Senior Accounting Manager, DACH(m/w/x)

Requirements

• Minimum BS or similar designation; CPA preferred
• Minimum 10 years progressive accounting experience, including statutory reporting and financial close for multiple EU entities, preferably multinational
• Strong expertise in US GAAP reporting; solid knowledge of local GAAP requirements across European jurisdictions (Germany, Switzerland)
• Proven experience managing external/internal audits, including SOX compliance, internal controls, and audit coordination with Big4 or international firms
• Demonstrated experience in balance sheet governance, reconciliations, and month-end/quarter-end close processes in complex multi-entity structure
• Effective partnership with US Corporate Accounting and Controllership teams, ensuring alignment with global accounting policies and reporting deadlines
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (complex formulas, pivot tables, data analysis, financial reporting models)
• Strong experience with ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, or similar)
• Experience with financial consolidation and reporting tools (Oracle Hyperion or similar)
• Solid understanding of general ledger systems, account reconciliation tools, and automated close processes
• Analysis of large financial datasets; reporting automation improvement; financial system leverage for accounting processes and internal controls
• Fluent English; German preferred

Tasks

• Lead preparation of statutory financial statements for DACH legal entities
• File statutory financial statements under local GAAP
• Coordinate year-end statutory reporting and disclosures
• Ensure compliance with local accounting standards
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Manage statutory adjustments from group to local GAAP
• Coordinate with external advisors for statutory accounts
• Coordinate with external advisors for statutory filings
• Maintain statutory accounting calendars
• Ensure statutory deadlines are met
• Serve as primary contact for external auditors across DACH entities
• Plan statutory audits
• Document statutory audits
• Resolve statutory audit issues
• Coordinate internal audit requests
• Coordinate internal audit remediation actions
• Prepare audit schedules
• Prepare supporting audit documentation
• Ensure timely closure of audit findings
• Ensure timely closure of control deficiencies
• Support SOX and internal control compliance
• Partner with the US team on SOX compliance
• Oversee preparation of VAT returns and filings for DACH entities
• Ensure timely submission of VAT returns and filings for DACH entities
• Coordinate VAT filings with internal tax teams for DACH entities
• Coordinate VAT filings with external advisors for DACH entities
• Ensure accuracy of VAT reporting
• Ensure completeness of VAT reporting
• Reconcile VAT accounts to the general ledger
• Review VAT treatment of complex transactions
• Review VAT treatment of cross-border supplies
• Review VAT treatment of intercompany charges
• Support VAT audits
• Support inquiries from tax authorities
• Document VAT audit responses
• Coordinate responses to tax authorities
• Monitor changes in VAT legislation
• Ensure accounting processes comply with VAT legislation
• Ensure controls comply with VAT legislation
• Ensure balance sheet integrity across DACH entities
• Ensure timely balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensure accurate balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations
• Investigate aged reconciling items
• Resolve aged reconciling items
• Investigate unusual reconciling items
• Resolve unusual reconciling items
• Drive continuous improvement in balance sheet controls
• Ensure EU entities comply with US GAAP
• Ensure EU entities comply with corporate accounting policies
• Ensure EU entities comply with SOX internal controls
• Own the SOX control framework for EU entities
• Maintain the SOX control framework for EU entities
• Document the SOX control framework
• Design SOX controls
• Test operating effectiveness of SOX controls
• Partner with US Corporate Accounting for SOX certifications
• Partner with Internal Audit for SOX certifications
• Partner with Controllership teams for SOX certifications
• Support quarterly SOX certifications
• Support annual SOX certifications
• Coordinate remediation of control deficiencies
• Ensure timely resolution of control deficiencies
• Implement sustainable process improvements

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