Accountant General Ledger & Fixed Asset (m/f/d) fixed-term

Specialist Accountant General Ledger & Fixed Assets (m/f/d)

Berlin | Full-time | IFX Corporate Services GmbH - IFCO Group

In our General Ledger & Fixed Assets team in Berlin, you take end-to-end responsibility for a set of IFCO entities, from the first journal entry to a clean, audit-ready close. And you help us build one standard way of accounting across the group.

IFCO is the world market leader for reusable packaging containers (RPCs) for fresh food. Our RPCs make the food supply chain more sustainable: they improve food safety in transport, reduce food waste and need less packaging material, which lowers the carbon footprint. IFX Corporate Services GmbH is IFCO's shared service company in Berlin, where an international team runs accounting for IFCO Group entities and drives the standardization of accounting processes across the group.

As Specialist Accountant, you independently manage an assigned responsibility area - one or several entities, or a defined accounting scope - end-to-end. You understand the business behind the numbers, act as a sparring partner for local Finance and are not afraid to question how things have always been done. Expect real operational accounting work: closing, reconciliations and analysis are the core of the job.

Month-end and year-end closing - Own the close for your entities, including journal entries, accruals, provisions, prepaids and recurring postings

Intercompany and bank - Handle intercompany accounting and reconciliations, bank postings and VAT-related entries

Audit trail - Keep every posting audit-ready, with complete and reproducible backup in SAP

Sparring partner for local Finance - Challenge account assignments, accounting treatments and unnecessary local practices - constructively and with good arguments

Centralization - Spot tasks that belong in the Shared Service Center and drive their transfer

Audits and team support - Support audits and be the first point of contact for junior colleagues in your area

Degree in business administration, finance or accounting, or an equivalent vocational accounting qualification

3+ years of experience in General Ledger accounting, including month-end and year-end closing

Sound practical IFRS knowledge and a good understanding of fixed asset accounting

Confident, independent use of SAP and strong Excel skills

Economic understanding and professional skepticism: you do not book what you do not understand

Respect for different company and country cultures

Fluent English

Experience in an international or Shared Service Center environment

Experience with multiple company codes, intercompany relationships or centralization projects

An international team in Berlin and real ownership from day one

Hybrid work and workation (for EU citizens within the EU), with the equipment you need for effective remote work

Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning

Urban Sports Club membership

Daily lunch subsidy via Wolt

Employer-funded capital-forming benefits (vermögenswirksame Leistungen)

As Specialist Accountant, you independently manage an assigned responsibility area - one or several entities, or a defined accounting scope - end-to-end. You understand the business behind the numbers, act as a sparring partner for local Finance and are not afraid to question how things have always been done. Expect real operational accounting work: closing, reconciliations and analysis are the core of the job.

Month-end and year-end closing - Own the close for your entities, including journal entries, accruals, provisions, prepaids and recurring postings

Intercompany and bank - Handle intercompany accounting and reconciliations, bank postings and VAT-related entries

Audit trail - Keep every posting audit-ready, with complete and reproducible backup in SAP

Sparring partner for local Finance - Challenge account assignments, accounting treatments and unnecessary local practices - constructively and with good arguments

Centralization - Spot tasks that belong in the Shared Service Center and drive their transfer

Audits and team support - Support audits and be the first point of contact for junior colleagues in your area

Degree in business administration, finance or accounting, or an equivalent vocational accounting qualification

3+ years of experience in General Ledger accounting, including month-end and year-end closing

Sound practical IFRS knowledge and a good understanding of fixed asset accounting

Confident, independent use of SAP and strong Excel skills

Economic understanding and professional skepticism: you do not book what you do not understand

Respect for different company and country cultures

Fluent English

Experience in an international or Shared Service Center environment

Experience with multiple company codes, intercompany relationships or centralization projects