The Role
Owns accounting operations for German and international entities, including general ledger, accounts payable, fixed assets, payments, reconciliations, and financial statements. Supports audits, reporting, accounting standards, internal controls, ERP implementation, internationalization, and M&A projects. Partners with tax advisors, auditors, controlling, and business teams while optimizing and digitalizing finance processes. The role requires strong German GAAP knowledge, international accounting experience, and proficiency with NetSuite, Excel, German, and English.
Summary Generated by Built In
As a Financial Accountant, you will contribute your expertise to take our finance team to the next level and help build a scalable finance function. You will take ownership, optimize processes, establish forward-looking standards, and support our international expansion in the USA, France, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Italy.
With your get-things-done mindset, you actively tackle challenges and develop innovative solutions. You are far more than a traditional accountant – you are an operational and strategic partner who shapes future-proof processes and supports all stakeholders with confidence and expertise. Based at our headquarters in Mannheim, you will play a key role in enabling our global growth.
As a SaaS market leader in the ESG space, we are shaping a sustainable future together. Become part of our dynamic, fast-growing international SaaS unicorn and drive our team forward with your vision, energy, and hands-on mentality!
Your Responsibilities
- Accounting: Independent recording and processing of all ongoing business transactions, including accounts payable, fixed assets, and general ledger accounting, as well as postings for banks, cash, credit cards, and travel expenses.
- Financial Statements: Coordination and preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for all osapiens entities in Germany and abroad.
- 360° Responsibility: Full financial responsibility for selected osapiens entities, including audit support, reporting, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
- Payments: Execution and monitoring of group-wide payment transactions.
- Accounting & Reporting Standards: Clarification of accounting principles and handling of complex business transactions in cooperation with tax advisors, auditors, and controlling.
- Reconciliations: Responsibility for account reconciliations, intercompany reconciliations, and statistical reporting.
- Business Partnering: Supporting specialist departments and international subsidiaries as a competent finance business partner.
- Integration: Onboarding and integration of new entities into the accounting system landscape.
- Optimization: Continuous development of existing processes and systems, particularly in the areas of fast close readiness and internal control systems.
- Projects: Participation in special projects such as the implementation of a new ERP system, internationalization initiatives, or M&A processes.
Your Experience
- Completed vocational training with further qualification as a tax clerk or certified accountant, or a degree in business administration with a focus on accounting.
- Several years of professional experience (at least 3–5 years) in accounting, including strong experience with annual financial statement audits and accounting-related projects, ideally in an international environment.
- Solid knowledge of German GAAP (HGB) and tax law; additional knowledge of IFRS or US GAAP (including SOX) is an advantage.
- Ability to work within complex IT system landscapes and further develop them; experience in standardizing and digitalizing accounting processes.
- Confident user of Excel and CRM systems.
- You'll work with Oracle NetSuite, our modern cloud ERP platform – no legacy systems, no manual workarounds, just clean, real-time financial data. No prior NetSuite experience required – thanks to its modern, user-friendly interface, you'll be able to get up to speed quickly.
- Business proficient German Skills (C1) and very good English skills (B2), both written and spoken.
Join us for this and more...
- A fast-growing B2B tech scale-up with unicorn status
- A purpose-driven mission, working with and for global industry pioneers to solve complex challenges
- Creative freedom through collaborative teamwork and an open communication culture
- Flexibility and strong team spirit through our hybrid working model
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth
- Sustainable mobility options for environmentally friendly commuting
- Team events and offsites with our global teams
- An inspiring work environment in Mannheim (and at our international locations)
About
osapiens develops holistic Software-as-a-Service solutions that help global companies ensure transparency, efficiency, and trust across their entire value chain. Through its cloud platform, the osapiens HUB, the company leverages innovative technologies, including artificial intelligence, to strengthen businesses while promoting human rights, ecological responsibility, and sustainable corporate governance.Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, osapiens works with around 2,500 companies in over 50 countries across industries such as consumer goods, automotive, fashion, pharmaceuticals, and medical products. The company is backed by Goldman Sachs and Decarbonization Partners, reinforcing its commitment to responsible, sustainable growth and has reached unicorn status in January 2026.
Skills Required
- Completed vocational training with further qualification as a tax clerk or certified accountant, or a business administration degree focused on accounting
- At least 3–5 years of professional accounting experience
- Strong experience with annual financial statement audits
- Experience with accounting-related projects, ideally in an international environment
- Solid knowledge of German GAAP (HGB) and tax law
- Knowledge of IFRS or US GAAP, including SOX
- Ability to work within complex IT system landscapes and develop accounting systems
- Experience standardizing and digitalizing accounting processes
- Confident use of Excel and CRM systems
- Business-proficient German skills at C1 level, written and spoken
- Very good English skills at B2 level, written and spoken
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The Company
What We Do
osapiens develops holistic Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions that help global companies ensure transparency, efficiency, and trust across their entire value chain. Through its cloud platform, the osapiens HUB, the company leverages innovative technologies, including artificial intelligence, to strengthen businesses while promoting human rights, ecological responsibility, and sustainable corporate governance. Headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, osapiens supports over 2,500 customers worldwide, from SMEs to global enterprises, in driving sustainable growth and regulatory compliance.
