(Senior) Bookkeeper / Financial Accountant (f/m/d)

HSH Chemie GmbH; Hamburg; Hybrid; EUR 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Deutschlandticket

30 vacation days

Salary package

Pension subsidy

Capital formation subsidy

Corporate Benefits

Mental health support (Nilo)

Modern equipment

Team events

Coffee & snacks

Job summary

HSH Chemie GmbH, headquartered in Hamburg, is seeking a Senior Bookkeeper/Financial Accountant to manage invoices, payments and master data with a focus on VAT and commercial law adherence. The role offers involvement in bank reconciliations, accruals and financial statement preparations as part of a dynamic European finance team.

You will work with various accounting software (Dynamics, DATEV, Navision), communicate in German (English preferred), and contribute to efficient, accurate financial

Qualifications

• Finished commercial education with a focus on finance, bookkeeping, taxes or comparable.
• Experience applying VAT and commercial law regulations (HGB).
• Ideally helped prepare financial statements.
• Experience with financial software like Dynamics/DATEV/Navision is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage incoming and outgoing invoices and ensure timely payments.
• Verify payments, track outstanding items, reconcile open items, and maintain master data.
• Assist in bank and cash reconciliation, create accruals.
• Process travel expenses and credit card transactions; reconcile balance sheet accounts.

Skills

Numbers

Excel

German

English

Teamwork

Independence

Proactive

Education

Commercial education

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

DATEV

MS Navision

Job description

HSH Chemie is the No. 1 Chemical Distributor in Central and Eastern Europe, with over 35 years of expertise and a strong presence across 14 office locations in CEE. We're proud to be a leader in the chemical industry throughout this region.

Our headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, oversees the strategic management and planning for our entire European team. Our \"HSH Chemie family\" comprises more than 300 dedicated employees. As a 100% family-owned company, we place a high priority on values like unity, loyalty, trust, and reliability.

At HSH Chemie, we pride ourselves on innovation and are dedicated to continuous, sustainable growth. Therefore, we are always on the lookout for new talents who share our values and our vision, who want to develop personally as well as professionally and share the unique, entrepreneurial spirit of our HSH Chemie Group. Now, to strengthen our team to the earliest possible starting date, we are looking for a

(Senior) Bookkeeper / Financial Accountant (f/m/d)

Your responsibilities:

• In this role, you manage incoming as well as outgoing invoices ensuring all bills are paid on time

• Therefore, you verify and carry out payment processes, keep track of any outstanding items, reconcile open items and maintain our master data

• You support in the reconciliation of bank and cash accounts including the creation of accruals

• Furthermore, you process travel expenses and credit card transactions, reconcile balance sheet accounts, and handle various accounting entries (e.g., accruals, reclassifications, and deferrals)

• You create reports and analysis of financial data enabling our management for better decision making

• Supporting in further tasks and projects is possible, e.g., support the preparation of financial statements as well as the preparation of advance VAT returns

Your profile:

• You successfully finished your commercial education with a focus on finance, bookkeeping, taxes or comparable

• Through several years of work in a similar position, you gained extensive experience in applying VAT and commercial law regulations (HGB)

• Ideally, you already supported the preparation of financial statements

• Prior experiences with different (financial) software (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics, DATEV, MS Navision) and a software shift would be an advantage

• You prefer working independently, reliable and precisely, with a proactive hands‑on mentality

• Furthermore, you demonstrate a strong affinity for numbers as well as Excel and good team collaboration skills

• You demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills in German, preferably also in English

Our offer to you

If you're seeking a supportive and appreciative team that values individual differences and strengths, HSH Chemie may be the right place for you. As a family‑run company, we offer long‑term cooperation with flat hierarchies and short decision‑making processes, ensuring efficient and dynamic workflows. Our \"HSH Chemie family\" working model provides flexible work, along with numerous other benefits:

• Centrally located workplace with good public transport connections in the heart of Hamburg

• Ticket for public transport (\"Deutschlandticket\")

• At least 30 vacation days per year (with a 5-day week)

• Attractive compensation package

• Subsidy to your company pension plan (after probation period) which increases with your company affiliation

• Subsidy to your capital forming benefits (after probation period)

• Corporate Benefits

• Mental health collaboration supporting you in your professional and personal well-being (Nilo)

• Modern technical equipment (e.g., laptop, iPhone, headset)

• Wide range of company and team events

• Coffee, soft drinks, fruits, ice cream and sweets are provided

• And many more!