About us

KYB Europe GmbH is a subsidiary of the Japanese KYB Corporation and serves the European markets. With more than 14,000 employees, the KYB Group generates an annual turnover of around 3.8 billion USD. KYB realizes 60 percent of this with the sale of automotive shock absorbers. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of shock absorbers, springs and accessories and is one of the largest suppliers of original equipment. With 15 factories in Asia, Europe, and the United States, KYB has an annual production capacity of more than 75 million shock absorbers. KYB Corporation exports its products to more than 100 countries.

To support our Finance & Accounting Department in Aschheim (Munich) we are looking for:

Accounting Assistant (GL Accountant) (m/f/d)

General mission and role

Your general mission will be supporting both the Senior Manager and Manager Finance & Accounting in providing accurate, complete, reliable accounting data that leads to high quality data for financial statements, reporting and VAT-filings by processing of accounting data:

• Supporting monthly, quarterly and annual closings e.g. preparing list for and GLpostings of accruals also for foreign branches
• Organization of financial closing by preparing and conducting checklists
• Reconciliation between accounting and sales software and ledger accounts
• Preparing monthly reports to Japan and answering relevant request
• Preparing and processing GL postings in an accurate and timely manner
• Responsible compilation of specific reports e.g. monthly VAT-filings, ZM, Intrastat and other statistical reports in accurate and timely manner
• Reconciliation of bank accounts
• Monthly posting of salary list
• Preparing, checking, collecting and saving evidence for JSOX-purposes
• Conducting analysis for ad-hoc-requests
• Processing requests and invoices in internal workflow tool
• Updating relevant process manuals

What you bring with you:

• Trained preferably as accountant/tax assistant or comparable education
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in accounting department
• Knowledge and Experience in VAT-filings and regularly announcements like ZM and Intrastat and should be proactive in handling those accounting and VAT-tasks
• Reliable, detail-oriented, accurate, analytical, well organized, autonomous, entrepreneurialthinking and solution-oriented
• Flexible with regards to helping the team (team player)
• Demonstrates trustworthiness, honesty, and integrity
• Takes the initiative, is forward thinking and "hands on"
• Open-mindset and positive attitude
• Committed to keep internal and external deadlines
• Good knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel)
• Good written and spoken German and English skills
• Experience with ERP Systems, QAD experience is a plus
• Basic knowledge of JSOX-regulations is a further plus

This is what we offer to you:

• An interesting, responsible and varied job
• A modern company with a high level of innovation
  Exciting opportunity to take on responsibility and to be an important part in the development of the company’s compliance activities.
• An attractive salary as well as further education and training
• Intensive training & introduction and support from the team
• Fair working hours, flexitime, Up to three days of telework/week
• VWL subsidy
• Takeover of the existing company pension scheme
• An inspiring working environment and working in a European team with internationality lived daily.

Have we aroused your interest?

Please send your application in English, preferably by e-mail, including your salary expectation and earliest possible starting date to:

Olga Schmunk
Senior Manager Human Resources