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Responsibilities:

• Lead and perform General Ledger, Reporting, and Controlling activities for assigned legal entities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and high-quality execution.
• Coordinate, oversee and perform monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing cycles across sub-ledgers (e.g. AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Leasing, Cash Pool Accounting, Equity), resolving complex issues and ensuring data integrity.
• Review and perform journal entries in ERP systems (SAP and others), reconciliations, and financial adjustments, providing expert guidance on complex accounting treatments to ensure correctness, completeness, and documentation support.
• Conduct advanced P&L and Balance Sheet analyses, identify risks or variances, perform reclassifications and adjustments if needed and present insights to senior finance management.
• Ensure strong internal control governance, drive process standardization and automation, and act as process owner for GL and reporting workflows.
• Lead and perform General Ledger, Reporting, and Controlling activities for assigned legal entities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and high-quality execution.
• Coordinate, oversee and perform monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing cycles across sub-ledgers (e.g. AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Leasing, Cash Pool Accounting, Equity), resolving complex issues and ensuring data integrity.
• Review and perform journal entries in ERP systems (SAP and others), reconciliations, and financial adjustments, providing expert guidance on complex accounting treatments to ensure correctness, completeness, and documentation support.
• Conduct advanced P&L and Balance Sheet analyses, identify risks or variances, perform reclassifications and adjustments if needed and present insights to senior finance management.
• Ensure strong internal control governance, drive process standardization and automation, and act as process owner for GL and reporting workflows.
• Collaborate closely with legal entity finance teams, Controllers, and cross-functional departments, acting as a senior contributor and advisor on complex accounting and reporting matters.
• Partner with divisional and corporate Finance leadership to support decision-making, process alignment, and implementation of group-wide initiatives.
• Coordinate with process owners, IT teams, and shared service stakeholders to drive improvements, resolve issues, and ensure end-to-end process consistency.
• Lead and participate to discussions with internal and external auditors on advanced accounting treatments, key judgment areas, and audit findings.
• Represent the GL/Reporting function in cross-functional forums, ensuring transparency, alignment, and proactive communication across the organization.

Qualifications:

• University degree in Economics, Accounting, Finance, or a related field; advanced Accounting
• Certifications are a strong advantage.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in General Ledger, Reporting, or Controlling roles within an international corporate environment.
• Proven expertise in applying IFRS and/or local GAAP to complex accounting scenarios and in supporting multi-entity financial operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead closing cycles, collaborate with senior stakeholders, and manage cross-functional accounting initiatives.
• Solid track record of supporting audits, improving processes, and working effectively within a shared services or corporate finance structure.
• Advanced SAP (FI/CO) expertise with the ability to troubleshoot issues, propose system improvements, and guide others in complex transactions.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including advanced functions, Power Query/Pivot) and familiarity with data visualization or reporting tools (e.g. Power BI).
• Deep understanding of IFRS and local GAAP application to judgmental areas, combined with strong analytical capabilities for variance and trend analysis.
• Solid knowledge of internal control frameworks and experience ensuring control design, documentation, and remediation.
• Ability to drive process optimization and automation initiatives, leveraging ERP capabilities, workflow tools, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• English and German business level is mandatory.
• Strong ownership, integrity, and professional judgment, with the ability to independently resolve complex accounting topics.
• Excellent prioritization, organization, and time‑management skills, ensuring reliability in demanding closing cycles.
• Clear and confident communication skills, able to explain complex financial matters to non‑experts and senior stakeholders.
• Leadership mindset with the ability to guide, coach, and influence others without formal authority.
• Proactive, improvement‑oriented approach, demonstrating initiative, collaboration, and a solutions-driven attitude.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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