Accounting Team Lead

About the role

Lead and develop a 2-person accounting team on a day-to-day basis while handling operational bookkeeping and preparatory financial accounting for a rapidly scaling AI-native industrial materials supplier.

What you'll do

• Lead and develop a 2-person accounting team on a day-to-day basis
• Handle operational bookkeeping and preparatory financial accounting
• Support the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements under HGB (primary) and IFRS
• Analyse and reconcile material and logistics costs; identify and explain variances
• Own accounts receivable processes including the dunning process and external correspondence
• Liaise closely with our external tax advisory firm
• Act as the accounting and tax interface for internal departments and senior management
• Contribute to finance projects in an international environment

What you'll need

• Completed commercial/accounting qualification (e.g. Bilanzbuchhalter IHK) or a degree in Finance/Accounting or equivalent
• Solid HGB knowledge — you can book and close yourself, not just oversee and coordinate
• Several years of hands-on experience in financial accounting, ideally in a mid-sized trading or manufacturing environment
• Proficiency in DATEV and DATEV Unternehmen Online (DUO)
• Fluent German (written and spoken); good English for internal communication
• Structured, self-driven work style with composure under operational pressure

Nice to have

• Background in audit (Big Four or mid-tier) or in a company with trade and logistics structures
• Working knowledge of IFRS
• Familiarity with industries like logistics, solar/wind energy, or other operationally complex environments
• Experience with expense management tools or Salesforce