Accounting Manager

• Take responsibility for the technical and disciplinary leadership of an international accounting team.
• Own the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with German GAAP (HGB) as well as group-wide accounting policies.
• Analyze complex accounting and business transactions and develop well-founded recommendations for management.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, internal policies and proper financial reporting.
• Drive process optimizations, digitalization and the continuous development of the accounting organization.
• Participate in day-to-day operations and support the team with complex issues and period-end closing tasks.
• Further develop internal control systems and strengthen an efficient compliance and control environment.
• Coordinate cooperation with external auditors, tax advisors and international corporate functions.
• Advise internal stakeholders on accounting matters and support cross-functional finance projects.
• Work closely with Controlling and Finance and lead special projects to advance the finance organization.

Head of Accounting

• Group Accounting Leadership & Target Operating Model
• Functional and disciplinary leadership as well as further development of Group Accounting
• Define and implement a group-wide operating model (structures, responsibilities, collaboration with local teams)
• Drive the transformation from decentralized units to a centralized organization
• Overall responsibility for the group’s monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
• Ensure preparation of accounts in accordance with HGB and IFRS reporting
• Coordinate statutory audits and act as the central point of contact for external auditors
• Ensure high data quality and consistent reporting standards across the group
• Develop and maintain group-wide accounting policies (IFRS)
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and legal requirements
• Establish and enhance internal control systems and governance structures within accounting
• Ensure compliance with tax requirements and reporting obligations in the respective entities in close cooperation with local finance teams, tax advisors and authorities
• Coordinate and oversee group-wide tax processes, including corporate tax, VAT and transfer pricing matters
• Serve as the point of contact for tax-related questions relating to accounting, reporting and corporate structure
• Support tax audits and examinations and coordinate external tax advisors
• Manage and develop cash management and payment operations
• Responsible for bank reconciliations, account structures and payment processes from an accounting perspective
• Collaborate with banks and internal stakeholders on financing-related matters
• Standardize and optimize closing and reporting processes
• Enhance systems and tools in Group Accounting
• Ensure efficient and scalable end-to-end processes

Head of Group Accounting – m/f/d

• Support for project portfolio management by collecting status reports, preparing decision briefs for management, and organizing portfolio meetings.
• Support for harmonization projects and process optimization through data collection, preparation and analysis.
• Creation of project and process documentation.
• Assistance in preparing training materials, manuals, and work instructions.

Working Student – Projects and Processes, Accounting (Part-time)

• Taking on interim or project assignments in finance & accounting for German mid-sized companies up to international publicly listed groups
• Technical responsibility and independent preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements under HGB & IFRS
• Managing ongoing financial accounting and supporting monthly, quarterly and annual closings under HGB & IFRS
• Recording and documenting existing processes in finance & accounting
• Optimizing processes in accounting, month-end and year-end closing
• Leading and onboarding staff in finance and accounting departments
• Analyzing, reconciling and preparing financial data for management reports
• Working as an interface between accounting, controlling, tax advisors and auditors
• Independent client engagement on-site or in a hybrid model
• Supporting digitization and ERP projects (e.g. SAP, DATEV, Business Central etc.)
• Contributing to the development of internal standards and best practices in interim accounting

Accountant, Interim Accounting

• Own the close. Lead the monthly and quarterly close and consolidation for all ME Group entities, and drive the transition from quarterly to monthly group consolidation.
• Prepare the annual financial statements (German GAAP / HGB) for all ME Group companies and manage the year-end audit process.
• Work with external tax advisors and the Head of Finance to ensure tax compliance across the ME Group — including VAT registrations and ongoing VAT filings in multiple European countries as we expand internationally, and managing the corporate income tax group.
• Oversee corporate income and trade tax and basic transfer-pricing matters, coordinate external tax advisors, and serve as the primary tax contact across the company.
• Provide actuals for group and bank reporting and support complex accounting topics.
• Help integrate accounting into our finance toolchain (SAP and connected systems) and leverage AI and automation to make the close faster and more reliable.
• Act as the main contact for auditors, tax advisors and intercompany matters across the group.

