Head of Accounting and Shared Services DE-AT (m/w/d)

From landing to take off: we care

Swissport International AG is the world's largest provider of ground handling services for airlines and operates at nearly 300 airports in 45 countries across all continents. Last year, we served more than 232 million airline passengers on behalf of our airline customers (2022: 186 million) and handled approximately 4.7 million tons of air cargo (2022: 4.8 million) at 115 cargo centers worldwide. In Germany, we are present at various locations with a wide range of services. Both nationally and internationally, we are on a growth path and would like to continue this journey together with you.

To strengthen our team, we are looking for a

Head of  Accounting and  Shared Services DE-AT (m/w/d)

Activities - what you can expect:

•    Lead the finance team for the Germany-Austria region in the areas of AP, AR (incl. responsibility for the DSO process), general accounting and liquidity forecasting

•    Full responsibility of the integrity and compliance with accounting standards (local and IFRS) in the reporting of financial results of all the entities

•    Ensure accurate and timely compliance with all local legal requirements; including taxes (contact person for tax consultants), filing of all entities’ shareholders minutes and resolutions

•    Perform all reporting tasks incl. balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with Group policies and on time

•    Drive the transformation process, manage projects to optimize processes and automate the department

•    Work with our ICS, internal and external auditors to implement necessary controls and fulfil internal and external audit requirements

•    Responsibility of the entities as authorized signatory for the Germany-Austria region

Profile - what you need:

•    Qualified “Bilanzbuchalter”

•    More than 5 years of professional experience managing a team

•    Very good written and spoken German and English skills

•    Excellent knowledge of IFRS and of statutory and legal requirements in the accounting area

•    Customer-centric; able to manage a variety of internal customers across different business lines, entities and locations

•    Confident handling of financial software (SAP) and MS Office, especially MS Excel

•    Willingness to travel (approx. 10-15%)

•    Dynamic, persistent

•    Experience with private equity reporting cadence and deadlines, experience with digitalization and transformation are a plus

Benefits – what we offer:

•    Varied tasks with short decision-making paths and perspectives

•    An exciting working environment in a highly committed team with flexible working hours

•    A high variable compensation component rewarding a high level of dedication

•    Free parking facilities

Starte jetzt – wir freuen uns auf Dich!