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Job Description: Group Leader Accounting (German Market)
Ref: TM0019
Overview:
As Group Leader Accounting for the German market, you will be responsible for ensuring efficient and compliant finance operations and margin assurance within the local market. You will oversee all accounting-related management and statutory reporting requirements, ensuring adherence to IFRS, HGB, and tax regulations, while leading the German accounting team within an international context.
Your Responsibilities:
* Manage finance operations and ensure compliance with all relevant accounting standards and legal requirements (GoB/GoBS, IFRS, HGB, tax law).
* Own risk and control systems, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for the German entity.
* Coordinate billing and accounting tasks with Shared Service Centers and liaise with internal and external auditors.
* Lead and develop the local FinOps team, while driving process and system standardization across multiple markets within a Hub & Spoke model.
* Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, budgets, business plans, and KPIs.
* Advise the Head of Finance and top management with actionable insights and improvement recommendations.
* Serve as the primary contact for accounting and tax-related queries within the German market and for internal/external stakeholders.
* Manage local and international projects focusing on process optimization and system enhancements, particularly within SAP S4/HANA.
* Foster a motivating leadership style that drives team development and aligns with corporate strategy.
Your Profile:
* Several years of leadership experience in accounting or finance, ideally in an international environment.
* Strong knowledge of IFRS, HGB, and German tax regulations.
* Experience with ERP systems, especially SAP S4/HANA, and digital process transformation.
* Excellent leadership, communication, and analytical skills.
* Proactive, solution-oriented, and quality-focused work approach.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Finance
* Industries
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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