Accounting Manager

Monotype; Köln; Vor Ort; EUR 50.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An established industry player seeks a dedicated accountant to join their finance team in a dynamic international environment. This role involves overseeing finance processes for multiple entities, ensuring compliance with various GAAPs, and supporting strategic business initiatives. You will collaborate closely with teams across Europe and the USA, enhancing financial communication and efficiency. With a strong focus on professional growth, this position offers a supportive team culture and opportunities for international exchange. If you are passionate about finance and thrive in a fast-paced setting, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Leistungen

Annual bonus

Company pension via direct insurance

Urban Sports Club membership

English language classes

Subsidised BVG or Deutschland ticket

30 days of annual leave

Modern office in central Berlin

Professional onboarding

Regular company events

Qualifikationen

• Experienced accountant with initial team leadership responsibility.
• Fluent in English and German; French is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Act as a link between operational teams and finance for effective communication.
• Assist in preparation of monthly and quarterly US GAAP reporting.

Kenntnisse

Accounting

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Change Management

Fluent in English

Fluent in German

French Language Skills

Tools

SAP

Large ERP Systems

Jobbeschreibung

Named "One of the Most Innovative Companies in Design" by Fast Company, Monotype brings brands to life through type and technology that consumers engage with every day. The company's rich legacy includes a library that can be traced back hundreds of years, featuring famed typefaces like Helvetica, Futura, Times New Roman, and more. Monotype specializes in the design, development, licensing, and management of typefaces and font technologies for the world’s biggest global brands and individual creative professionals, offering a wide set of solutions that make it easier for them to do what they do best: design beautiful brand experiences.

Want to learn more about who we are, what we do, and how you can become part of our team of over 1,000 talented employees across the globe? Visit us at www.monotype.com.

This role has responsibility for oversight of finance processes and controls for three entities located in Germany and France. The role reports to the Senior Accounting Manager based remotely in Dormagen.

The work involves performing a subset of daily transactions and overseeing the work performed by one accountant in Berlin as well as an offshore team. Towards month-end, the team prepares necessary reconciliations and group-wide reporting for the entities. The role also manages several external reporting deadlines, including tax filings and statistical reporting.

The candidate will join a motivated finance team that serves other departments, the managing director, the group finance team in Woburn MA, USA, and the offshore team. External communication will mainly involve auditors and tax advisors in Germany and France.

What’s in it for you :

• An innovative, international working environment in the software technology industry
• Annual bonus in addition to your salary (depending on company results)
• Attractive employee benefits (company pension via direct insurance, Urban Sports Club, English language classes, subsidised BVG or “Deutschland” ticket)
• 30 days of annual leave
• A modern and well-equipped office in a central location in Berlin
• Professional onboarding and a very supportive team culture
• Exchange with international colleagues, especially with offices in Paris and London
• Regular company events (Summer and Christmas parties)

What you will be doing :

Commercial Finance

• Act as a link between operational teams and the finance department to ensure effective communication and integration of business initiatives within finance
• Work with the Senior Manager Accounting to maintain and improve finance processes and communication
• Support ad hoc projects to support business growth and efficiency

Reporting & Compliance

• Assist in the preparation and review of monthly and quarterly US GAAP reporting for the three entities
• Support the preparation of annual accounts under local GAAPs (German HGB), French GAAP, and tax returns and audits
• Perform and review key monthly balance sheet reconciliations and general journals
• Review payroll and finance-related personnel matters

What are we looking for :

• Experienced accountant with initial team leadership responsibility
• Fluent in English and German (both written and verbal); French language skills are a plus
• Experience working within an international environment with virtual teams across time zones
• Experience working under multiple accounting GAAPs, preferably including US GAAP and German HGB
• Experience with large ERP systems, preferably SAP
• Open to change management initiatives
• Dedicated, ambitious, and capable of managing high work demands and shifting priorities
• Strong communication skills for effective interface with employees at all levels and external providers
• Willingness to travel occasionally within EMEA (France and UK) and the USA