Finance Manager Group Consolidation & Reporting

About the role

This role leads group consolidation and financial reporting for a multi-entity structure, sitting within a lean Finance team and reporting directly to the Head of Finance. You will own end-to-end consolidation workflows and play a central part in producing accurate, timely group financial statements as the business scales.

Key responsibilities

• Design and continuously improve consolidation processes, including intercompany reconciliations, eliminations, and capital consolidation in LucaNet, with a focus on scalability.
• Consolidate individual financial statements from group entities and contribute to the preparation of full and partial consolidated financial statements, including plausibility checks and financial analysis.
• Support group reporting at both standalone and consolidated levels, creating and commenting on budget‑versus‑actual analyses and examining complex balance sheet and P&L structures.
• Advise group companies on harmonising accounting and tax treatments across the organisation.
• Continuously refine and optimise consolidation and reporting processes to drive operational excellence.

Required profile

• 3 or more years of hands‑on experience in group accounting and consolidation across multiple entities, covering intercompany reconciliations, interim result eliminations, capital consolidation, and debt consolidation.
• Experience preparing and reviewing full or partial consolidated financial statements, including plausibility checks and variance analysis.
• Proficiency with LucaNet or a comparable consolidation platform used in a live consolidation context.
• Degree in business administration, accounting, or finance with a focus on HGB and/or IFRS, or an equivalent professional qualification.
• A background that spans both accounting/controlling and group consolidation rather than a single discipline.
• Experience in a fast‑growing or scale‑up environment, or a background from an audit or advisory practice, is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics ERP and/or DATEV is advantageous.
• Fluent German at C1 level or above (written and spoken) and business‑fluent English at C1 level or above.
• Structured, analytical, and comfortable working independently in a dynamic setting.

Required skills

• LucaNet
• Microsoft Dynamics ERP
• DATEV