Your responsibilities

• Prepare the yearly statutory annual accounts for entities in scope and align with external auditor, including the legal requirements.
• Preparation of tax return and support Tax department with the related Corporate Income Tax calculation
• Preparation/Assisting of work council reports.
• Quarterly assist in implementing and maintaining internal controls for key accounting processes.
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley requirements.
• Month-end closing for responsible entities, including activities like revaluation & analysing exchange differences.
• Preparation and execution of the monthly reporting activities.
• Analyse, reconcile and control GL accounts and cost centres, including Payroll accounting.
• Ad hoc issue solving and projects.
• Preparation of SOX control activities and statistical reporting.
• Strong cooperation with other internal and external stakeholders.
• Recommend proposals for improvement & efficiencies of systems and procedures.

Our requirements

• We are looking for experienced candidates with excellent communication skills and a solution focused approach.
• At least a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance preferably master.
• At least 5 years of accounting experience (GL or RtR) ideally in international environment.
• Experience in preparing annual financial statements is ideal; partial experience is acceptable.
• Excellent knowledge of English language.
• Knowledge of an additional Western European language will be a great advantage.
• Strong communication skills to interact with people at different locations and on different levels in the organization.
• Service minded.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Pro-active attitude.
• Knowledge of SAP preferred.
• Good organization skills
• Flexible, adaptable to change / priorities.