Your responsibilities
- You lead and develop a team of consolidation experts and build up the Consolidation & Closing function – including know-how transfer and the set-up of roles, processes and interfaces.
- You own the closing process end to end and make it work reliably: closing calendar design & execution, validation of reporting packages, quality gates and status tracking – steering the close across legal entities and the Finance Operations team through to the consolidated figures.
- You are responsible for the IFRS consolidation – capital, debt, income and expense consolidation, intercompany and interim profit eliminations – and for the consolidated statements, including cash flow statement, statement of changes in equity and the IFRS 8 segment reconciliation.
- You assess and account for complex changes in the group structure – initial consolidations, deconsolidations, changes in shareholdings, non-controlling interests, disposals and discontinued operations (IFRS 3, 5, 10) – and support potential M&A and portfolio transactions.
- You are responsible for tax accounting at group level – deferred taxes and the group tax reconciliation – in close cooperation with the Tax department.
- You manage the audit of the consolidated financial statements – audit plan and timetable, PBC coordination and management letter follow-up – and are in regular contact with the auditor on operational accounting and closing topics.
- You are the functional owner of the consolidation and closing logic in our systems and actively shape the implementation of our new planning, consolidation and reporting tool.
- You make the close faster, more robust and capital-market-ready through fast close, standardisation, automation and data quality – and you are the go-to contact for complex consolidation questions across the group.
Your profile
- You hold a degree in business administration or economics with a focus on accounting, audit or finance; a professional qualification (e.g. WP, CPA, ACCA) is a plus.
- You have several years of experience in group consolidation of complex international structures – in the group accounting function of a listed or capital-market-oriented company and/or at an audit firm.
- You have in-depth IFRS expertise, particularly in consolidation (IFRS 3, 5, 10, 11, IAS 12, IAS 21); experience with IFRS 9 hedge accounting and IFRS 16 is an advantage. You discuss accounting positions with auditors on an equal footing.
- You have first leadership experience – disciplinary or as a functional or project lead – and want to build, develop and grow a high-performing team.
- You have hands-on experience with consolidation and ERP systems, an affinity for data and automation, and ideally a track record in system implementation or fast-close projects.
- Experience with carve-outs, spin-offs, IPOs or capital market readiness projects is a strong plus.
- You communicate fluently in German and English. You work in a structured, hands-on way, stay calm under deadline pressure, take ownership and build trust across functions and countries.
Your benefits
A spirit of teamwork and mutual respect has been part of our culture for over 200 years. If these values are as important to you as they are to us, apply now!
