Accounting Analyst

MUFG

Accounting Analyst at MUFG handling JGAAP and IFRS accounts closing and reporting in Düsseldorf. Supporting financial results analysis and project activities within a collaborative international team.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeDüsseldorf • 🇩🇪 GermanyJuniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for JGAAP (MUFG group reporting purpose) and IFRS (MBE local reporting purpose) accounts closing, including monthly adjustments.
Ensure procedures and kept up to date and are in line with the current processes
Ensure SOX compliance for the area of responsibility (i.e. controls documentation)
Produce and provide input to statutory reports to management, regulators and other external parties; such as, auditors, in an accurate, compliant and timely manner.
Where appropriate, provide support to (senior) management in the development, maintenance and communication of policies, guidelines, tools and methodologies.
Contribute to the team’s procedures and in JGAAP and IFRS accounts closing, such as reconciliations and variance analysis (either for specific accounts and/or for the overall balance sheet and profit and loss account)
Prepare bookings and reports at month ends (such as accruals, VAT, salary, fee/revenue)
Investigation/analysis of financial results (JGAAP/IFRS) and support ad hoc queries relevant to financial results
Support as required, project activities in order to ensure they are delivered on time.
Adapt to and identify changes in systems, processes and working practices in order to achieve operational improvement.
Maintain a solid control framework to ensure the integrity of the reports, including the interdependencies with other domains;
Within the team you contribute on accounting issues in relation to the consolidated monthly-, quarterly- and year-end financial reports.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Most important is the willingness to develop new skills and to learn in both the domain of accounting, data visualization techniques (such as PowerBI) and coding (such as Python) to acquire data.
The function preferably requires an intellectual and working background at Master’s Degree in Finance / Business administration.
Work 0-3 years depending on educational background and working history.
The function requires the proficient knowledge of financial accounting (preferably IFRS accounting) and reporting requirements.
The function requires certain excel skills (e.g. develop excel formula, create pivot table) to be able to perform the detailed level of accounting work and investigation/analysis.
The Analyst keeps his/her knowledge and skills up-to-date by reading internal bulletins regarding his/her area and by external or internal education.
Verbal and written communication skills in English are essential.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Gross salary based on experience and consistent with the market including bonus payment
Contribution to capital forming benefits (“Vermögenswirksame Leistungen ”)
Sponsorship of a job ticket to fifty percent
Lunch allowance
Flextime to support your personal work-life-balance (“ Gleitzeit ”)
Further training and educational programs, e.g. language courses
Corporate benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

JGAAPIFRSfinancial accountingdata visualizationPythonExcelvariance analysisaccrualsVATfinancial reporting

Soft Skills

willingness to learncommunication skillsanalytical skillsadaptabilityteam collaborationproblem-solvingattention to detailtime managementorganizational skillssupportive leadership

Certifications

Master’s Degree in FinanceMaster’s Degree in Business Administration