Head of Accounting and Taxes (m/f/d)

Company Description

INFICON is a leading provider of innovative instrumentation, critical sensor technologies, and Smart Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 software solutions that enhance productivity and quality of tools, processes, and complete factories. These analysis, measurement and control products are essential for gas leak detection in air conditioning/refrigeration and automotive manufacturing. They are vital to equipment manufacturers and end-users in the complex fabrication of semiconductors and thin film coatings for optics, flat panel displays, solar cells and industrial vacuum coating applications. Other users of our vacuum-based processes include the life sciences, research, aerospace, packaging, heat treatment, laser cutting and many other industrial processes. We also leverage our expertise in vacuum technology to provide unique, toxic chemical analysis products for emergency response, security, and environmental health and safety.

Job Description

• Technical and disciplinary leadership to accounting staff
• Preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB)
• Assisting with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with Swiss GAAP FER
• Filing sales tax returns, preparing tax returns and tax estimates for the annual financial statements, and monitoring monthly filings with the authorities
• Assisting with monthly reporting in Tagetik and tax audits
• Contributing to budgeting as well as cost center and order planning, with a focus on cost category planning and reconciliation with the balance sheet and income statement
• Commenting on and evaluating business performance in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB), as well as deriving the tax balance sheet from the commercial balance sheet
• Further development of accounting and tax systems and processes
• Reconciliation of accounts and resolution of open items
• Management of service providers for other INFICON locations supported from Cologne
• Preparation of reports and analyses
• Review, account assignment, and posting of vendor invoices

Qualifications

• Completed formal commercial training and additional recognized specialized training
• Relevant professional experience
• Excellent knowledge of German and English
• Excellent knowledge of SAP and MS Office
• Structured and independent work style
• Flexibility, strong communication skills, and the ability to work well in a team 

Additional Information

INFICON offers a dynamic and appreciative working environment where diversity, equal opportunities, and inclusion are actively embraced. We warmly welcome applications from people with disabilities. Our respectful, innovation-driven, and vibrantly dynamic company culture is tangible in everything we do – and in the way we do it.

What you'll find with us?

• Smart and kind colleagues who value team spirit, a positive attitude and reliability, and who never miss out on having fun
• Room for bold ideas and creative collaboration
• Flexible working hours, flexitime and working life account
• Competitive salary, good social benefits, plus profit sharing
• Opportunities for further training and development
• Company subsidy for Urban Sports Club membership
• Subsidy for our company restaurant
• Celebrating successes together and dealing openly with failures which are invaluable for our continuous development
• Regular employee events (summer party, ski day, Christmas party, TeamDays)

Take your next career step with us!

You want to know more about us and what it's like to be part of the INFICON family? Explore INFICON at Career | INFICON.