Sr. Accountant

Overview

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Accountant to join our team in Sulzbach, Germany. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and providing valuable insight to support sound financial decisions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); (HGB).
• Lead the month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting.
• Oversee the general ledger accounts, ensuring accurate and complete recording of financial transactions.
• Perform bank reconciliations, intercompany reconciliations, and reconcile various balance sheet accounts.
• Assist in the budgeting and forecasting processes, providing insights and analysis to support financial planning.
• Ensure compliance with tax regulations and assist in the preparation of tax returns and related documentation.
• Coordinate and assist with internal and external audits, including providing requested documents and explanations.
• Continuously review and improve accounting processes and procedures to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Finance, Legal, and Operations, to resolve financial issues and provide financial insights.
• Manage Sarbanes-Oxley testing and reporting and maintenance of internal controls.
• Assist with other general accounting functions as necessary.
• Assist in and make automation improvements to the Company’s manual accounting record keeping system.
• Reconciliation of prepaids and fixed assets as well as several accrual accounts.
• Perform and manage the monthly consolidation process.
• Cash flow management including cash requirements.
• Generate regular reports to make informed decisions and improvements including Inventory, Sales and Expenses.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years prior work experience in a similar or related position.
• Strong analytical, technology, communication, and organizational skills.
• Comfortable managing others.
• Fluent in English and German.
• Experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance is advantageous