Head of Finance and Accounting Germany (m/f/x)

Your Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for the Accounting and Controlling divisions
• Management and development of the General Ledger, Group Accounting, Credit Management and Controlling divisions (approx. 23 employees)
• Ensuring the timely preparation of the monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements as well as the consolidated financial statements
• Planning, implementation and control of budgets and forecasts, including deviation analyses
• Taking over annual planning and cost accounting
• Central contact for auditors, tax advisors, banks and first point of contact for the Group management
• Establishing and ensuring the implementation of current accounting and tax regulations, providing active advice and support to the team leaders/teams on accounting issues
• Continuous development of the Finance and Controlling teams

Your Profile

• Completed studies in economics (ideally with a focus on accounting) or a comparable qualification
• Relevant professional experience in group accounting, preferably with experience in auditing
• Proficiency in the German Commercial Code (HGB) (individual and consolidated financial statements)
• Leadership experience is advantageous
• Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken
• Hands-on mentality as well as a structured and independent way of working
• High level of social competence, ability to work in a team and good communication skills for complex issues

Your Benefits

• Be part of the progress - find your place in our unique WIP culture
• As part of the WIP crew you have the opportunity to connect at our events or just have fun
• Your closet benefits from our staff discounts
• Your future, our upgrade - we subsidize your company pension scheme by 100%
• Your well-being is important to us - we contribute to this with free beverages and sports programs