Accounting Specialist m/f/d - Fixed term contract 12 months

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Accounting Specialist m/f/d - Fixed term contract 12 months, Altenkirchen

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28.04.2025

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12.06.2025

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Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Leica Microsystems, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Shape the Future with Us!

Leica Microsystems has been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions. We lead in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.

Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing boundaries.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Accounting Specialist m/f/d is responsible for managing key financial tasks for our supported companies, focusing on creditors and debtors accounts as well as banking operations.

This position reports to the Senior Finance Manager Selling Units Europe and is part of the Finance Service Center Europe located in Wetzlar, Germany. It will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Validate and post creditor invoices using advanced scanning software.
• Execute regular payments of creditor invoices and manage ad hoc manual payments.
• Post bank statements and assign incoming payments to open debtor items.
• Process and review travel expense reports for Leica employees in supported companies.
• Assist in ensuring adherence to all relevant regulations and internal control rules.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Commercial/business education with a focus on accounting or finance.
• Familiarity with accounting treatment of invoices (ex: gross/net).
• Fluent in German and able to communicate in basic business English; additional languages are a plus.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Usage of ERP systems (ideally SAP).
• Working in an international accounting team.

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to solve complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring science to life.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the unique perspectives of our workforce, workplace, and markets. Our associates, customers, and shareholders contribute diverse attributes that enrich our organization.