Senior Accountant

Connect Group; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Group is seeking an ambitious finance professional to lead European entity accounting, ensuring accurate close and timely reporting across multiple jurisdictions. You will own journal entries, reconciliations, and statutory reporting while partnering with regional leaders on budgeting, forecasting, and process improvements.

This role emphasizes GAAP proficiency, ERP tooling expertise (SAP S/4HANA, BlackLine), and cross-border collaboration within a fast-paced multinational setting.

Qualifications

• Experience 5–8 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Background in multinational life sciences, medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or manufacturing; public accounting experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP (IFRS knowledge is a plus).
• Knowledge of internal control frameworks, revenue recognition, inventory accounting, and manufacturing cost accounting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with SAP ECC, S/4HANA, or other ERP systems (and BlackLine or similar consolidation tools).
• Exposure to transfer pricing, intercompany accounting, and shared service centre environments.
• Geographic scope: experience supporting multiple European legal entities and operations in Germany, the UK, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Belgium.
• Language Skills: Strong written and verbal English communication; German or French would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Ensure timely completion of month-end and year-end close activities.
• Analyze balance sheet and income statement accounts, explaining significant variances.
• Support monthly management reporting and consolidated financial reporting packages.
• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies and internal controls using SAP ECC, S/4HANA, NetSuite, and BlackLine processes.
• Maintain general ledger integrity across assigned European entities.
• Review transactions for proper accounting treatment under US GAAP and local accounting requirements.
• Monitor accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, intercompany transactions, and reserves.
• Coordinate intercompany reconciliations and settlement activities.
• Support preparation of local statutory financial statements.
• Coordinate with external accounting firms and auditors on statutory reporting requirements.
• Assist with local tax reporting support, including VAT and other indirect tax filings.
• Ensure compliance with local regulatory, accounting, and reporting obligations.
• Act as a primary contact for internal and external auditors.
• Prepare audit schedules, supporting documentation, and technical accounting analyses.
• Assist with internal control documentation and corrective actions arising from audit findings.
• Partner with operational leaders to understand business performance and accounting implications.
• Provide financial support to regional management teams and assist with budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and reporting efficiency.
• Participate in finance transformation initiatives, ERP enhancements, and the implementation/optimization of SAP S/4HANA and BlackLine.

Tools

SAP ECC

SAP S/4HANA

BlackLine

Intercompany accounting

Transfer pricing

Excel

US GAAP

English language

German/French advantageous

Job description

We are looking for an ambitious, driven finance professional to join my client's European finance team, taking ownership of senior-level tasks and ensuring all European entity management accounts are completed accurately and within tight month-end deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Ensure timely completion of month-end and year-end close activities.
• Analyze balance sheet and income statement accounts, explaining significant variances.
• Support monthly management reporting and consolidated financial reporting packages.
• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies and internal controls using SAP ECC, S/4 HANA, NetSuite, and BlackLine processes.

General Ledger Accounting

• Maintain general ledger integrity across assigned European entities.
• Review transactions for proper accounting treatment under US GAAP and local accounting requirements.
• Monitor accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, intercompany transactions, and reserves.
• Coordinate intercompany reconciliations and settlement activities.

Statutory & Regulatory Compliance

• Support the preparation of local statutory financial statements.
• Coordinate with external accounting firms and auditors on statutory reporting requirements.
• Assist with local tax reporting support, including VAT and other indirect tax filings.
• Ensure compliance with local regulatory, accounting, and reporting obligations.

Audit Support

• Act as a primary contact for internal and external auditors.
• Prepare audit schedules, supporting documentation, and technical accounting analyses.
• Assist with internal control documentation and the implementation of corrective actions arising from audit findings.

Business Partnership & Process Improvement

• Partner with operational leaders to understand business performance and accounting implications.
• Provide financial support to regional management teams and assist with budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, controls, and reporting efficiency.
• Participate in finance transformation initiatives, ERP enhancements, and the implementation/optimization of SAP S/4HANA and BlackLine.

Qualifications & Experience Requirements

• Experience Years: 5–8 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Preferred Background: Experience within a multinational life sciences, medical device, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or manufacturing organization; public accounting experience preferred.

Technical & Accounting Skills:

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP (IFRS knowledge is a plus).
• Knowledge of internal control frameworks, revenue recognition, inventory accounting, and manufacturing cost accounting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with SAP ECC, S/4HANA, or other ERP systems (and BlackLine or similar consolidation tools).
• Exposure to transfer pricing, intercompany accounting, and shared service centre environments.
• Geographic Scope: Experience supporting multiple European legal entities and operations in countries such as Germany, the UK, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Belgium.
• Language Skills: Strong written and verbal English communication skills. Proficiency in German or French would be highly advantageous.

Personal Attributes

• Proactive, ‘can-do’ attitude with a solutions-focused approach and a drive to expand skills beyond current levels.
• High level of commitment, initiative, and a proven team player mentality.
• Comfortable thriving in a fast-paced environment and communicating effectively with diverse stakeholders.