The GL Accountant is reponsible to assist the Country Accountant to direct and control all financial accounting processes for the EMEA entities in order to ensure complioance with relevant policies & procedures, US GAAP, statutory and fiscal requirements.
Key accountabilities
To assist to direct and control the financial accounting activities of the entities in order to ensure financial statement are reported on time and in compliance with the organisation, US GAAP, legal, statutory and fiscal requirements
To assist to ensure an adequate system of internal controls is implemented/ maintained for key accounting processes, in compliance with requirements under Sarbanes Oxley
Maintain external audit relationships and secure satisfactory internal and external audit opinions for the German legal entities
Month end activities like revaluation & analysing the exchange differences
Preparation and execution of the monthly reporting activities
Analyse and control GL accounts and cost centres
Reconciling and specifying GL Accounts and cost centres
Preparation of Sox control activities
File proposals for improvement & efficiencies of systems and procedures
Requirements
Candidate should hold ar least a bachalor degree in accounting
Excelent communicative skills
Accounting experience and skills
Excellent knowledge of the English and Geman language