Senior Buchhalter (m/w/x)

To strengthen our finance department, we are looking for you as an experienced **Senior Accountant (m/f/d)** who is not only professionally sound in accounting, but also actively contributes to day-to-day business with a pronounced **hands-on mentality**. From the start, you will take on responsibility in operational accounting and bring your know-how into the further development of processes and workflows. In the longer term, the next step is for you to assume **professional responsibility for our three-person accounting team**, thereby taking on an important key role in our finance department. - Independent management of ongoing financial accounting in accordance with HGB (German Commercial Code), in particular in the areas of accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed asset accounting and general ledger - Participation in the timely preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with HGB - Performance of account reconciliations as well as clarification and posting of transactions in the general ledger - Support in preparing evaluations, reports and business analyses for management and departments - Participation in liquidity planning and support in payment transactions and dunning processes - Ensuring proper bookkeeping in compliance with legal, tax and internal requirements - Serving as contact person for accounting questions within the company as well as for tax advisors, auditors and external service providers - Participation in tax-relevant topics, in particular in the area of VAT (value added tax), in coordination with external advisors - Support in the further development and optimization of accounting processes, guidelines and internal controls - Participation in finance projects, e.g. digitalization, ERP further development or optimization of reporting structures - Depending on team structure, professional support and guidance of colleagues in accounting **Professional requirements:** - Successfully completed commercial training with further qualification as a Certified Accounting Specialist (IHK) or a completed business studies degree with a focus on accounting/finance, or comparable qualification - Several years of professional experience in financial accounting, ideally in a medium-sized company - Very good knowledge of HGB as well as solid experience in preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements - Good knowledge of accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed asset accounting and general ledger - Confident use of ERP systems, ideally SAP R/3, as well as very good MS Excel skills; experience with BI tools is an advantage - Good knowledge of VAT-related questions; further tax knowledge is an advantage - Structured, careful and independent way of working as well as a high degree of reliability - Hands-on mentality and enjoyment of operational participation in day-to-day business - Analytical thinking as well as affinity for numbers, processes and systems - Good German language skills, spoken and written; English skills are an advantage Find Jobs in Germany on Arbeitnow