Interim Senior Accountant / Financial Accountant – HGB Consolidation & Audit Preparation

Project overview

For a growing technology company, we are looking for an experienced Interim Senior Accountant / Financial Accountant.

You will take over technical responsibility for accounting and consolidation and will support the first voluntary annual audit.

The mandate will bridge the time until the start of a permanent Finance Manager in 2027. The focus is on accounting, closing accuracy, and collaboration with external partners.

Framework Conditions

Responsibilities

Ensuring ongoing accounting in cooperation with the German tax advisor and the US accounting and tax consulting partner

Preparation and plausibility check of Excel-based HGB consolidation for two companies

Coordination of closing activities and preparation of audit-ready documents for the preliminary audit and annual audit

Coordination with auditors, tax advisors, and legal advisors on accounting issues related to a completed group restructuring

Ensuring traceable, audit-proof documentation and accounting memos

Technical guidance of an internal FinOps colleague on accounting matters

Checking and reconciling accounting data from DATEV, QuickBooks, and Spendesk

Critical technical review of internally used AI-generated analyses and documentation

Requirements

Several years of experience as a Senior Accountant, Financial Accountant, or in a comparable operational accounting function

Sound HGB knowledge as well as practical experience with consolidation, ideally Excel-based

Experience in preparing annual financial statements and supporting audits

Familiarity with DATEV and DATEV Unternehmen online; ongoing bookkeeping is handled by the external tax advisor

Basic understanding of QuickBooks for reconciliation with the US accounting partner

Very good Excel skills and a structured, independent way of working

Proficient English skills for documentation and international coordination

Ability to critically assess and reliably validate AI-generated content

Desirable

Residence in Munich or surrounding area, or willingness to be present on-site during onboarding and preliminary audit

Experience with international company structures and corporate law restructurings

Experience in the technology or growth sector

Interested?

Please send us your profile with relevant experience in HGB consolidation and audit preparation, as well as information on your earliest possible start date, availability, hourly rate, and your possibility for on-site presence in Munich.

Project details

short notice, ideally before the preliminary audit in the second week of November 2026

expected until early 2027; exact duration to be agreed upon

regularly 2-3 days per week; for the first 1-2 weeks around onboarding and preliminary audit, potentially full-time

Onboarding and preliminary audit preferably on-site in Munich; further collaboration by agreement

Project Goal: Completion and audit of the annual financial statements by the end of Q1 2027

• Start: ab sofort
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: München, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German