Senior Accountant

Summary

Join Axon and support the Dedrone Finance team in Germany. This role requires a strong background in revenue and involves various tasks in the month-end close process, contributing to global consolidation and financial reporting. The position is remote but requires travel to Kassel once a month. Responsibilities include general ledger and financial statement closing activities, standard cost accounting, tax return coordination, analysis, and invoice generation. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in financial statement preparation according to US GAAP and HGB, experience with post-merger integration, and fluency in English and German. The role also involves project support, process optimization, and collaboration with international teams.

Requirements

• Successfully completed studies in Business Administration or a successfully completed Finance-related professional education
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements according to US GAAP and HGB
• Business fluent written and spoken English and German language skills; other languages are advantageous
• Ability to constructively deal with conflicts and ambiguity to work in a cross-functional and dynamic environment
• Experience in internal controls and process optimization

Responsibilities

• Perform the monthly, quarterly, and annual general ledger and financial statement closing activities in accordance with US GAAP and HGB
• Support standard cost accounting process incl. accounting and analysis of typical variances, e.g. on material, labour, overheads
• Coordinate and support income tax returns, file VAT returns, execute transfer pricing policy according to global guidance
• Conduct actual vs. budget analysis, prepare flux and month end commentary, cash planning and working capital management
• Generate and post accounts receivable invoices in accordance with revenue recognition under ASC606/IFRS 15
• Collaborate cross-functionally with international team, e.g. sales, corporate accounting, and tax
• Support intercompany accounting and settlement process according to global guidance
• Be key contact for tax auditors, tax advisors and internal/external auditors on relevant topics
• Support post-merger integration of Axon subsidiaries; support harmonization of ERP-systems, chart of accounts, processes, and tools
• Participate in (sub-)projects or lead sub-projects to optimize the accounting activities and the implementation of internal (SOX) controls
• Perform and document month end close controls, e.g. around balance sheet reconciliation and manual journal entries
• Develop into functional expert in Accounting on ERP (NetSuite/Salesforce) related topics

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in post-merger integration, entity restructuring and ERP-projects (Microsoft D365 and NetSuite) is a strong plus
• Experience with multiple deliverable contracts and accounting according to international revenue recognition guidelines

Benefits

Remote (Must be willing to travel to Kassel one week per month)