General Ledger Specialist

Join Jungheinrich in a working environment where you can make a big difference! With your knowledge and drive, as a team player you will make an important contribution to ensure that we as a company continue to be among the global leaders in our industry. Working side by side with colleagues who enjoy bold ideas and in a family environment that offers you every opportunity to reconcile your professional and private goals.

Your main responsibilities:

Master Data Management

• Maintain CoA (Statutory, IFRS, Tax)
• Create & Change cost element /secondary cost element (CO)
• Maintain Record to Report reports
• Maintain cost centers (CO)
• Maintain profit centers (CO)
• Maintenance of FX rates (Statutory, IFRS, Tax)
• Intercompany new entry in partner segment table
• Intercompany update/delete existing entry in partner segment table

General Ledger accounting

• Manage general ledger posting jobs
• Manage general ledger entries

Period end closing

• Inventory valuation
• FX valuation (Statutory, IFRS, Tax)
• Opening & closing of periods
• Manage GL open item account clearing
• ERP SL Accounts reconciliation
• Closing Accounts Receivable
• Closing Accounts Payable
• Closing asset accounting (period end module closure)
• Complete and submit period closing checklist
• Trial balance quality review
• BCS upload for group consolidation (w/o Financial Services)
• BCS upload for group consolidation (Financial Services)
• Perform Carry-Forward balance

Asset accounting

• Post asset acquisition
• Change asset during lifetime
• Post asset retirement
• Invest and AuC (As-Is)
• Manage leasing contracts & leasing accounting (IFRS16)
• Asset inventory

Internal / External Reporting

• Prepare reports for Audits (Internal & External)
• Prepare internal reporting
• Prepare external reporting

Manage Intercompany

• Process Intercompany Invoices (AR)
• Process Intercompany Invoices (AP)
• Manage Intercompany reconciliation
• Manage Intercompany Netting payment

Therefore, a successful candidate would have:

• Expertise in data extracting and reporting tasks
• Relevant experience in General Ledger 
• Experience of working with SAP is mandatory
• Experience of working in a similar size of company and multinational company would be a plus
• Experience working with Scandinavian companies is a plus
• Excellent command of the French language
• Excellent numeric and accuracy skills
• Ability to work as part of a remote team and on own initiative
• University degree in Accounting or similar qualifications

Jungheinrich was founded in 1953 in Hamburg by Dr. Friedrich Jungheinrich as a family business. Today, we are one of the world's leading intralogistics companies with a unique product portfolio: from conventional industrial trucks to fully automated solutions intralogistics companies. Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, Jungheinrich is represented by its own direct sales companies in 41 countries and by partner companies in around 80 other countries around the world, and employs more than 19,000 people internationally.

We look forward to receiving your online application.

For questions, please contact our Recruiter.

At Jungheinrich, we value inclusion and diversity and practice equity to create equal opportunities for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, ethnic background, color, religious affiliation, union affiliation, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, nationality, genetics and health or disability.