Financial Accountant (m/f/x)

Financial Accountant (m/f/x)

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Mannheim

Description

As a Financial Accountant, you will contribute your expertise to take our finance team to the next level and help build a scalable finance function. You will take ownership, optimize processes, establish forward-looking standards, and support our international expansion in the USA, France, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy.

With your get-things-done mindset, you actively tackle challenges and develop innovative solutions. You are far more than a traditional accountant - you are an operational and strategic partner who shapes future-proof processes and supports all stakeholders with confidence and expertise. Based at our headquarters in Mannheim, you will play a key role in enabling our global growth.

As a SaaS market leader in the ESG space, we are shaping a sustainable future together. Become part of our dynamic, fast-growing international SaaS unicorn and drive our team forward with your vision, energy, and hands-on mentality!

Your Responsibilities

• Accounting: Independent recording and processing of all ongoing business transactions, including accounts payable, fixed assets, and general ledger accounting, as well as postings for banks, cash, credit cards, and travel expenses.
• Financial Statements: Coordination and preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for all osapiens entities in Germany and abroad.
• 360° Responsibility: Full financial responsibility for selected osapiens entities, including audit support, reporting, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• Payments: Execution and monitoring of group-wide payment transactions.
• Accounting & Reporting Standards: Clarification of accounting principles and handling of complex business transactions in cooperation with tax advisors, auditors, and controlling.
• Reconciliations: Responsibility for account reconciliations, intercompany reconciliations, and statistical reporting.
• Business Partnering: Supporting specialist departments and international subsidiaries as a competent finance business partner.
• Integration: Onboarding and integration of new entities into the accounting system landscape.
• Optimization: Continuous development of existing processes and systems, particularly in the areas of fast close readiness and internal control systems.
• Projects: Participation in special projects such as the implementation of a new ERP system, internationalization initiatives, or M&A processes.

Your Experience

• Completed vocational training with further qualification as a tax clerk or certified accountant, or a degree in business administration with a focus on accounting.
• Several years of professional experience (at least 3-5 years) in accounting, including strong experience with annual financial statement audits and accounting-related projects, ideally in an international environment.
• Solid knowledge of German GAAP (HGB) and tax law; additional knowledge of IFRS or US GAAP (including SOX) is an advantage.
• Ability to work within complex IT system landscapes and further develop them; experience in standardizing and digitalizing accounting processes.
• Confident user of Excel, DATEV and CRM systems. Experience in Oracle NetSuite is a plus.
• Fluent German (C2) and very good English skills (B2), both written and spoken.

Join us for this and more...

• A fast-growing B2B tech scale-up with unicorn status
• A purpose-driven mission, working with and for global industry pioneers to solve complex challenges
• Creative freedom through collaborative teamwork and an open communication culture
• Flexibility and strong team spirit through our hybrid working model
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Sustainable mobility options for environmentally friendly commuting
• Team events and offsites with our global teams
• An inspiring work environment in Mannheim (and at our international locations)