SELECTION: TECHNICAL ACCOUNT - GERMANY

Job Description And Qualifications

We are the European Shared Services Center of Air Products, a world-leading Industrial Gases company with operations in 50 countries. With more than 300 employees based in Cornellà de Llobregat, we support the group's various subsidiaries of all Europe and other regions.

We have built an outstanding multicultural environment composed by employees of around 30 different nationalities.

We are looking for a Technical Accountant for Germany based in Barcelona.

The job holder is a member of the Northern Continent Financial Accounting department, responsible for all key compliance deadlines of the Air Products subsidiaries in the Germany.

As a Technical Accountant You Will

Be responsible for timely and accurate preparation and filing of Annual Financial Statements in accordance with German Accounting Standards and German Civil Code for several German legal entities.

Close monthly, quarterly, and annual activities for US GAAP and NL GAAP.

Be responsible for the preparation of balance sheet reconciliations on a quarterly basis in line with company policy.

Be responsible for annual statutory audit of the German entities and obtaining a clean sign-off for the annual accounts by our auditor Deloitte.

Have continuous close cooperation internally with other finance, payroll, Tax, Legal, Business departments in the Germany, consolidation department at the head office in the US or other locations as needed.

Review and advise on all major transactions recorded correctly under the DAS requirements, preparing, and executing all necessary legal adjustments.

Be assigned and/or support other legal entities managed by the North continent technical accounting team.

you will have

Degree in accounting or finance administration.

Working knowledge of German accounting standards and German Civil Code.

Basic knowledge of German reporting and Tax structure.

Experience in another GAAP would also be a plus (US GAAP, IFRS, Others..)

Experience in the preparation of annual financial statements under DAS is desired.

Ability to communicate effectively in a large multi-disciplined and multi-cultural environment.

Strong verbal and written skills in English and German are essential.

Office applications – Microsoft office package.

SAP knowledge would be an advantage.

CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT (08940)

Full-time - hybrid (2 days from 8-9am to 5-6pm mandatory face-to-face.

Salary: Maximum 50K BA.

Contact email: [email protected]