As General Ledger Team Leader you are part of the story to shape our Solution Center Europe (SCE) building from scratch, empowered to dive into new structures and aspired to take us to the next level.

General Ledger Team Leader

Your responsibilities

• Lead a team of (Senior) Accountants in order to deliver Accounting services to all customers (10-15 FTE)
• Manage ongoing operations of the team. Plan and monitor the capacity and workload of the team, hire additional team members according to anticipated workload
• Coordination and controlling of the knowledge transfer and ensuring seamless post go-live stabilization of finance processes in scope
• Lead by example a cross-functional collaboration, create a motivating working atmosphere and actively drive the change management
• Coach and motivate team members
• Participate and lead projects assigned to the role (incl. Process optimization)
• Be involved in day-to-day operations and participate in the periodical closing processes
• Monitor the compliance with DTPs (detailed process documentation) created by the General Ledger Team during the knowledge transfer phase of transitions.
• Oversee the daily transactions and monitor the daily performance of the accounting department
• Approve journal entries by auditing the transactions
• Manage monthly closings and preparation of monthly financial statements
• Manage year-end closings
• Oversee the resolution of bank issues including fee anomalies, differences
• Review and approve account/bank reconciliations
• Oversee the processing asset transactions, depreciation by auditing their compliance with policies
• Comply with local GAAP and IFRS Accounting standards
• Review and approve the Balance Sheet account reconciliations on a regular basis
• Manage Asset Accounting related activities:
• Ensure asset master data maintenance, setting up of asset classes
• Manage acquisitions, disposals, revaluation, depreciation
• Control AA closing activities
• Support the Accounting Manager to monitor the team's performance against deliverables set in the Service Levels Agreements
• Work together with the Senior Finance Manager in establishing department KPIs
• Engage in collaboration with the business and stakeholders to develop a professional relationship

Your profile

• University degree or equivalent experience, preferable in accounting or business
• Very good verbal and written German and English is a must
• Experience in working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas is required
• Experience in leading, coaching and mentoring people is required
• Solid ERP (SAP) accounting experience is required, knowledge of Navision is an advantage
• Consolidation tool (e.g. HFM) experience is required
• Experience in building organization is an advantage
• Complete familiarity with Microsoft Office or equivalent tools
• Experience in process automation and optimization
• Entrepreneurial & Self-starting attitude with the ability to work independently
• Strong team-player who can build and motivate a process team
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and prioritize the right things at the right time
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong continuous improvement & quality mindset
• Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to engage, negotiate and manage key stakeholders and suppliers

Your benefits with us

It goes without saying that we offer attractive conditions such as:

• With us, you experience an SSC-start-up environment with all the possibilities to build it up together
• Flexible working arrangements
• Attractive remuneration, including special benefits, e.g. company events, fitness & health offers or modern co-working workplaces.