Lead Accounting & Tax

• Taking on interim or project assignments in finance & accounting for mid-sized German companies up to international publicly listed groups
• Functional responsibility as well as independent preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements under HGB & IFRS
• Managing ongoing financial accounting and supporting monthly, quarterly and annual closings under HGB & IFRS
• Recording and documenting existing processes in finance & accounting
• Optimizing processes in accounting, month-end and year-end closings
• Leading and onboarding staff in finance and accounting departments
• Analyzing, reconciling and preparing financial data for management reports
• Acting as an interface between accounting, controlling, tax advisors and auditors
• Independent client support on site or in a hybrid model
• Supporting digitization and ERP projects (e.g., SAP, DATEV, Business Central, etc.)
• Contributing to the development of internal standards and best practices in interim accounting

Accountant – Interim Accounting

• End-to-end accounts receivable bookkeeping: review, account assignment, and posting of outgoing invoices with a focus on B2B
• Dunning & cash collection: independently manage the dunning process and monitor outstanding items
• Cash application & bank reconciliation: allocate incoming payments and reconcile bank accounts
• Month-end and year-end closing: actively participate in closing activities, including account reconciliations and provisions
• Process optimization: identify improvement opportunities and actively help shape scalable, automated AR processes
• Systems work: confident day-to-day use of DATEV, AccountOne and CountX

A/R Accounting Manager

• End-to-end accounts receivable: Review, code, and post outgoing invoices with a focus on B2B
• Dunning & cash collection: Independently manage dunning processes and monitor outstanding receivables
• Cash application & bank reconciliation: Allocate incoming payments and reconcile bank accounts
• Month- and year-end closing: Actively participate in closing tasks including account reconciliations and provisions
• Process optimization: Identify improvement opportunities and actively help design scalable, automated receivables processes
• Systems work: Confident daily use of DATEV, AccountOne, and CountX

• Unterstützung beim Projektportfoliomanagement durch Erhebung von Statusberichten, Vorbereitung von Entscheidungsvorlagen für das Management und Organisation von Portfolio-Meetings.
• Unterstützung bei Harmonisierungsprojekten und Prozessoptimierungen durch Datenerhebung, -aufbereitung und -analyse
• Erstellung von Projekt- und Prozessdokumentationen
• Unterstützung bei der Erstellung von Schulungsunterlagen, Handbüchern und Arbeitsanweisungen

Werkstudent Projekte und Prozesse, Accounting

• Erstellung von Monats-, Quartals- und Jahresabschlüssen nach HGB von Einzelgesellschaften sowie auf Konzernebene
• Verantwortung für die laufende Bilanzierung und Hauptbuchhaltung
• Bearbeitung und Bewertung bilanzieller sowie steuerlicher Fragestellungen
• Abstimmung der Bilanzkonten sowie Durchführung von Analysen und Auswertungen
• Zusammenarbeit mit Wirtschaftsprüfern, Steuerberatern und internen Fachbereichen
• Durchführung steuerlicher und statistischer Meldungen
• Optimierung und Weiterentwicklung von Prozessen
• Perspektivisch Übernahme weiterer Aufgaben innerhalb der Unternehmensgruppe

Senior Bilanzbuchhalter, Accounting Specialist

• Coordinate a six-person team
• Review and actively participate in month-end closings
• Oversee payment transactions
• Manage receivables and coordinate external partners
• Accounts payable

Accounting Supervisor

• Unterstützung der laufenden Buchhaltung und kaufmännischen Aufgabenstellungen
• Du wirkst unterstützend bei der Erstellung und Aufbereitung von Monats- und Quartalsabschlüssen sowie Management-Reports mit
• Aufbereitung von Finanzkennzahlen für strategische Entscheidungen
• Enge Abstimmung mit anderen Teams bei Finanzrelevanten Fragestellungen

Werkstudent Accounting

• Perform and further develop financial accounting (with a focus on Accounts Payable)
• Process and verify incoming invoices and handle payments, including monitoring deadlines
• Review corporate credit card statements and travel expense reports
• Maintain and archive finance-related documents
• Provide documentation for tax advisors and coordinate with external partners
• Support or take independent responsibility for monthly and annual financial statements under HGB
• Participate in or take partial responsibility for other finance processes such as budgeting, forecasts, and consolidation
• Independently post and reconcile transactions for the US subsidiary

Accounting Specialist – Level based on experience

• Leitung, Motivation und Weiterentwicklung des Accounting-Teams
• Gesamtverantwortung für die Erstellung der Monats-, Quartals- und Jahresabschlüsse nach HGB
• Automatisierung von Finanzprozessen und Weiterentwicklung der Systemlandschaft
• bilanzielle Betreuung ausländischer Betriebsstätten
• Hauptansprechpartner:in für Wirtschaftsprüfer und Banken
• strategische Überwachung des Zahlungsverkehrs und Cash-Managements
• Bereitstellung von Analysen und Reports für die Geschäftsführung

• 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.

