Senior GL Accountant – HGB / German GAAP

Senior GL Accountant – (HGB / German GAAP)

A leading growing technology company is building up their finance and accounting function.

They are looking for an experienced Senior Accountant or Accounting Lead to deliver GL and Record-to-Report Accounting for the German Group Headquarters as well as working to in-source and build up the Accounting processes according to HGB and IFRS for international entities.

Working closely with key stakeholders in Finance and external Tax advisors (Steuerberater), you will in-source core Accounting functions and establish scaleable processes and systems for accounting, including supporting the evaluation and selection of accounting systems and automation!

Your role:

• Financial Accounting according to German GAAP / HGB for R2R / General Ledger areas
• Preparing Financial Accounts according to HGB/German GAAP and support with preparation of accounts in IFRS for other entity locations
• Delivering month end / Year end close activities
• Supporting financial audit and working with Auditors in German and English
• Liaising with German Steuerberater (Tax Accountants) and Audit teams in local language
• Help maintain, establish and improve core Accounting processes for GL and R2R areas
• Support processes across AP, AR, Bank Reconciliations and other areas
• Recording transactions, posting journals, reconciling accounts across
• General Ledger Accounting, reconciliation and data cleansing
• Work on projects to improve and automate accounting processes, e.g. supporting the selection and implementation of new financial systems

Your experience:

• Senior Accountant with 3+ years' experience
• Strong knowledge of Accounting standards and daily/monthly/yearly accounting according to German GAAP / HGB
• Experience setting up and improving Accounting and Finance processes
• Experience with Financial Systems and Accounting automation highly desirable!
• Fluent German and English

Location: Remote, Germany

Type: Permanent role

An excellent opportunity for an experienced Accountant to take on the next challenge with an exciting technology scale-up company!

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