Financial Accountant (m/f/d)
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Description
About the Role
We are looking for a Financial Accountant (m/f/d) to join our Financial Shared Services Center in Putzbrunn (Munich). In this role, you will be part of our international Accounting Team responsible for some legal entities (eg. Sweden) together with other accounting tasks assigned to this role.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and process journal entries (revenue recognition, accruals/reserves, payroll, pension, taxes etc.)
- Month-, quarter- and year-end close tasks
- Reconcile and analyze balance sheet and P&L accounts
- Responsible for the internal quarterly/annual reporting processes according to US GAAP
- Preparation of internal quarterly reporting and annual Financial Statements according to local statutory requirements
- Statutory reporting requirements such as National Statistics
- Close collaboration with local and global accounting teams and the Business functions to ensure compliance with both local and US GAAP
- Proactively working with other functional teams (IT, business team etc.) to tackle potential set-up challenges in our ERP system together with implementing operational accounting processes
- Support AP team, Inventory team and other ad hoc tasks within the accounting team
Required Qualifications
- University degree in Accounting or Finance and/or professional accountancy qualification
- Relevant work experience (+5 years) in an international company or audit firm
- Technical accounting knowledge: IFRS required, and US GAAP is a plus
- Proficiency in MS Office programs, advanced Excel and experience working with ERP systems such as SAP (S4 Hana)
- Fluent in English, any other language would be a plus especially Swedish
- Advanced Excel skills
- Positive mindset and ability to work effectively in a collaborative and international team environment
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Business Intelligence (BI) and financial data analytics tools, such as Microsoft Power BI, or similar platforms, is an advantage
- Experience in data analysis, financial reporting automation, is a plus