Statutory and Tax Accountant Germany
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5 days ago
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Job Summary
Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide preserve food enable e-commerce and digital connectivity and help create a global supply chain that is touchless safer less wasteful and more resilient. Westrive to foster a caring high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance a culture where accountability is clear and aligned and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do including how we partner with our customers and suppliers how we attract and retain top talent and how we create and deliver value for our 2024 Sealed Airgenerated $5.4 billion in revenue and had approximately 16400 employees distributing products and services to 117 countries/territories around the world. To learn more visit .
Statutory and Tax Accountant Germany
Hybrid remote position in Germany - Travels in Alsfeld or Norderstedt are required
The role of the Statutory and Tax Accountant Germany is to oversee the accounting agendas of the German companies of the Sealed Air Corporation and is responsible for compliance with the commercial and tax regulations for these companies.
The majority of bookings and financial processes are carried out in the service center. Thus close cooperation and support of the employees in the service center is an important area of responsibility.
Furthermore this position is available as a competent contact and discussion partner for other departments (local and international) and works on various projects.
Tasks
- Control of monthly quarterly and annual financial statements in US GAAP
- Close collaboration and exchange with other finance departments
- Contact person and coordination of various audits (auditors internal audit etc.)
- Preparation and timely submission of the local commercial balance sheet and tax returns in close cooperation with auditors and tax advisors
- Preparation or coordination or timely submission of other reports (Bundesbank Federal Statistical Office etc.)
- Support of the service center and other functions in day-to-day business
- Close cooperation with the HR department and external insurance mathematicians in the preparation of the pension report
- Compliance with assigned internal control requirements
- Competent contact and discussion partner for other departments
- To partner with other functions for further process improvements
- Participation in local cross-border or global projects
- Management responsibility for 1 employee
Profile
- Degree in economics ideally with a focus on controlling or accounting or a comparable qualification (e.g. completed accountant course)
- Several years of relevant professional experience in finance or accounting
- Solid knowledge of the German Commercial Code (HGB)
- Good knowledge of German and English both written and spoken
- Strong analytical skills
- Structured goal- and result-oriented way of working
- Flexible independent and self-reliant work
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Very good MS Office skills especially Excel
- SAP knowledge is an advantage
Requisition id:52932
Relocation:No
Sealed Air is committed to attracting selecting and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify infuse and grow talent to align with our culture values and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees without regard to race color religion gender identity or expression national origin age protected disability veteran status or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws.
*Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process such as a Drivers License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process please reach out to us directly at
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Key Skills
- Tax Experience
- Accounting Software
- GAAP
- QuickBooks
- Accounting
- Sage
- Account Reconciliation
- Analysis Skills
- Research Experience
- SOX
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial Analysis
About Company
Whether it’s protecting products, preserving food, or providing healthcare solutions, our products and services, along with our commitment to sustainability, have made Sealed Air a leader in protecting everything that’s important to your business.
