Group Accountant
Munich
Finance – Accounting /
Permanent - full time /
Hybrid
At PPRO, our mission is to simplify access to local payment methods and our vision is to enable the sale of goods and services to anyone in the world using their preferred way to pay. We empower partners such as Ant Group, PayPal and Stripe to access new markets, connect with more customers, and accelerate their growth.
Our strength lies in our diverse global team with 50+ nationalities and 10+ international locations- all united around one goal – to deliver the best possible products and services to our partners and customers. While our company mission is to keep innovating global commerce, our internal mission is to #chooseaction, #beopen, #thinkcustomer, #gofurther and #wintogether
The Purpose:
Are you a hands-on IFRS and consolidation expert ready to make a significant impact within a dynamic, international FinTech environment? PPRO is seeking a talented Group Accountant to join our Technical & Group Accounting headquarters in Munich. You'll become a vital part of the team responsible for the integrity and accuracy of our IFRS Group Financial statements, covering over a dozen entities worldwide.
This role goes beyond reporting — it involves shaping processes, implementing best practices, and collaborating with a skilled global accounting team. (Munich, London, Luxembourg, Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Singapore). The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, challenging setting, possess strong technical skills, and are passionate about continuous improvement, we want to hear from you!
Your impact in this role:
- Drive Global consolidation: Play a key role in preparing, documenting, and analysing PPRO's consolidated IFRS financial statements.
- Enhance Processes: Execute complex consolidation entries and actively contribute to improving the efficiency and accuracy of our financial statement process.
- Develop Quality Standards: Design and implement standardized component reporting packages and contribute to robust quality controls
- Master IFRS Complexity: Analyse and advise on specialized IFRS accounting topics, ensuring compliance and best practice.
- Implement New Standards: Support the technical and procedural implementation of new IFRS requirements across the accounting function and maintain global accounting guidelines
- Ensure Local Compliance: Support on the preparation of the statutory (HGB) single entity financials of our German Group Entities.
- Liaise with Experts: Serve as contact for the Group and German subsidiaries financial auditors
What would make you a great fit:
- Proven Expertise: professional experience (ideally 3+ years) in consolidation and external reporting (IFRS essential, HGB strong advantage) gained within an international company or a large auditing firm.
- Process improvement mindset: Demonstrable Experience in designing or improving consolidation processes and harmonizing reporting packages by components
- Reporting Acumen: Experience in preparing IFRS Group disclosures and German Management Reporting (Lagebericht)
- Solid foundation: Successfully completed a business degree, ideally with a focus on accounting and/or auditing.
- Language Skills: Fluent German and English skills, both spoken and written
- Proactive and Collaborative: An enthusiastic self-starter who can drive projects independently, coupled with strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with remote teams.
What's in it for you ? :
Hybrid working - We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site expectation, so you can strike the balance between office and home working. In addition to our 30-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year
Insurance - Because better safe than sorry - we want our employees to benefit from various insurances including accident insurance, disability insurance, direct insurance (bAV) and travel insurance.
Enhance Family Leave - We understand the importance of family - that's why we offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.
Gym membership - PPRO helps contribute towards the costs of your gym membership, supporting your physical fitness journey while easing the burden on your wallet
Professional and personal development - We provide leadership cafes, on-the-job training, and access to LinkedIn learning to help you gain knowledge beyond your role. We also offer German language courses to our non native speakers employees.
Mental Health Platform - We’ve teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided meditations, and more.
Our office - Located on St.-Martin-Straße, one stop from Ostbahnhof on the 3 and 7 S-lines. The office is situated in a modern and spacious building with fully multimedia-equipped meeting rooms for up to 30 people. The 4th floor features a kitchen and a lunch area, providing a comfortable space for meals and breaks.
Our Principles:
We get things done: We are courageous; we take ownership, make decisions and get things done.
We act with trust and integrity: We listen first and challenge respectfully. We seek out and leverage diverse perspectives. We welcome and offer honest and open feedback, always assuming positive intent
We put the customer first: We are laser focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for our customers. We put the customer at the heart of what we do.
We make things better: We boldly explore new ideas and have an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.
We work as a team: We collaborate closely and value team success over individual achievement.
