GL Accountant, EMEA

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🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💲 Accountant / Accounting

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Berlitz US

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1878

📚 Education

💼 Consulting

🤝 B2B

Education • Consulting • B2B

Berlitz US is the United States arm of Berlitz Corporation, a language training and cultural‑services provider. It delivers language instruction for adults, children and teens through private and group classes, online/on‑demand and in‑person programs, plus study‑English-in-the-USA offerings. Berlitz also provides corporate and government language training, cultural consulting, language testing and translation services, using its long‑established Berlitz Method (an immersive approach) to tailor flexible programs for individuals and organizations.

📋 Description

• Perform end-to-end recording of financial transactions and deliver accurate, compliant financial statements • Perform monthly and year-end close and report to the global accounting team • Perform local statutory reporting and filings • Cooperate with FP&A operations and sales for planning, forecasting, and control • Perform monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing processes for German and international entities • Post manual journal entries and accruals accurately and timely • Perform intercompany reconciliations • Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and perform variance analysis • Prepare local financial statements according to German HGB • Convert and reconcile local ledgers into US GAAP group reporting standards • Coordinate with local tax advisors for VAT filings and corporate tax packs • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to shorten the close cycle • Standardize and automate workflows using ERP tools such as Netsuite, Tipalti, and Emburse

🎯 Requirements

• 3–5 years of professional experience in accounting • Solid knowledge of accounting processes and practices • Strong understanding of business processes and interdependencies • Analytical and logical thinking • Strong communication and presentation skills • High level of commercial and cost awareness • German at B2–C1 level, required • Strong business proficiency in English, written and verbal, required • Legal right to work in the country where the position is based

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to help shape Berlitz’s global transformation • Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in connecting the world through language and culture • Collaborative, inclusive, and supportive work environment • Opportunity to work alongside colleagues across the world