Overview
Do you thrive in an international environment, collaborating with diverse teams to ensure financial accuracy and excellence? If so, Waters Germany is looking for you!
About the Role
We are looking for a skilled and experienced Senior Financial Accountant to join our Southern & Central Accounting Team.
The position is based in Germany ( Eschborn) and requires strong expertise in German statutory financial reporting and compliance within an international environment.
You will collaborate across multiple teams (Local, Regional, EMEA, Corporate) ensuring financial accuracy and process improvements while maintaining compliance with GAAP and statutory standards.
Flexible arrangements for home office work ( 2 days/ week).
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities
1. Ensure compliance Waters Germany with US Gaap & German Statutory standards across all accounting operations.
2. Ensure accurate, timely month-end close activities.
3. Reconcile ending balances and prepare monthly reconciliations in BlackLine.
4. Ensure timely and accurate statutory filings, tax returns, and other local tax obligations.
5. Collaborate to process harmonization across the region and contribute to European and Global projects.
6. Collaborate with external auditors (E&Y, PWC) and internal stakeholders for audit-related activities.
Responsibilities:
Responsible US Gaap and Statutory financial reporting for Waters Germany:
7. Balance sheet and P&L reviews, including journal entry and variance analysis
8. Intercompany transactions, cost analysis, and cross-charges
9. Compensation & Benefit management in accounting
10. Payroll tax in accounting
11. Pension in accounting
12. VAT Review & Reporting
13. Intrastat and statistic reporting
14. Income Tax and Tax Package
15. Section II Reporting
16. US Gaap to Statutory conversion
17. Preparation annual Statutory financial package
18. IFRS reporting package
Collaborate for best practices sharing in financial activities and contribute to process improvements & harmonization.
Manage internal and external audits, ensuring all processes align with regulatory requirements.
Qualifications
Education:
19. Bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting
Experience:
20. Experience in a similar role
21. International environment
22. organization with internal controls
23. Matrix structure: a plus
Competencies & Skills
24. Strong technical accounting knowledge
25. Proficiency in SAP, XL. BlackLine a plus
26. Good communication and interpersonal skills
27. Ability for teamwork
28. Operates with integrity and transparency
29. Result oriented
30. Work independently
Languages
31. German native language and proficiency in English.
Travel Requirements
32. Occasional travel within Europe.
Company Description
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.
Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.
Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.