Accounting Analyst

• Dein Aufgabengebiet umfasst die Mitarbeit in Forschung, Lehre und Transfer in einem dynamischen, engagierten Team
• Forschung: Du arbeitest konzeptionell und empirisch an Forschungsprojekten innerhalb des Forschungskanons des Lehrstuhls
• Lehre: Unterstützung bei der Konzeption von Lehrveranstaltungen, Durchführung von Übungseinheiten innerhalb der Kurse und Betreuung von Studierenden bei Seminar- und Masterarbeiten
• Transfer: Aktive Begleitung und Mitgestaltung des Wettbewerbs „Investors' Darling“, welcher jährlich gemeinsam mit dem manager magazin durchgeführt wird.
• Darüber hinaus wirkst du bei praxisorientierten Publikationen des Lehrstuhls mit und unterstützt uns bei der weiteren Positionierung der HHL als unternehmerische Hochschule.

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Doktorand – Chair of Accounting and Capital Market Communication

• Preparation, review and analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
• Ensuring the quality of balance sheets, income statements (P&L), sub-ledgers, accruals and valuation matters
• Reconciling financial statements from German GAAP (HGB) to IFRS
• Assessing complex accounting issues and documenting adjustments
• Preparation and validation of reporting packages
• Ensuring consistency between local financial statements and international reporting requirements
• Preparation of cash flow statements and analysis of cash flow and working capital developments
• Consolidation activities and accounting for company transactions
• Preparation of audit documentation for external auditors
• Further development of accounting and reporting processes, identifying standardization, automation and AI potential
• Participation in ERP, reporting and finance transformation projects

Senior Expert, Accounting & Reporting

• You are responsible for recording, reviewing and posting incoming business transactions (including account assignment).
• You perform account reconciliations and handle account clarifications.
• You prepare payment transactions and subsequently execute payments.
• You are responsible for written and telephone correspondence.

Working Student - Accounting

• Responsibility for the day-to-day operations of hotel accounting
• Review and preparation of monthly financial statements/closings
• Management of payment transactions
• Accounts receivable management and coordination with external partners
• Proper posting of business transactions for the corporate office

Head of Accounting, Accounting Manager – Hospitality

• Responsible for preparing and continuously developing the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS, including consideration of regulatory and ESG requirements
• Manage complex accounting and consolidation topics and ensure accurate intercompany reconciliations and data quality at group level
• Coordinate audits and work closely with external auditors
• Contribute to the development and implementation of transfer pricing structures and ensure appropriate documentation
• Take over and optimize accounting and reporting processes of individual group companies to ensure efficient and standardized financial operations
• Serve as an interface to internal departments and external stakeholders such as auditors and tax advisors
• Assist in managing liquidity topics and in the further development of related processes
• Prepare decision‑relevant analyses and actively participate in cross‑departmental initiatives and projects

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Head of Accounting

Head of Group Accounting – m/f/d

Working Student – Projects and Processes, Accounting (Part-time)

Accountant, Interim Accounting

Lead Accounting & Tax

Accountant – Interim Accounting

A/R Accounting Manager

A/R Accounting Manager

Werkstudent Projekte und Prozesse, Accounting

Senior Bilanzbuchhalter, Accounting Specialist

Accounting Supervisor

Werkstudent Accounting

Accounting Specialist – Level based on experience

Head of Accounting

Accounting Analyst

Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Doktorand – Chair of Accounting and Capital Market Communication

Senior Expert, Accounting & Reporting

Working Student - Accounting

Head of Accounting, Accounting Manager – Hospitality

Group Accounting and Reporting Specialist