Successfully completed studies in Business Administration or a successfully completed Finance-related professional education Experience: Professional training (e.g. financial accountant or balance sheet accountant) or certification is an advantage 7+ years of experience in general ledger and sub-ledger Accounting and in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements Experience in financial audit and/or experience in Finance-, Accounting-, or tax-related advisory is an advantage Experience in project work in the field of finance and accounting, ideally in the environment of global business services, shared services or in transformation contexts would be an advantage Excellent knowledge of IFRS and ideally HGB, good knowledge of international VAT law desirable Good knowledge of SAP R/3, SAP ECC or S/4 HANA and MS-Office Business fluent written and spoken English and German language skills; other languages are advantageous Very good communication skills with a convincing manner Very high customer orientation, ability to work and take over functional responsibility in a team Ability to constructively deal with conflicts and affinity to work in an international, cross-functional and dynamic environment Very reliable and proactive way of working