Senior Financial Accountant (f/d/m) (Leverkusen)

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We are seeking a self-driven Senior Financial Accountant m/f/d to join our European Finance team in a remote-based role , open to candidates located in Germany or Austria . The role includes regular travel (approximately 35%) to our sites in Austria and the UK , to support collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and business needs.

In this role, you will work closely with local R&D, operations, and finance teams, and you will be an integral part of the European Finance organization based in Wokingham, UK . Reporting to the European Finance Director, you will be responsible for the financial accounting of the Austrian and German legal entities , ensuring compliance with both local GAAP and US GAAP across statutory and management accounting.

The role includes regular travel (approximately 35%) to our sites in Austria (Puch/Hallein) and the UK , to support collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and business needs.

This position has one direct report and requires close partnership with the European Accounting and FP&A teams, business operations, and the US Corporate Finance team. As part of the European finance leadership, you will play a key role in developing the wider finance team and driving continuous improvement initiatives across the region.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead the monthly, quarterly and annual management reporting cycles for the Austrian and German legal entity ensuring full compliance to US GAAP and accounting policies and collaborating closely with the European Finance team in UK and the US Corporate.
• Lead the preparation of annual statutory accounts in accordance with Austrian GAAP (UGB) and German GAAP (HGB) and oversee accurate tax filings including VAT, Corporate income tax and withholding taxes.
• Maintain a strong control environment ensuring clean balance sheets, effective design and operation of controls and timely compliance with all deadlines.
• Support the FP&A team with forecasting and budgeting for both local entities and the wider European business.
• Act as the primary point of contact for external partners, auditors, and regulatory authorities, managing audit requests and fostering collaborations across functions.
• Lead, motivate and develop a high performing European finance team with strong collaboration with the US Corporate team.

• Champion a culture of continuous improvement , designing and implementing efficient standardised processes to enhance accuracy and effectiveness.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Basic accounting qualification for Austria and/or Germany. Accounting Qualification for Germany (z. Bsp. Handelsakademie Buchhaltung) Fundamental accounting qualification for Austria and/or Germany (Certified Accountant, CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent accounting qualification with minimum 5 years post qualification experience
• Comprehensive multi-GAAP expertise , specifically Austrian (UGB) and German (HGB). Knowledge and experience of local taxation requirements preferable. US GAAP knowledge desirable.
• Fluent in German and English
• Proven track record in dynamic, global environments with strict compliance to deadlines and controls. Specific expertise in manufacturing and/or R&D and a strong focus on intercompany processes preferable
• Excellent communication skills , adept at engaging diverse internal and external stakeholders
• Advanced proficiency in finance systems and excel . Experience with Oracle financials preferred but not essential.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote-based role for candidates located in Germany or Austria, with regular travel (approximately 35%) to Molecular Devices sites in Austria and the UK.

For this position, the collective agreement for the electrical and electronics industry applies; the minimum monthly gross salary is 4,762.59 (based on full-time employment), with willingness to pay more depending on qualifications and experience.

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Wir suchen eine engagierte Persnlichkeit als Senior Financial Accountant (m/w/d) zur Verstrkung unseres europischen Finance-Teams .

Die Position ist remote-basiert und richtet sich an Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten mit Wohnsitz in Deutschland oder sterreich . Die Rolle beinhaltet eine regelmige Reisettigkeit von ca. 35 % zu unseren Standorten in sterreich (Puch/Hallein) und im Vereinigten Knigreich (Wokingham) , um eine enge Zusammenarbeit mit relevanten Stakeholdern sicherzustellen.

In dieser Funktion arbeiten Sie eng mit den lokalen Teams aus Forschung & Entwicklung, Operations und Finance zusammen und sind ein integraler Bestandteil der europischen Finance-Organisation mit Sitz in Wokingham (UK). Sie berichten an den European Finance Director und verantworten die finanzielle Rechnungslegung der sterreichischen und deutschen Gesellschaften unter Einhaltung lokaler Rechnungslegungsvorschriften sowie der US-GAAP.

Die Position umfasst eine direkte Fhrungskraftverantwortung und erfordert eine enge Zusammenarbeit mit den europischen Accounting- und FP&A-Teams, den operativen Bereichen sowie dem US Corporate Finance Team. Als Teil des europischen Finance Leadership Teams leisten Sie einen wichtigen Beitrag zur Weiterentwicklung des Finance-Bereichs und zur Umsetzung kontinuierlicher Verbesserungsinitiativen.

Deine Aufgaben

• Verantwortung fr das monatliche, quartalsweise und jhrliche Management Reporting der sterreichischen und deutschen Gesellschaften unter Einhaltung der US-GAAP

• Erstellung der Jahresabschlsse nach sterreichischem UGB und deutschem HGB sowie berwachung steuerlicher Meldungen (USt, Krperschaftsteuer, Quellensteuer)

• Sicherstellung eines starken internen Kontrollumfelds mit sauberen Bilanzen und fristgerechter Compliance

• Untersttzung der FP&A-Aktivitten, insbesondere Forecasting und Budgetplanung

• Hauptansprechpartner:in fr Wirtschaftsprfer, externe Partner und Behrden

• Fhrung, Motivation und Weiterentwicklung eines leistungsstarken europischen Finance-Teams

• Frderung einer Kultur der kontinuierlichen Verbesserung durch Standardisierung und Optimierung von Prozessen

Dein Profil

• Fundierte kaufmnnische bzw. buchhalterische Ausbildung fr Deutschland und/oder sterreich (z. B. Bilanzbuchhalter:in, CPA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA oder vergleichbar) mit mindestens 5 Jahren relevanter Berufserfahrung

• Umfassende Kenntnisse in mehreren Rechnungslegungsstandards, insbesondere UGB und HGB; Kenntnisse im Steuerrecht von Vorteil; US-GAAP wnschenswert

• Verhandlungssichere Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse

• Erfahrung in internationalen, dynamischen Umfeldern mit hohen Compliance- und Terminanforderungen

• Idealerweise Erfahrung in Produktions- und/oder F&E-nahen Organisationen sowie im Intercompany-Umfeld

• Ausgeprgte Kommunikationsfhigkeit und Stakeholder-Management-Kompetenz

  Sehr gute Kenntnisse in Finanzsystemen und MS Excel; Oracle-Erfahrung von Vorteil

  
  

Vergtung

Fr diese Position gilt der Kollektivvertrag der Elektro- und Elektronikindustrie . Das Mindestbruttomonatsgehalt betrgt 4.762,59 (Vollzeitbasis).
Je nach Qualifikation und Erfahrung besteht die Bereitschaft zur berzahlung .

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