Job Description
Finance & Sales Accounting Specialist - Non-Steel & Steel
Versatile specialist with strong expertise in complex non-steel and steel sales processes. Experienced in invoicing, internal recharges, returns, and cross-department coordination. Solid knowledge of German tax regulations, energy-market requirements, and cross-border sales procedures. Fluent in German for communication with local stakeholders, authorities, customers, and service partners.
Key Responsibilities
Non-Steel Sales
- Invoicing and processing sales of raw materials, spare parts, semi-finished/by-products (e.g., zinc oxide, Fe₂O₃), non-steel goods (e.g., burnt lime), scrap, and energy/utilities.
- Ensuring compliance with German energy market rules, including balancing groups, grid fees, and CO₂ compensation documentation.
- Preparing customer-specific electronic invoices in line with German tax law.
- Coordinating international invoicing and VAT treatment with tax departments.
- Managing EU entry certificates (Gelangensbestätigungen).
- Supporting HR with invoicing of HR and service costs and handling confidential data.
- Providing guidance to technical teams to ensure correct documentation.
Intercompany Recharges & Dunning
- Executing dunning processes for receivables.
- Recharging prepaid costs, services, and personnel expenses.
Master Data & Monitoring
- Maintaining non-steel customer master data.
- Monitoring and reporting non-steel stock levels.
- Collaboration with business units on materials and stock follow-up.
Steel Sales - Senior Expert for Exceptional Transactions
- Processing ad-hoc credit memos, cancellations, and returns for damaged or failed deliveries.
- Handling credit memo requests from corporate Steel Sales.
- Coordinating with quality and technical departments on return and damage cases.
- Managing EU Gelangensbestätigungen for the tax department.
Competencies
Behavioral
- Result-oriented, responsible, team-focused, and decisive.
- Strong communication skills in English and German.
- Customer and stakeholder focused.
- Resilient, adaptable, solution-oriented, and well-organized.
- High accuracy and attention to detail.
Technical
- Strong IT skills: Microsoft Office, SAP ACE/ACE BI/BPM, SAP P01, Decapure, e-invoicing tools, and SAP-linked weighbridge systems.
- Fluent in German and English (spoken and written).