Senior Accountant

Investigo are currently partnered with an International business who are looking to add a senior accountant to their team.

Job Requirements

• Manage the accounting of our business units in Germany and the USA and work closely with other departments across the Group
• Process financial accounting, in particular accounting for all business transactions in the accounts receivable / accounts payable and general ledger areas
• Manage payment transactions, contact person for suppliers and customers
• Generate customer invoices, ongoing processing of open items and management of the dunning process
• Conduct month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes to verify all entries have been created and posted, ensuring completeness, and accuracy
• Review and reconcile the general ledger
• Project activities as part of the continuous quality management of the accounting and reporting system
• Support internal and external audits
• Support the Vice President Finance
• Successfully completed commercial training as a financial accountant (IHK) or comparable.
• Several years of relevant professional experience in accounting
• Very good demonstrable knowledge of financial and asset accounting in accordance with HGB
• Good knowledge of IFRS and ideally experience with US GAAP
• Confidence in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements as well as commercial understanding
• Very good understanding of figures and quick grasp of complex issues and contexts
• Proven knowledge and confident handling of relevant accounting software
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, preferably also in other MS Office programs
• Hands-on, with a high degree of self-organization and adherence to deadlines
• Analytical way of thinking and openness to new knowledge and methods
• Flexibility, teamwork and communication skills
• Fluent written and spoken English and German

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Accounting/Auditing

Industries

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Biotechnology Research