Senior Accounting Manager - German Speaking

Job Description

Senior Accounting Manager - German speaking

Location: Berlin, Germany

Division: Ticketmaster Germany

Line Manager: Finance Director Central Europe Region

Contract Terms: Permanent, 40h/week

THE TEAM

As part of the Finance team you are responsible to lead corporate and tax accounting of Ticketmaster GmbH (operating both in Germany and Austria). Next to this position TM's Finance Team includes Accountants, Controller and the Event Settlement team.

THE JOB

This position will work cooperatively with all colleagues in the Finance Department locally and in international head-offices to ensure individual performance objectives are met.

Manage all contacts with tax-advisors and auditors to ensure that the annual and tax-report in a timely and accurate manner in accordance with financial laws and company compliance rules.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
• Review, monitor and control all corporate and tax-ledgers (general ledgers, AR, AP and fixed assets) as well as cash-management and collections
• Prepare and report all local GAAP annual and tax-reports to local tax-authorities in close cooperation with local tax-advisor
• Lead annual audit-reports and process and potential tax-field-audit with local tax-advisors and auditors
• Contact-persons for Finance Director and finance team for all local GAAP, tax and accounting law issues
• Coordinate and manage preparation of regulatory and tax reporting
• Manage and comply with international VAT filing requirements
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices
• Liaise with TM's head office accounting team to provide support for annual audit requests
• Assist in creating, monitoring, and updating accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Control overseeing physical inventory counts and inventory reconciliations as needed
• Assist in financial package preparation, review, and analysis
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the FD

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (or TECHNICAL SKILLS)
• Certified Public Accountant, Chartered Accountant, or equivalent
• Public Accounting experience (Big 4 preferred)
• Must have experience and strong working knowledge of VAT and other regulatory compliance
• Extensive expertise with ERP Systems (Oracle is a plus)
• Strong system skills with advanced Excel
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, related business field, or equivalent experience required
• Ability to work both in a team and independently with little supervision
• A strong analytical background
• High attention to detail
• Solid Communication skills
• Must be reliable and punctual
• Problem solve and investigate reconciling variances.

LIFE AT TICKETMASTER

We are proud to be a part of Live Nation Entertainment, the world's largest live entertainment company.
Our vision at Ticketmaster is to connect people around the world to the live events they love. As the world's largest ticket marketplace and the leading global provider of enterprise tools and services for the live entertainment business, we are uniquely positioned to successfully deliver on that vision.

We do it all with an intense passion for Live and an inspiring and diverse culture driven by accessible leaders, attentive managers, and enthusiastic teams. If you're passionate about live entertainment like we are, and you want to work at a company dedicated to helping millions of fans experience it, we want to hear from you.
Our work is guided by our values:

Reliability - We understand that fans and clients rely on us to power their live event experiences, and we rely on each other to make it happen.

Teamwork - We believe individual achievement pales in comparison to the level of success that can be achieved by a team

Integrity - We are committed to the highest moral and ethical standards on behalf of the countless partners and stakeholders we represent

Belonging - We are committed to building a culture in which all people can be their authentic selves, have an equal voice and opportunities to thrive

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dy34yk-3-144-233-150-42 in your application.