The Chief Accountant ensures the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of Red Bull’s financial operations. This role oversees accounting processes, statutory reporting, and internal controls, providing clear financial insights that support strategic and commercial decision-making. Combining precision with a proactive mindset, the Chief Accountant drives process excellence, and partners with teams across the business to deliver sustainable growth and shape a resilient, future-focused financial strategy.
Job DescriptionGENERAL ACCOUNTING
- Guarantees 100% compliance with all relevant local legislation (e.g., statutory accounting standards, tax law, civil law) and internal group accounting guidelines.
- Ensures that the accounting is accurate, transparent (both within the organization and towards HQ), and complete (including appropriate accruals/deferrals). The financial statements must present a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, and cash flows of the reported period.
- Assures timely submission of accurate financial information to all stakeholders (e.g., tax authorities, other local authorities).
- Assists the Finance Manager in proactively managing the year-end audit process and the external auditors to secure clean Early Warning Memorandums and clean Management Letters, strictly avoiding an “Emphasis of Matter” or a “Qualified Opinion”.
BOOKKEEPING
- Maintains the fixed asset register and supervises the asset accounting in the fixed asset ledger.
- Supervises the accounts payable ledger as well as the periodic payment runs while ensuring segregation of duties.
- Controls the accounts receivable ledger and the dunning process.
- Supervises bank statement postings as well as the reconciliation of the bank accounts.
- Reconciles all tax accounts.
- Guarantees the timely and accurate reporting to local authorities.
- Maintains the general ledger.
PERIOD CLOSING
- Responsible for the timely compilation of the monthly and annual closings, including the communication of the closing timetable within the organization.
- Carries out depreciation runs, posts all accrual and deferral entries as well as revaluations, write offs and provisions.
- Reconciles all clearing and internal company accounts.
- Carries out any other period closing postings.
- Prepares the annual statutory financial statements.
Qualifications
- University degree in Economics / Business
- Proficiency in English
- Finance and commercial experience in a fast-moving and challenging business environment.
- Holds a relevant accounting qualification.
- Vast knowledge of all local tax regulations, local GAAP, and IFRS
- Capable of communicating precisely, effectively, and convincingly based on facts with internal and external stakeholders.
- IT literate and SAP knowledge, and comfortable with numerical data.
- A structured and well-organized individual.
- Must be self-motivated, self-directed, and able to work under pressure in a fast-paced team environment. Ability to use judgment, initiative, and common sense to solve problems and find solutions.
- Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information in a discreet and professional manner.
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