Senior Accounting Specialist European Shared Services(m/w/x)

## We are seeking highly qualified candidates to fill the position: ## Senior Accounting Specialist (m/f/x) European Shared Services ## Roles and Responsibilities * Record, post and functionally coordinate credit and debit business transactions, in particular incoming invoices taking into account local VAT regulations * Perform and functionally coordinate the monthly, quarterly and annual general ledger and closing activities and prepare financial statements in accordance with IFRS, local commercial and tax law * Post and monitor payments and prepare payment runs * Manage open items incl. clarification of differences and algin with the business, permanent reconciliation of general ledger and sub-ledgers * Prepare reporting packages and reporting analyses * Collaborate cross-functionally with the EU business functions, local Finance Directors and local Finance and business staff * Functional contact person for local Finance Directors as well as for tax auditors, tax advisors and auditors on relevant topics * Participate in (sub-)projects or lead sub-projects to optimize the Accounting activities and the development of the European Finance Shared Services ## Education & Experience **Education:** * Successfully completed studies in Business Administration or a successfully completed Finance-related professional education **Experience:** * Professional training (e.g. financial accountant or balance sheet accountant) or certification is an advantage * 7+ years of experience in general ledger and sub-ledger Accounting and in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements ## Skills and additional Requirements * Experience in financial audit and/or experience in Finance-, Accounting-, or tax-related advisory is an advantage * Experience in project work in the field of finance and accounting, ideally in the environment of global business services, shared services or in transformation contexts would be an advantage * Excellent knowledge of IFRS and ideally HGB, good knowledge of international VAT law desirable * Good knowledge of SAP R/3, SAP ECC or S/4 HANA and MS-Office * Business fluent written and spoken English and German language skills; other languages are advantageous * Very good communication skills with a convincing manner * Very high customer orientation, ability to work and take over functional responsibility in a team * Ability to constructively deal with conflicts and affinity to work in an international, cross-functional and dynamic environment * Very reliable and proactive way of working