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Responsibilities:- Process Ownership: You develop the vision, strategy, and objectives for the Accounting process and are responsible for its development in line with functional directives, local requirements, and BPM methodology.
- E2E Process Alignment: You own the end-to-end alignment of the Accounting process together with BPM, Business Process Experts (BPEs), and IT.
- Continuous improvement: You develop business cases and functional roadmaps and manage continuous improvement initiatives to develop (corrective) measures that deliver innovation.
- Leadership & Collaboration: You are responsible for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Cross Services departments;
- Performance Monitoring: You monitor process performance and define meaningful KPIs for the Accounting process.
- Governance & Documentation: You develop procedures, ensure adherence, and create and maintain complete, current process documentation and training materials.
- Collaboration: You collaborate closely with Business Process Experts, e.g. in identifying improvement potentials and monitoring process performance.
- Transformation: You support the organizational transformation using shared services and AI.
- Qualification: Degree in business administration with a focus on accounting / finance or comparable.
- Process Expertise: Strong understanding of the E2E Accounting process and a clear view of where it needs to go.
- Mindset: Passionate about our company's vision and future, with a genuine drive to shape change.
- Seniority: Sufficient experience to drive change and make tough judgment calls.
- Business Focus: Strong emphasis on business acumen, complemented by good SAP S/4HANA skills.
- Experience: working in Shared Service organizations within global corporate structures is a plus.
- Languages & Travel: Very good English (min. C1), additional German (min. B2) skills would be an advantage; willingness to take occasional business trips.
The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Freudenberg Business Services SRLSkills Required
- Degree in business administration with focus on accounting or finance (or comparable)
- Strong understanding of end-to-end Accounting processes
- Experience with BPM methodology and business process ownership
- Proven ability to drive change and make tough judgment calls (senior experience)
- Strong business acumen
- SAP S/4HANA skills
- Experience working in shared service organizations within global corporate structures
- Very good English (minimum C1)
- German language skills (minimum B2)
- Willingness to take occasional business trips
- Passion for company vision and drive to shape change
Freudenberg Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Freudenberg Group and has not been reviewed or approved by Freudenberg Group.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is considered strong at many U.S. sites, with low‑cost options, HSA contributions, and on‑site clinics in some locations.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is standard across U.S. entities, though exact match mechanics differ by business group and year.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is often described as good, with some locations offering generous holiday schedules.
Freudenberg Group Insights
What We Do
Freudenberg is a global technology group that strengthens its customers and society long-term through forward-looking innovations. Together with its partners, customers and research institutions, the Freudenberg Group develops leading-edge technologies and excellent products and services for about 40 markets and for thousands of applications: seals, vibration control components, technical textiles, filters, specialty chemicals, medical products and the most modern cleaning products. Strength of innovation, strong customer orientation, diversity, and team spirit are the cornerstones of the Group. The 170-year-old company holds strong to its core values: a commitment to excellence, reliability and pro-active, responsible action. In 2022, the Freudenberg Group employed more than 51,000 people in some 60 countries worldwide and generated sales of more than €11.7 billion. Learn more about us and visit our digital home at freudenberg.com and read the stories that make us Freudenberg. Visit and follow us at www.freudenberg.com https://www.instagram.com/freudenberg.group/ www.youtube.com/FreudenbergGroup www.facebook.com/freudenberggroup *** Netiquette *** We look forward to receiving your comments and posts. On behalf of all users, we ask for constructive contributions, mutual respect, courtesy and tolerance. All contributions will be checked and we reserve the right to delete contributions. This applies in particular to unlawful content, incorrect statements, advertising for third parties, spam or slander. In addition, we reserve the right to remove comments that are otherwise inappropriate or incorrect. Contributions made by external users do not necessarily reflect Freudenberg’s opinion. Please find our data protect information here: https://www.freudenberg.com/fileadmin/downloads/english/2020-11_DataProtectionInformation_SocialMedia_EN.pdf
