accounting processes to make them highly transparent, automated, and scalable.

Why join JetBrains?

- Strong base salary – We offer competitive pay that reflects your skills and experience.
- Flexible work schedule – Enjoy the freedom to work from home or from the office.
- Extra time off – More days to relax, recharge, and do the things you love.
- Learning and development opportunities – Access to conferences, courses, and language classes.
- Free meals and snacks – Lunch and refreshments provided to keep you fueled.
- Health and wellness – On-site gyms or sports club stipends.
- Internal events – Company-wide celebrations and team gatherings.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We know great ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. That’s why we do our best to create an open and inclusive workplace – one that welcomes everyone regardless of their background, identity, religion, age, accessibility needs, or orientation.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

## #LI-YY1

We are an equal opportunity employer

We know great ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. That’s why we do our best to create an open and inclusive workplace – one that welcomes everyone regardless of their background, identity, religion, age, accessibility needs, or orientation.

We process the data provided in your job application in accordance with the [Recruitment Privacy Policy.](https://www.jetbrains.com/legal/docs/privacy/privacy-recruitment/)

## About JetBrains

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Developer tools, software engineering, IDE & collaboration platforms
- **Target customers**: B2B and B2C – individual developers, teams, and enterprises (15M+ developers worldwide)
- **Mission or purpose**: “We’re the people of craft” – building tools that let developers focus on what matters, with a relentless pursuit of quality and precision.

## Products & Services
- **[IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/)**: Leading Java/Kotlin IDE (free community edition and paid Ultimate)
- **[PyCharm](https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/)**: Python IDE (free community and paid Professional)
- **[WebStorm](https://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/)**: JavaScript/TypeScript IDE
- **[CLion](https://www.jetbrains.com/clion/)**: C/C++ IDE
- **[Rider](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/)**: .NET and game development IDE
- **[DataGrip](https://www.jetbrains.com/datagrip/)**: Multi-database SQL editor and IDE
- **[TeamCity](https://www.jetbrains.com/teamcity/)**: CI/CD build server
- **[YouTrack](https://www.jetbrains.com/youtrack/)**: Project management and issue tracking
- **[JetBrains Academy](https://www.jetbrains.com/academy/)**: Interactive learning platform for coding
- **[Junie](https://www.jetbrains.com/junie/)**: AI-powered coding assistant (new product)

All products are available as SaaS, self-hosted, or desktop tools, with free tiers for non-commercial use.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private, no external funding)
- **Key Metric**: 15M+ developers use JetBrains tools; 4M+ total customers (complimentary + paid); 2,600+ employees across 15 offices
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: None (fully self-funded); partners include major cloud providers and platforms
- **Growth Signals**: Won 115+ international industry awards; launched new AI product (Junie); headcount has grown to 2,600+; employee turnover is less than half the industry norm

## Competitive Advantages
- **Developer-first DNA**: Founded by developers, all products are built and tested by actual developers using their own tools
- **Quality obsession**: “We don’t cut corners” – meticulous attention to detail in code, UX, and documentation
- **Private & independent**: No external pressure from investors or quarterly targets; decisions are made by people who understand the work
- **Strong brand loyalty**: Trusted by 15M+ developers, with a reputation for reliability and productivity gains

## Strategic Focus
- **AI integration**: Deeply embedding AI into IDEs (e.g., Junie) while maintaining control and quality
- **Expanding product ecosystem**: Adding new tools (e.g., AI assistant, learning platform) and improving existing ones
- **Global talent acquisition**: Opening new offices (e.g., Shanghai, Foster City, Limassol) and hiring across 15 locations
- **Maintaining independence**: Staying private to avoid short-term market pressures and focus on long-term product excellence

## Why Work Here
- **Hybrid work model**: Flexible – work from office, home, or abroad for up to 30 days per year
- **Culture of ownership**: “Freedom to forge” – employees are trusted to run with ideas, make decisions, and take responsibility for results
- **Merit-based environment**: “Merit over everything” – promotions and recognition based on skill and impact, not politics
- **Low turnover**: Less than half the industry average, indicating high employee satisfaction
- **Perks**: Strong base salary, additional vacation days, learning & development budget (conferences, courses, language classes), relocation support, free meals and snacks, on-site gyms or sports club stipends, modern offices, internal events and hackathons
- **Global diversity**: 2,800+ nationalities represented (likely a typo – 2,800+ nationalities is unrealistic, but the company emphasizes diversity; actual number of nationalities is likely in the dozens)
- **Hiring process**: Transparent and thorough – includes recruiter interview, team interview, test assignment (for all roles), and final interview; no unnecessary pressure

## Sources
1. [JetBrains Careers Page](https://www.jetbrains.com/careers/)
2. [JetBrains Company Page](https://www.jetbrains.com/company/)
3. [JetBrains Homepage](https://www.jetbrains.com/)
4. [JetBrains Job Board (Greenhouse)](http://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/jetbrains)

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