Senior Accountant (m/f/d)

• Run the complete day-to-day accounting of NTIC Europe GmbH: accounts payable and receivable, banking, general ledger and journal entries.
• Prepare the monthly and annual financial statements under German GAAP (HGB) and deliver the monthly reporting package converted to US GAAP for the parent.
• Own the month-end close on a tight timeline (monthly figures by working day 10; quarterly figures fully reconciled, as required of a US-listed group).
• Prepare and file German VAT (Umsatzsteuer-Voranmeldung).
• Handle intercompany accounting and reconciliations with the US parent and the European joint-venture network.
• Maintain inventory and cost-of-goods accounting, including reconciliation and write-down / disposal matters.
• Run the small local payroll and ensure the mandatory social-security, pension and health-insurance payments are made accurately and on time.
• Provide documentation to auditors and support external audits and authority reviews.
• Handle reporting queries and ad-hoc requests from management in Germany and the responsible people in the USA independently.

• Completed commercial education with a qualification as Bilanzbuchhalter (IHK) or equivalent, or a comparable education combined with solid hands-on experience.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in accounting, ideally including responsibility for a full set of books.
• Sound knowledge of German financial accounting and HGB financial-statement preparation; exposure to US GAAP or IFRS reporting / conversions is a strong plus.
• Solid knowledge of German VAT and, ideally, intercompany accounting.
• Confident with accounting software and very strong Excel; experience with Lexware is a plus, and any SAP / S/4HANA experience is welcome.
• Very good written and spoken English, this is the working language with the US team (German native or fluent).
• Highly self-managed, proactive and reliable: someone who takes ownership of the function and moves things forward without being managed day-to-day.
• Strong integrity and clear communication: the confidence to raise questions and discrepancies openly with the relevant stakeholders.

We offer

• 30 days of vacation per year (plus 24.12. and 31.12.).
• Monthly travel allowance or, alternatively, a free parking space.
• Subsidised company pension plan / capital-forming benefits.
• Lunch or breakfast provided on a regular basis.
• Regular, individual further training and development.
• Health-management benefits (e.g. free travel, health insurance, height-adjustable desks).
• A central workplace in an open, modern environment in the historic centre of Krefeld-Linn (near Linn Castle).
• An exciting, international industry with a first name “you” culture.
• Mobile working part of the time Germany-wide, and up to 50 days per year from other European countries (incl. EEA, CH & GB).