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Your Impact
As the Finance Manager for the integration of Dedrone into Axon Enterprises you will be instrumental in ensuring the smooth financial transition and alignment of the two organizations. Your work will directly impact the efficiency and accuracy of our monthend close process driving improvements that enhance reporting timelines and financial performance. You will oversee cost accounting processes ensuring accurate valuation and variance analysis while ensuring compliance with both local and US GAAP standards. Your leadership in developing analytics tracking expenses and executing adhoc projects will provide essential insights that support our accelerated growth and strategic objectives. By chioning best practices and fostering collaboration between the local German team and the global finance structure you will ensure that our financial integration is seamless timely and positioned for longterm success.
What Youll Do
Location: The role is based in Germany and can be remote with flexibility to travel to Kassel during monthend close
Reports to: EMEA Finance Director
1. Support the Financial integration of the Dedrone business into Axon Enterprises.
2. Support the local team in Germany in executing the monthend close processes driving improvements in accounting close.
3. Perform all relevant monthend close activities such as preparing journal entries ensuring quality account reconciliations reviewing vendor agreements for accounting assessment and conducting fluctuation analyses.
4. Develop and execute monthly analytics to compare budget vs actual to analyze monthly close result
5. Ensure complete and accurate results are delivered on time for reporting in accordance with both local and US GAAP.
6. Oversee and manage cost accounting processes including standard cost development variance analysis and inventory valuation
7. Support the consolidation and reporting processes including accounting for the impact of foreign exchange rates and elimination of intercompany balances.
8. Track and report open purchase orders monthly ensuring all periodend expenses are appropriately accrued.
9. Lead the implementation of best practices on the general ledger team to simplify standardize and scale our business
10. Prepare ad