Principal Accountant

• Act as an accounting reference point for general ledger activities , including journal entries, accruals, provisions, and balance sheet reconciliations. • Coordinate and continuously improve month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end closing processes , ensuring accuracy, reliability, and timeliness of financial data. • Prepare, review, and analyse statutory and internal financial reporting , with a focus on overall coherence and data integrity rather than purely transactional checks. • Actively contribute to the design, documentation, and continuous improvement of accounting processes , ensuring they are robust, scalable, and fit for a growing organization. • Perform high‑level data validation by analysing end‑to‑end financial flows across systems, identifying inconsistencies or weaknesses, and proposing corrective and preventive actions. • Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and applicable accounting standards . • Progressively support and take ownership of project accounting activities , including: • cost tracking and allocation, • monitoring project margins and financial performance, • Percentage of Completion (POC) calculations, • appropriate revenue recognition for long‑term and complex contracts. • Maintain a close and continuous exchange with Project Execution to ensure a shared, reliable understanding of project financial results. • Maintain a solid operational understanding and knowledge of payroll and tax processes , currently managed outside the core accounting team. • Support payroll‑ and tax‑related reconciliation activities and ensure correct accounting treatment of related costs and balances. • Support internal and external audits , providing accounting documentation and explanations as required. • Operate effectively in a changing environment, demonstrating adaptability, flexibility, and resilience as systems, processes, and organizational structures evolve. • Proactively identify issues, inefficiencies, or risks and address them with a solution‑oriented mindset , proposing pragmatic and sustainable solutions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics , or a related field. • >10 years of professional experience in general accounting, audit, or similar roles, preferably in dynamic, international, or project‑based environments. • Strong, hands‑on command of accounting principles and financial reporting , with the ability to interpret, challenge, and clearly explain financial data. • Proven experience acting as a trusted accounting reference point , contributing to process structuring and data quality. • Operational knowledge and understanding of payroll and tax matters , including interaction with external providers and advisors. • Advanced Excel skills and solid experience with ERP systems (e.g. SAGE, SAP, Oracle, or similar). • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, combining attention to detail with the ability to see the bigger picture. • Ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively in a cross‑functional and international environment . • Fluent English (minimum B2 level) , written and spoken. Knowledge of German is a plus. • A professional comfortable with change, growth, and evolving structures . • Someone who takes ownership and demonstrates a constructive, pragmatic, and solution‑oriented attitude . • A profile combining technical rigor, adaptability, and sound professional judgment . • A reliable accounting counterpart who contributes to clarity, structure, and continuous improvement .