Group Director Accounting (m/f/d)

REPA Deutschland GmbH; GADA Bergkirchen; Ibrido; EUR 120.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

30 days vacation

Hybrid working model

Company pension scheme

Canteen with subsidized lunch

Training & development opportunities

Casual dress code

Regular employee events

Job ticket

Free employee parking

Descrizione del lavoro

REPA Deutschland GmbH, part of the REPA Group, seeks a Group Director Accounting to lead corporate accounting across Europe. You will report to the CFO and oversee close cycles, intercompany, and general ledger for multiple entities in a fast-growing distribution network.

You will drive governance, transformation initiatives, and an accounting organization capable of scalable growth, with a focus on inventory, cost, and financial controls.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification in accounting/finance.
• 10+ years' progressive accounting leadership experience, including multi-country Europe exposure.
• Proven success leading multi-entity accounting organizations across Europe.
• Deep expertise in inventory, cost, and operational accounting in distribution/supply chain.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge for complex transactions.
• Experience with ERP implementations and finance transformations.
• Ability to operate at strategic and operational levels in a fast-growing business.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management with executives and auditors.

Mansioni

• Lead corporate accounting activities across monthly, quarterly, and annual closes for European entities.
• Ensure accuracy of financial statements, intercompany accounting, and general ledger.
• Own balance sheet and income statement quality with robust reconciliations and analyses.
• Oversee revenue recognition, leases, FX, acquisitions, impairments, and equity transactions.
• Provide leadership visibility on performance, risks, and critical financial matters.
• Define accounting policies on inventory valuation, costing, reserves, and inventory cycles.
• Ensure accurate COGS, freight, rebates, and gross margin drivers.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Pricing, and Commercial leaders to improve margins and working capital.
• Serve as accounting leader for a complex, multi-site European network.
• Strengthen governance and internal controls across inventory, purchasing, and reporting.
• Lead risk assessments, remediation, and audit readiness.
• Be primary contact for external auditors; promote standardized practices.
• Oversee intercompany transfer pricing documentation and compliance.
• Drive harmonization, standardization, and automation of processes and reporting.
• Support ERP implementations and finance transformation programs.
• Provide leadership for acquisitions, integrations, and new centers.
• Build scalable finance infrastructure for growth.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Financial reporting

Inventory & cost accounting

Multi-country accounting

Operational accounting

Strategic leadership

Process standardization

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

10+ years accounting leadership

Strumenti

ERP implementations

Descrizione del lavoro

We areREPA Deutschland GmbH, part of the REPA Group - Europe's leading distributor of spare parts for the catering industry, commercial kitchens, refrigeration technology and more. With over 95,000 items from more than 2,000 manufacturers, we offer the largest range on the market. Our 6 warehouses in Europe, 9 locations and over 1,000 employees guarantee fast and reliable service. Our affiliation withParts Town, the American market leader in high-tech spare parts distribution, gives us even more power. Together we ensure that everything runs smoothly - whether it's a coffee machine, refrigerator or combi-steamer.

Work location: Bergkirchen (relocating to Unterschleißheim at the end of 2027)

Job Description

As Group Director Accounting, you will lead REPA's corporate accounting function and ensure accurate, timely, and scalable financial reporting across our European business. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will oversee accounting operations for a complex distribution environment, including inventory, cost accounting, consolidations, compliance, and financial controls.

You will play a key role in supporting REPA's continued growth by driving process excellence, strengthening governance, leading transformation initiatives, and developing a high-performing accounting organization.

Your Responsibilities:

• Lead all corporate accounting activities, including monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes across multiple European entities.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial statements, consolidations, intercompany accounting, and general ledger activities.
• Own the quality and completeness of the balance sheet and income statement, supported by robust reconciliations, variance analysis, and review processes.
• Oversee complex accounting matters including revenue recognition, leases, foreign currency, acquisitions, impairments, and equity-related transactions.
• Provide executive leadership with visibility into accounting performance, emerging risks, and business-critical financial matters.
• Own accounting policies and execution for inventory valuation, standard and actual costing, reserves, obsolescence, cycle counts, and physical inventory processes.
• Ensure accurate accounting for cost of goods sold, freight, supplier programs, rebates, and other key drivers of gross margin.
• Partner closely with Supply Chain, Pricing, and Commercial leaders to improve margin transparency, operational decision-making, and working capital performance.
• Serve as the accounting leader for a complex, multi-site European distribution network.

Governance, Controls & Compliance

• Strengthen accounting governance and internal controls across inventory, purchasing, receiving, warehousing, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and financial reporting processes.
• Lead risk assessments, control improvement initiatives, remediation programs, and audit readiness activities.
• Act as the primary accounting contact for external auditors and ensure the timely resolution of accounting and control matters.
• Promote scalable and consistent accounting practices across entities, functions, and geographies.
• Oversee transfer pricing documentation and related intercompany processes, ensuring compliance with applicable regulations while driving process standardization, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with external tax advisors to ensure compliance with accounting-related tax requirements and support the continuous improvement of related processes.

Transformation & Strategic Initiatives

• Drive the harmonization, standardization, and automation of accounting processes, systems, and reporting structures across European entities to improve efficiency, transparency, and scalability.
• Lead or support ERP implementations, finance transformation programs, warehouse management integrations, and process modernization initiatives.
• Provide accounting leadership for acquisitions, integrations, new distribution centers, network expansions, and other strategic projects.
• Build a finance infrastructure capable of supporting continued organic growth and future acquisitions.

Leadership

• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing accounting organization across Europe.
• Continuously evolve the European accounting operating model, optimizing organizational structures, responsibilities, and processes to support efficiency, accountability, and future growth.
• Establish clear accountability, succession planning, and talent development strategies.
• Partner effectively with operational leaders while maintaining an independent controllership mindset.
• Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience, including significant responsibility within distribution, wholesale, retail, manufacturing, or other inventory-intensive environments.
• Proven success leading multi-country, multi-entity accounting organizations across Europe.
• Deep expertise in inventory, cost, and operational accounting within a complex distribution or supply chain environment.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience navigating complex accounting issues and business transactions.
• Demonstrated success leading ERP implementations, finance transformations, and large-scale process standardization initiatives.
• Ability to operate effectively at both strategic and operational levels in a fast-growing, evolving business.
• Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills, with credibility among executives, auditors, and business leaders.

Preferred

• Experience in a private equity-backed, acquisitive, or rapidly growing international organization.
• Experience integrating ERP, warehouse management, document management, financial reporting, and consolidation systems.

Additional Information

In addition to a secure job in an internationally successful, fast-growing and family-friendly group of companies, you can also expect:

• 30 days vacation
• Hybrid working modelwith flexible working hours and flexitime account in a 40-hour week
• Company pension scheme
• Canteenwith subsidized lunch
• Individual training and development opportunities
• Casual dress code
• Regular employee events
• Job ticket
• Free employee parking spaces
• All the traditional benefits like health insurance, paid time away while you re-energize – don’t worry, we’ve got you covered

REPAwelcomes diversity and is an equal opportunities employer. All qualified applicants are considered regardless of race, religion, skin color, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

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