Accounting Specialist - German

What you'll do:

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As an Accounting Specialist your primary function provide support for all Corporate & Electrical and Industrial sector ledger related matters in the EMEA SouthWest zone. This role will have a strong focus on compliance, standardization of financial processes within the zone and will act as first level escalation for all matters in the zone while working closely with GFSS, COE and finance teams.
• Principal responsibility for this position is to support and/or supervise the zone developing and acting as point of contact for all matters.
• Responsible for all reporting for the countries in scope and other statutory compliance (all statistical reporting to government and banks, statutory requirements not fulfilled by other departments etc.)
• Act as first point of escalation for various matters (eInvoicing, SAFT, tax inquiries, special projects, SCM and PTP issues etc.)
• Ensure control environment. Adherence to all Eaton Policies, US GAAP, SOX and local statutory/tax compliance requirements must be maintained
• Partner with the business and finance organization to support all stategic initiatives in the region
• Partner with all COEs ( Statutory, Tax, Payroll teams) to help execute business strategies and build business acumen
• Support all strategic projects within the region such as tax, restructuring, payroll, system implementations, treasury and other ad-hoc projects
• Drive optimization through standardization, simplification and automation of financial processes within the zone, working closely with Controllership and COE teams to build out and achieve the most efficient and effective organization
• Support business & accounting and controls processes improvements and transitions
• Support all statutory, tax, customs and internal audits
• Support month end closing and monthly reconciliation activities
• Ethical standards must be maintained at all times

Qualifications:

Degree in Accounting / Finance, Master's Degree (professional qualification) is preferred
3+ years of relevant work experience in Accounting, Finance

Skills:

Experience of finance/accounting within a multinational manufacturing environment
Exposure to Sarbanes Oxley and US GAAP and local GAAP (HGB) desirable
Fluent in business English and German
Ability to operate and deliver independently
Self-starter with initiative and high learning agility
Strongly invested in life-long learning
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Strong technical skills with a high business acumen
Change management and continuous improvement mindset
Able to work as part of a team and adhere to company standard processes, practices & policies
Comfortable dealing with ambiguity

What we offer:
Competitive compensation and benefits package
Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
Flexible working solutions (home office.) are implemented across different EMEA locations, check out with the site HR what type of flexible working solution is available for this role.
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