Senior Expert of Consolidation and Reporting, Staffbase
HGB / IFRS
+ Stock Option Plan
Office located in Mitte, Berlin
Employee communications platform
Job no longer available
Employee communications platform
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
+ Stock Option Plan
Office located in Mitte, Berlin
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower communicators worldwide.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a candidate who possesses exceptional technical accounting skills, financial reporting background, and a proven track record of leading audits and enhancing controls within international business context
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; preference for ACA, ACCA, CPA, MBA, or relevant advanced degrees
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Consolidations and Financial reporting, with a focus on IFRS. Preferably in global business environments encompassing international legal entities
- Proficient in Business German and Good English
- Strong attention to detail
- High ethical standards and integrity given the importance of accurate and transparent financial reporting. Adherence to professional standards and confidentiality in handling sensitive financial information
- Communication skills, enabling effective collaboration in a global setting
- Ability to manage ambiguity, changing priorities, and multiple deadlines
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems (e.g., Workday, MSDynamics, NetSuite)
- Advanced Excel skills using and understanding financial models (Balance Sheets, Cash Flows, including working capital movements, and Income Statement)
What the job involves
- Our rapidly expanding company, operating across diverse global territories, seeks an adept Senior Consolidation and Reporting Lead to join our Record-To Report (RTR) Finance team who are based in the Center of Operations in Chemnitz, Germany
- The RTR team, known for their commitment to excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement, requires a seasoned professional to influence this important function
- This is a permanent, full-time position (40 hours per week) reporting directly to our Senior Finance Manager - Record to Report
- Lead the preparation of Group Consolidated Financial Statements (under IFRS) for quarterly reporting (Board, Lenders, and other external stakeholders) and annual Audited Financial Statements (with notes in German language and English translation)
- Lead the Group and Local statutory audits processes, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, completeness, and compliance with relevant accounting standards - in particular US GAAP
- Provide expert advice and guidance on complex accounting issues, including revenue and cost recognition, leasing, Share Based Compensation, financial instruments (e.g. interest rate and FX hedging), intercompany charging and group consolidation
- Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures in accordance with current IFRS requirements, ensuring consistency and accuracy in financial reporting across the organization
- Collaborate with legal tax, and operations to assess the accounting implications of complex transactions, acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives
- Develop, implement, and monitor internal control policies and procedures to safeguard company assets, mitigate financial risks, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
- Identify opportunities to streamline financial reporting processes, enhance reporting efficiency, and strengthen internal controls. Implement best practices to drive continuous improvement in reporting processes
- Lead or participate in special projects related to accounting standard updates, system implementations, or other initiatives impacting financial reporting
- Stay updated of new and upcoming changes in IFRS standards, interpret their impact on the organization, conduct thorough research and analysis and communicate and changes required to the Finance and company leadership team.
- Conduct relevant training and workshops for finance and accounting teams to enhance their understanding of IFRS standards and ensure consistent application throughout the organization
Our take
Staffbase is the first AI-native employee experience platform and it's built to help companies keep their people connected - an employee app, intranet, email, SMS, digital signagfee, and Microsoft 365 integrations - all in one place. With more than 2,000 customers worldwide, including Adidas, Toyota, DHL, and Sephora, Staffbase is helping organisations build stronger, more aligned workplaces.
With teams spread across offices, countries, and time zones, companies need reliable ways to keep everyone informed and engaged. And Staffbase does just that, making communication simpler and more effective for every employee. Its tools, including an AI-powered Staffbase Companion assistant, give people the information they need quickly, so they can work more collaboratively with confidence.
A major leap forward for the company is Employee AI, Staffbase's new foundation for the next era of employee experience. Built on trusted data, governance, adn braod reach, it'sd esigned to make AI genuinely uselful for every employee. Features rolling out through 2025 and 2026 include a mobile-first AI assistant that helps employees complete tasks, hyper-personalised weekly podcasts, smarter content governance that keeps information up to date, and prompt-based tools that help teams create high-quality content faster.
With such strong momentum, industry recognition (like being named a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for three years in a row), and a partnership with Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Service, Staffbase is very much ready for the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Mar 2022
$122.2m
SERIES E
Mar 2021
$145m
SERIES D
Total funding: $321.7m
Company HQ
Altchemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
Leadership
Martin Böhringer
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded productivity app builder startup Hojoki, serving as CEO before co-founding Staffbase in 2014.
Lutz Gerlach
(Co-Founder & COO)Before Staffbase, co-founded and served as COO of Hojoki.
Frank Wolf
(Co-Founder & President)Previously worked in Social Technologies and Collaboration for T-Systems Multimedia Solutions (T-Mobile), following seven years as a Manager for Accenture.
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