EMEA Accounting Manager

Overview

The organization is seeking an EMEA Accounting Manager to support legal entities across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. This role provides financial leadership, analysis, compliance oversight, reporting, and business partnering to help drive business performance and support continued growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end accounting and financial reporting activities for all EMEA entities, ensuring compliance with IFRS.
• Prepare and review financial statements, balance sheet reconciliations, and management reporting to ensure accuracy and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provide financial analysis, forecasting support, variance reporting, and business partnering to regional and global stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with VAT, statutory, regulatory, and local reporting requirements across the EMEA region.
• Manage intercompany accounting, transfer pricing adjustments, sales commission calculations, and coordinate external audits.
• Partner with outsourced providers and internal teams to support local GAAP reporting, budget management, process improvements, and ad hoc finance projects.

Requirements

• ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• At least 5 years’ experience in an international accounting environment.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, compliance, reconciliations, and statutory accounting.
• Experience working with ERP systems, ideally SAP S/4HANA, SAP R/3, or Fiori.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and broader MS Office skills.
• Fluent English and German language skills; French would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote environment and collaborate with stakeholders across multiple countries and time zones.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with confidence to partner with leaders across the business.

Preferred Qualifications

• Not specified.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified.

Location

• EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa). Remote collaboration across multiple countries and time zones is required.