Finance Specialist & Projects

GARDENA is seeking a Finance Specialist & Projects at its Ulm Hans-Lorenser-Str. location. The role combines financial statements and reporting with international finance and transformation projects, process improvement and the digitisation of accounting.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements under IFRS, the German Commercial Code and tax law
• Account for and value financial transactions and matters
• Reconcile accounts and analyse balance sheets
• Financial analysis and reporting
• Work with auditors and tax advisers
• Lead finance and transformation projects or parts of these projects
• Plan, coordinate and carry out international projects and oversee how they are managed
• Manage organisational change
• Analyse, standardise, align and digitise financial processes
• Define and implement target operating models
• Continuous improvement and lean management
• Work closely across cultures in global teams, particularly with the shared service centre in Poland or headquarters in Sweden
• Share knowledge and best practices between local and central teams
• Introduce and further develop finance tools
• Digitise accounting processes
• Data analysis and reporting

• Successfully completed degree in business administration with a focus on finance, accounting or controlling, or a comparable qualification
• Alternatively, commercial vocational training with further qualification as an IHK-certified accountant
• Many years of experience preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements under IFRS, the German Commercial Code and tax law, and in financial reporting
• Expertise in finance transformation and in improving and aligning financial processes across international companies
• Proven success leading transformation projects focused on digitisation, automation, process improvement and the introduction of systems
• Strong project and change management skills and extensive experience working with shared service centres and international teams
• In-depth accounting knowledge with a strong focus on efficiency, process improvement, project management, quality and continuous improvement
• Very good knowledge of ERP systems, ideally SAP FI/CO, a strong interest in IT and processes, and very good MS Office skills, especially Excel
• Very good written and spoken German and English