What you´ll do

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS and HGB and manage effective alignments with our external auditors to ensure efficient audit procedures
• Be the advisor on financial implications to your stakeholders including business, while ensuring full compliance with international and local accounting standards
• Proactively screen latest developments of relevant GAAP and propose adjustments to accounting practice to support the businesses in optimal financial steering
• Continuously optimize processes and seek to showcase state-of-the-art accounting practices - both for your own role but also within and for the broader international accounting community

What makes you a good fit

• Master's degree in business administration with specialisation in Accounting, PhD is a plus
• 3-5 years proven experience in audit or accounting in an IFRS environment
• Aside proficiency in SAP-FI/CO, eager to continuously adopt new tools, you strive for an AI-enhanced workstyle, apply advanced excel skills including VBA and power query and embrace working with data visualisation tools like Power BI
• Excellent applied knowledge of IFRS and HGB
• Solid end-to-end understanding of business operations and its effect onto financial KPI and processes in Accounting including Book-keeping and cost accounting
• Experience in (leading) projects to conceptualize changes in Accounting
• Fluent English and German language skills

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Globally wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Company Pension Plan 100% financed by Henkel
• MEGA Preventive Health Insurance
• CareFlex Supplementary Care Insurance
• Mobility offer: My Henkel Bike and Jobticket

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, generations and disabilities. If there are any specific accommodations or adjustments you require for the interview process or your on-site appointment, please inform us, and we'll do our best to accommodate your requests.

JOB ID: 25083722

Job Locations: Germany, North Rhine Westphalia, Düsseldorf

Contact information for application-related questions:Recruitment-Germany@henkel.com

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