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TheHead Accountant Business Unit m/f/d isresponsible for overseeing all accounting and reporting activitiesfor our manufacturing facility inWetzlar.
This position reportsto the Finance Manager Business Units Europe and is part of theFinance Service Center Europe located in Wetzlar, Germany andwill be an on-site role.
Inthis role, you will have the opportunityto:
* Lead month-endclosing activities including journal entries preparation andaccountreconciliation.
* Preparefinancial statement for corporate reporting as well as for yearlylocal statutoryaccounts
* Ensure complianceof financial processes and transactions with internal controlrules
* Support dailybookkeeping work in accounts payable, receivables andtreasury
* Contribute tofinance process improvement projects such as automation tostreamline accountingoperations
Theessential requirements of the jobinclude
* Certifiedfinancial accountant with solid knowledge of local Germanaccounting principles (HGB) or equivalent education (master’sdegree in finance &accounting)
* Minimum 5 years’experience in financial accounting ideally with general ledgerresponsibility in an international corporateenvironment
* Fluent in Germanand ability to communicate in businessEnglish
Itwould be a plus if you also possess previous experiencein:
* Usage of SAP asERP system
* Familiarity withUS GAAP accounting norms and SOX internal controlprocess
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DerHead Accountant Business Unit m/f/d ist verantwortlichfür die Überwachung aller Buchhaltungs- und Berichtstätigkeiten fürunsere Produktionsstätte inWetzlar.
Diese Positionberichtet an den FInance Manager Business Unit Europe und ist Teildes Finance Service Center Europe in Wetzlar, Deutschland undwird eine Vor-Ort-Rollesein.
In dieserRolle haben Sie dieMöglichkeit:
* MonatlicheAbschlussaktivitäten einschließlich der Vorbereitung vonBuchungssätzen und Kontenabstimmungen zuleiten.
* Finanzberichte fürdie Unternehmensberichterstattung sowie für jährliche lokalegesetzliche Abschlüssevorzubereiten.
* Sicherzustellen,dass die Finanzprozesse und Transaktionen den internenKontrollregelnentsprechen.
* Die täglicheBuchhaltungsarbeit in den Bereichen Kreditoren, Debitoren undTreasury zu unterstützen.
* ZuFinanzprozessverbesserungsprojekten wie Automatisierungbeizutragen, um die Buchhaltungsoperationen zuoptimieren
Diewesentlichen Anforderungen der Stelleumfassen:
* ZertifizierterFinanzbuchhalter mit soliden Kenntnissen der lokalen deutschenRechnungslegungsgrundsätze (HGB) oder gleichwertiger Ausbildung(Master-Abschluss in Finanzen &Buchhaltung).
* Mindestens 5Jahre Erfahrung in der Finanzbuchhaltung, idealerweise mitHauptbuchverantwortung in einem internationalenUnternehmensumfeld.
* Fließendin Deutsch und Fähigkeit, in Business-Englisch zukommunizieren.
Eswäre von Vorteil, wenn Sie auch über Erfahrung in folgendenBereichen verfügen:
* Nutzungvon SAP alsERP-System.
* Kenntnisse inUS-GAAP-Buchhaltungsnormen und SOX-InternenKontrollprozessen.
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