R2R Accountant – Cost Accounting, Inventories

Role Overview

• Manage and control end-to-end accounting for metal and non-metal related inventories
• Oversee and ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing processes for IFRS and local GAAP
• Prepare, post, document and analyze valuations and impairments in compliance with IFRS, local GAAP and tax regulations (especially German GAAP ledgers)
• Reviewing inventory balances for plausibility (raw materials, supplies, operating materials, work in progress, and finished goods)
• Prepare, post and validate material cost calculations in material ledger
• Analyze and reconcile sales versus Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and provide insights to optimize inventory reporting
• Report monthly metal quantities per metal and per BU in our reporting tool
• Coordinate physical counting in collaboration with BU Controlling
• Ensure proper cost and profitability accounting per BU, in accordance with internal requirements
• Perform internal cost center reallocations, based on defined allocation keys, including analysis and correction, in collaboration with relevant departments
• Review production order settlements for errors and variances (PP), including analysis and correction, in collaboration with relevant departments
• Reconcile management accounting (CO) and profit and loss statement (FI); analyze causes of variances, document and correct differences
• Perform detailed reconciliations between the balance sheet and P&L to validate the accuracy of reported figures in IFRS and local GAAP for inventories metal and non-metal
• Address discrepancies and implement corrective actions on time where needed.
• Handle and maintain multiple ledgers (IFRS, local GAAP and tax), ensuring alignment across frameworks.
• Prepare ledger-specific financial reports and manage ledger-specific adjustments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a similar accounting role.
• Prior experience in accounting within the production industry is considered as an advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent command of English language
• Proficiency in SAP (preferably CO/FI/MM/PP) and MS Office Suite.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail.

Benefits

• EXL never requires or asks for fees/payments or credit card or bank details during any phase of the recruitment or hiring process and has not authorized any agencies or partners to collect any fee or payment from prospective candidates. EXL will only extend a job offer after a candidate has gone through a formal interview process with members of EXL’s Human Resources team, as well as our hiring managers.