Accounting Head

Job Description : ACCOUNTING HEAD GERMANY an international company from the food industry, we are looking for a Head of Accounting (m/f/d) for the location in Hamburg or Bremen as soon as possible. Our mandate offers its customers a wide range of high-quality fresh products and is committed to a healthier future and sustainability. If you are interested in working in an international environment, benefit from short decision-making processes and exchange ideas with interdisciplinary teams, please send us your application! If you would like to have the opportunity for a new, exciting job with varied challenges and close cooperation with colleagues in an international working environment, then we look forward to receiving your detailed application. If you have any further questions, we are always at your disposal. This is your new job: You are responsible for all bookkeeping (general ledger, accounts payable and banks) and for the administration team at various locations You lead and develop this large and experienced team You will be responsible for managing and controlling the day-to-day accounting processes, as well as monitoring and analyzing the accounting data You will be operationally involved in complex issues (particularly in the context of preparing monthly and annual financial statements and in consolidation according to HGB and IFRS) and ensure compliance with accounting regulations and guidelines You are responsible for the management and reconciliation of provisions as well as intercompany calculations with affiliated companies You ensure the tax assessment of business transactions (with a focus on sales tax) and control the monthly advance sales tax returns You create the tax reporting (p. Q.) for the German companies to the group You are the first point of contact for external partners (e.g. tax consultants, auditors and banks) as well as for internal specialist departments and are in close contact with international finance colleagues in management positions The optimization of accounting activities/processes is also part of your area of responsibility, as well as the support of the project for the implementation of an ERP system Your skills: You have a degree in business administration and at least 18 years of professional experience (ideally in the accounting of international corporations or with renowned auditing companies) Excellent IFRS knowledge is mandatory, HGB knowledge is ideal You have relevant experience in preparing sales tax returns and advance returns, ideally in foreign trade You work strategically and have a high IT affinity You have (initial) management experience and enjoy working in an (international) team You have experience or interest in projects such as ERP implementation Your German and English skills are business fluent

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