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The Head Accountant Business Unit m/f/d is responsible for overseeing all accounting and reporting activities for our manufacturing facility in Wetzlar.
This position reports to the Finance Manager Business Units Europe and is part of the Finance Service Center Europe located in Wetzlar, Germany and **will be an on site role. **
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
* Lead month end closing activities including journal entries preparation and account reconciliation.
* Prepare financial statement for corporate reporting as well as for yearly local statutory accounts
* Ensure compliance of financial processes and transactions with internal control rules
* Support daily bookkeeping work in accounts payable, receivables and treasury
* Contribute to finance process improvement projects such as automation to streamline accounting operations
The essential requirements of the job include
* Certified financial accountant with solid knowledge of local German accounting principles (HGB) or equivalent education (masters degree in finance & accounting)
* Minimum 5 years experience in financial accounting ideally with general ledger responsibility in an international corporate environment
* Fluent in German and ability to communicate in business English
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
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