Senior Accounting Specialist Subledger (f/m/x)

Douglas; Düsseldorf; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The DOUGLAS Group, headquartered in Düsseldorf, seeks a Senior Accounting Specialist Subledger for a 24-month fixed-term contract. The role centers on managing AP in SAP, resolving invoice issues, bank reconciliations, and driving automation in purchase-to-pay processes.

Ideal candidates will have commercial vocational training, strong AP experience in a corporate group, and fluency in German and English. SAP proficiency and a collaborative mindset are essential for success in this international

Qualifications

• Completed commercial vocational training or equivalent qualification.
• Several years of accounting experience within a corporate group and strong accounts payable expertise.
• Excellent MS Office skills and confident use of SAP, ideally with experience in digital invoicing or travel and expense processes.
• Excellent German and English language skills.
• A positive mindset, a collaborative approach and a drive to challenge, standardise and automate processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounts payable activities, including reviewing, coding and posting supplier invoices in SAP.
• Independently resolve invoice queries, payment reminders and outstanding issues in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Process and reconcile bank transactions and help resolve outstanding payment items.
• Prepare and review SAP payment runs.
• Support selected travel and expense activities and their accounting treatment.
• Help improve, standardise and automate our purchase-to-pay processes, with opportunities to take on responsibilities in other accounting areas over time.

Skills

German language skills

English language skills

MS Office skills

Education

Completed commercial vocational training or equivalent qualification

Tools

SAP

Digital invoicing

Travel and expense processes

Bank accounting

Job description

At our headquarters in Düsseldorf, we are looking for a Senior Accounting Specialist Subledger (f/m/x) to join us on a 24-month fixed-term contract.

TASKS WITH IMPACT

• Manage day-to-day accounts payable activities, including reviewing, coding and posting supplier invoices in SAP
• Independently resolve invoice queries, payment reminders and outstanding issues in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Process and reconcile bank transactions and help resolve outstanding payment items
• Prepare and review SAP payment runs
• Support selected travel and expense activities and their accounting treatment
• Help improve, standardise and automate our purchase-to-pay processes, with opportunities to take on responsibilities in other accounting areas over time

Your Skills

We take a fair, competency-based approach to recruitment, looking beyond your experience to understand how you make an impact, embrace change and collaborate with others.

Alongside these competencies, we are particularly interested in the following qualifications and skills:

• Completed commercial vocational training or an equivalent qualification
• Several years of accounting experience within a corporate group and strong accounts payable expertise, ideally complemented by experience in bank accounting
• Excellent MS Office skills and confident use of SAP, ideally with experience in digital invoicing or travel and expense processes
• Excellent German and English language skills
• A positive mindset, a collaborative approach and a drive to challenge, standardise and automate processes

As an international employer, we stand for equal opportunities and diversity. We therefore welcome applications from mothers, fathers, people with disabilities and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. Please let us know if, for example, we should use a gender-neutral pronoun, if you need barrier-free access to our offices or if we should allow more time for the application process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

About The DOUGLAS Group

The DOUGLAS Group, with its commercial brands DOUGLAS, NOCIBÉ, Parfumdreams and Niche Beauty, is the number one omnichannel premium beauty destination in Europe. The DOUGLAS Group is inspiring customers to live their own kind of beauty by offering a unique assortment online and in around 1,970 stores. With unparalleled size and access to customers, the DOUGLAS Group is the partner of choice for brands and offers a premium range of selective and exclusive brands as well as own corporate brands. The assortment includes fragrances, color cosmetics, skin care, hair care, accessories as well as beauty services. Strengthening its successful omnichannel positioning while consistently developing superior customer experience is at the heart of the DOUGLAS Group strategy “Let it Bloom”. The winning business model is underpinned by the Group’s omnichannel proposition, leading brands, and data capabilities. In the financial year 2024/25, the DOUGLAS Group generated sales of 4.58 billion euros and employed more than 19,900 people across Europe. The DOUGLAS Group (Douglas AG) is listed at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.