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CERTANIA

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💼 Consulting

Healthcare • Food & Beverage • Consulting

CERTANIA is a company providing innovative solutions and high-quality services across multiple industries. With a focus on health and sustainability, CERTANIA offers comprehensive Testing, Inspection, Certification (TIC), and Research services. Its key service segments include Life Sciences, Food & Environment, ESG Advice & Analytics, Certification & Verification, and Materials & Structures. CERTANIA is dedicated to ensuring the safety and quality of products and services, meeting international regulatory requirements, and providing strategic ESG and sustainability advice. Their offerings include analytical testing, clinical studies, food and water analytics, environmental consulting, and sustainability certifications, among others. CERTANIA aims to add certainty to life by ensuring transparency and compliance for their clients.

📋 Description

• Independent preparation and further development of the monthly group consolidation under German GAAP (HGB), and support on IFRS-related matters • Analysis and quality assurance of reporting packages from our international subsidiaries • Ensure high data quality, including plausibility checks and root-cause analyses of variances • Independently reconcile complex accounting and consolidation matters with local finance teams and external advisors • Execute and document consolidation entries (intercompany, capital consolidation, currency translation, etc.) • Support annual and group audit processes and act as a point of contact for auditors • Integrate new entities into the group financial statement and reporting process • Further develop our accounting and closing processes as well as the LucaNet landscape • Prepare work instructions and documentation to standardize our processes • Participate in group-wide finance projects (M&A integration, process harmonization, reporting standards)

🎯 Requirements

• Several years of professional experience (at least 4–5 years) in group accounting or in audit with a focus on consolidated financial statements • Strong knowledge of group accounting under the German Commercial Code (HGB); IFRS knowledge is an advantage • Solid experience with consolidation software, ideally LucaNet • Confident handling of complex accounting and consolidation matters • Excellent Excel skills and a strong IT affinity • Structured, independent, and solution-oriented working style • Strong analytical skills and a desire to understand root causes rather than just correcting symptoms • Self-initiative and willingness to take responsibility and actively develop processes • Excellent German and English language skills

🏖️ Benefits

• 30 days of annual leave • Permanent (open-ended) employment contract • Competitive salary package • Regular team events