Head of Accounting Principles External Reporting mfd - REF76669A - Executive

As Head of Accounting Principles & External Reporting (m / f / diverse) you will be the contact for our various internal stakeholders as well as our external auditors and have the responsibility for the Quarterly and Annual Report. In addition, training for the organization is part of your responsibilities.

Your new responsibilities:

• Advise and direct internal stakeholders to act in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for external reporting and apply basic accounting principles.
• External reporting e.g. Annual Report including preparation of Financial Statements and coordination for required input.
• Preparation of the accounting specific parts of the Annual Report and Quarterly Reports. Handling of Annual, Quarterly, Monthly, and case-related accounting issues.
• Updates of the Accounting Guidelines (Financial Reporting Manual) and Definition of Group Accounting Policies.
• Continuous monitoring of accounting standards in accordance with legal requirements or internal issues.
• Implementation of new IASB standards. Collaboration with group auditors. Creation of the Dependency Report.
• Participation in projects, in particular, M&A projects.

Qualifications:

• University degree in Economics with a focus on Finance and Accounting.
• Profound professional experience at an accounting firm or in the financial and accounting department of an industrial company.
• Several years of professional experience with creating consolidated financial statements, preferably for a globally acting company in a stock-listed environment.
• Project management experience, preferably in the field of accounting (e.g. new IFRS implementation, compliance with regulatory standards, etc.).
• Experience in leading cross-functional global teams as well as natural leadership skills.
• Business fluent English and German language skills.
• Intercultural sensitivity and very good cross-culture communication and understanding.

Applications from severely disabled people are welcome.

Additional Information:

The wellbeing of our employees is important to us. That's why we offer exciting career prospects and support you in achieving a good work-life balance with additional benefits such as:

• Training opportunities.
• Mobile and flexible working models.
• And much more...

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