Head of Accounting

Your role

You are part of the senior team in the group. In addition to your day-to-day accounting responsibilities, you will play a core part in mapping the future requirements for the team, the hiring and onboarding processes.

You will

• Act as a sparring partner to our Director Accounting
• Provide leadership to the team of accountants and constantly train the team
• Be responsible for reviewing, correcting and securing current accounting records
• Be responsible for the preparation and submission of VAT and ZM declarations
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements (completeness check of booked sales, plausibility check of transaction data, sample check, report preparation, ad-hoc analyses, etc.)
• Work closely with the Finance & Controlling, Operations, IT, Sales and Procurement divisions.
• Proactively and continuously develop existing processes (especially on and in the ERP system as well as in the continuous involvement and development of the closing process)

What you bring

• Degree in business administration and/or further training as an certified accountant (Bilanzbuchhalter*in) or assistant tax consultant (Steuerfachangestellte*r)
• 5+ years of experience in finance and accounting in an international company with work experience in HGB; IFRS is advantageous
• You have a fluent language proficiency in German and English, both written and spoken
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics BC365 is a plus