Head of Accounting & Controlling (d/f/m)

Kleinanzeigen is the leading online classifieds market in Germany. An average of more than 50 million ads are available in numerous categories - from children's supplies to electronics to real estate. With more than 36 million users per month, Kleinanzeigen has the widest reach of all online selling platforms in the country. Most of the items traded on Kleinanzeigen are second-hand. In this way, users make an active contribution to sustainability. The Kleinanzeigen market allows companies the opportunity to easily offer their services online. Kleinanzeigen was launched in September 2009 as eBay Kleinanzeigen. Since June 2021, the company has been part of Adevinta, a leading global provider of online classified ads. In May 2023, the name was changed to Kleinanzeigen.

Kleinanzeigen is part of Adevinta: a global online classifieds specialist and sustainability leader with 25+ products in 10 countries.

What you’ll do ​& Who you are

We're looking for an inspiring Head of Accounting & Controlling (d/f/m) to lead our dedicated team at Kleinanzeigen.de.

The Financial Accounting team at Kleinanzeigen will be part of the local Kleinanzeigen Finance team, that will consist of team members covering Tax, FP&A and Compliance. Your team will consist of 2 people.

This is a new function, as we are transitioning from a shared function with Mobile.de and international central functions towards a dedicated local finance function. 

You will report directly to the CFO of Kleinanzeigen.

Leadership in Adevinta means actively supporting your team to become successful. This means coaching, coordinating, and participating in the daily operations to set the example and bring knowledge to the team.

Since you will have a broad scope and a relatively small team, it is expected from this role that you will assist the team with the daily work.

You therefore also need an understanding of finance processes, reporting, and accounting.

Our office is based in Berlin, you are expected to be at the office around 2-3 days a week.

As the Head of Accounting, you will:

• Oversee of monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial closings by working with all internal and external Financial Accountants and Analysts

• Manage revenue controlling and accounting for relevant countries and centrally managed revenue streams.

• Conduct trial balance reviews and flux analysis.

• Coordinate allocations, cross-charges, and project accounting.

• Supervise payroll and expense report coordination.

• Prepare financial statements and coordinate local statutory audits.

• Monitor the fixed assets and capitalization processes

• Coordinate local tax audits and tax returns, and collaborate with our Finance systems and local Billing teams to ensure German accounting and tax requirements are fulfilled

• Collaborate with Legal and Tax advisors (reviewing or submitting tax declarations and required forms with the authorities, or other locally required reporting and submissions

• Liaise and report to local authorities on local required reporting and submissions.

• Utilize SAP S4 HANA and OneStream for reporting

• Manage the treasury process.

Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

• Extensive Experience (10+ years) in an accounting or controlling role in a global environment, with at least 3 years of team leadership experience in an international matrix organization. 8-10+ years in an accounting or controlling role in a global environment, with at least 3 years of team leadership experience in an international matrix organization.

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and complexity

• Business fluent in German and English.

• You have gained strong HGB knowledge and you have worked with accounting software (SAP S4 HANA or similar).

• You lead with empathy and support, empowering your team to thrive.

Benefits

Life at Adevinta comes with its perks! Our Adevintans enjoy the following benefits: 

• An attractive Base Salary 💸

• Participation in our Short-Term Incentive plan (annual bonus) 🏆

• Work From Anywhere: Enjoy up to 20 days a year of working from anywhere! Maybe not from the moon🌛well why not! just make sure you have internet connection! 🌍

• A 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, because we care ❤️‍

• Win together, lose together is one of our key behaviours. At Adevinta you will find a collaborative environment with an opportunity to explore your potential and grow 🌱 

On top of these, we also provide a range of locally relevant benefits. Wanna know more? Apply and ask our recruiters! ✨

Adevinta is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.
If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role but are interested, please consider applying anyway. Research suggests that women and individuals from underrepresented groups may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply and look forward to speaking with you.