Lead Accountant - Assistant Manager - German - Remote EMEA/EU

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We are inviting applications for the role of a Lead Accountant - Assistant Manager - German - Remote EMEA/EU
The Operational Controllership team provides support for our client's financial activities for our affiliates across 5 countries in Europe, working closely with the local/regional business controllership teams.
Service scope includes preparatory and closing activities in areas like Compensation & Benefit, Supply Chain, Cash & Banking and Intercompany, which is a phenomenal opportunity to have an extensive overview of accounting for a global company.
Responsibilities
• Ensure timely completion of period close processes
• Review, control & supervise reconciliation process at monthly / quarterly cycles
• Interpret, apply and explain complex accounting principles and commercial business impact
• Identify and resolve issues across different sets of data and across processes
• Find opportunities to improve closing activities and drive process improvement
• Manage intercompany transactions and reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, timely settlement, and compliance with internal policies and accounting standards
• Monitor and reconcile inventory balances, ensuring accurate valuation, timely adjustments, and compliance with accounting policies and internal controls.
• Responsible for managing daily treasury operations, including cash positioning, liquidity planning, bank reconciliations, and ensuring optimal cash flow to support business needs.
• Responsible for preparing and submitting monthly VAT returns, ensuring all transactions are accurately recorded and compliant with applicable tax regulations.
• Oversees the Fixed Asset register and Finance Master Data to ensure proper capitalization, accurate depreciation, high quality data maintenance, and adherence to internal policies and accounting standards.
• Generate Statutory financial reports according to local GAAP standards (monthly, quarterly and annual).
• Identify and provide key financial data to enable decision-making at senior leadership level.
• Ensure implementation and understanding of the financial policies and procedures in compliance with local legislation and the company rules
• Ensure compliance to finance standards and practices
• Lead all aspects of operations and support the junior accountants in the team
• Actively participate in migrations / coordination - supervising the transitions
• Be the primary point of contact for Auditors, Controllers
• Ensure Internal controls are in place and take a leading role in mitigating risks
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• Significant years multi-GAAP accounting experience
• Statutory knowledge
• Proficiency in the English language
• Has a deep understanding of how operational processes link to the financial statements
• Understand the interdependencies of key financial metrics / ratios.
Soft Skills
• Effective interpersonal skills and highly professional style when taking care of country affiliates & business partners
• Highly organized with consistent track record to meet commitments
• Able to prioritize / re-organize to work through roadblocks
• Is comfortable to execute through uncertainty and adopt change in response to new information.
Preferred qualifications
• Computer Literacy: MS Office, particularly Excel
• ERP system (Oracle or SAP)
• ACCA certificate
• A second European language is an advantage

Why join Genpact?
• Be a transformation leader - Work at the cutting edge of AI, automation, and digital innovation
• Make an impact - Drive change for global enterprises and solve business challenges that matter
• Accelerate your career - Get hands-on experience, mentorship, and continuous learning opportunities
• Work with the best - Join 140,000+ bold thinkers and problem-solvers who push boundaries every day
• Thrive in a values-driven culture - Our courage, curiosity, and incisiveness - built on a foundation of integrity and inclusion - allow your ideas to fuel progress
Come join the tech shapers and growth makers at Genpact and take your career in the only direction that matters: Up.
Let's build tomorrow together.

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