Financial Analyst

Talantir; Düsseldorf; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Talantir in Düsseldorf, Germany, seeks a Finance Analyst to support the German Business Partner with ledger maintenance and financial control and reporting for assigned entities. You will provide a commercial sounding board to guide operational decisions.

The role involves assisting with monthly/quarterly/yearly statements, intercompany processes, and balance sheet reconciliations while collaborating with Operations, People & Culture, Administration & Sales teams.

Qualifications

• Understanding of accounting principles and double-entry accounting.

Responsibilities

• Support Finance Business Partner for monthly, quarterly and yearly accounting statements and audit coordination.
• Maintain Fixed Assets, Prepayments, and intercompany invoices.
• Assist Financial Control and Reporting.
• Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Contribute to decision making by providing information to Operations.
• Handle customer/supplier queries as needed.
• Support process improvements and ERP/MI developments.
• Coordinate with global finance and remote teams.

Skills

Data interpretation

Analytical thinking

Independent working

Initiative

Problem solving

Stakeholder collaboration

Change management

English & German fluency

Education

Understanding accounting principles

Tools

Excel

SAP by Design

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

ROLE SPECIFICATION

Forming part of the finance team, the Finance Analyst is responsible for helping the German Business Partner with the Ledger Maintenance & Financial Control & Reporting for a Country / Group of Countries, whilst delivering to in country Management a commercial sounding board to guide and support in operational business decisions.

Main activities and tasks:

• Providing support to the Finance Business Partner for the monthly, quarterly and yearly accounting statements of the assigned entities, together with annual audit coordination and preparation
• Responsible for Maintaining Fixed Assets, Prepayments, creation of Intercompany invoices
• Providing support to the Finance Business Parter in Financial Control and Reporting
• Controlling duties for the entities
• Monthly balance sheet account reconciliations
• Contributing to key decision making - providing information to the Operations Team
• Helping with customer/supplier queries
• Implementing changes to ensure that key targets are met
• Building and maintaining relationships with senior managers and their departments icl. Operations, People & Culture, Administration & Sales
• Provide cover on other ledger entities as required (during holidays etc.)
• Active role in improving the Connect44 processes (e.g. development of ERP, and MI)
• Support the global finance team: coordinate with the local controller and with the remote finance operations team
• Support Order-to-Cash process: follow-up with Business Operations and finance stakeholders on unbilled aged revenue, follow-up with Business Operations and finance stakeholders on uncollected / unapplied AR
• Support Cost Allocation reporting: maintain CoGS report for monthly closing, post PnL manual reclasses for CoGS and Opex PnL, follow-up with AP team for AP posting
• Support/Drive creation of the process maps and provide the necessary training to internal stakeholders

Required Education & Trainings:

• Understanding of accounting principles and double entries accounting

Required Experience:

• Previous relevant working experience in Finance minimum 2-3 years

Specific skills & technical knowledge:

• Ability to interpret raw data and translate it into clear, concise information
• Fast and accurate working skills
• Person with spirit of initiative and independent working
• Dependable and flexible
• Analytical thinking with regards to everyday work
• Problem solving skills and the ability to think creatively
• The ability to work with other stakeholders
• The confidence to justify and implement change
• Fluent English and German (written and spoken), further languages advantageous
• Excellent MS-Office knowledge, specifically Excel required and SAP by Design or S4Hanna knowledge preferred.