Accounting Expert (m/f/d) in Group Accounting

You are enthusiastic about numbers, have a good sense for complex interrelationships and are keen on modern accounting that is more than classic bookkeeping? Then you are exactly right with us in the Group Accounting of Axel Springer SE.

We are responsible for IFRS consolidated financial reporting, the HGB individual financial statements, and ESG reporting. Together with around 150 national and international subsidiaries, we shape processes, set impulses, and rethink accounting – digitally and intelligently.

What you will move with us:

• Prepare and analyze monthly, annual, and consolidated financial statements according to IFRS
• Process balance sheet and valuation-relevant issues with regard to group structures, participations, and new business models
• Accompany the integration of new subsidiaries and participations into our group reporting
• Prepare the monthly IFRS cash flow statement and process group-wide management cash flow reporting
• Be a professional sparring partner for our subsidiaries and the Shared Service Center
• Monitor new developments in accounting and support their smart and scalable implementation
• Actively shape the future of Group Reporting with ideas for automation, digitalization, and the use of AI in Group Accounting

What you bring:

• You have a university degree (university or technical college) with a focus on accounting, auditing, or finance or a comparable qualification
• You ideally have 3–5 years of professional experience in an international auditing firm or in the group accounting department of an internationally active company
• You have sound knowledge of IFRS and can analyze and implement complex issues in a structured manner
• You work analytically, structured, and independently and enjoy trying new things
• You are a real team player, but also value initiative and self-organization
• You have an interest in digital transformation in Group Accounting, especially in the context of automation and AI
• You have very good German and English language skills, both written and spoken

What we offer:

• Central workplace in Berlin – in our Tower, in the new Axel Springer building, or in summer on our rooftop terrace
• We offer you an immediate, permanent full-time position
• Seminars, workshops, lectures, and networking events in the Axel Springer Kiez
• Health offers: sports courses, yoga, meditation, preventive medical check-ups, and coaching
• Free daily breakfast as well as lunch or dinner

Axel Springer SE is a transatlantic media company owned by a family, with locations in Berlin and New York. Our goal is to shape the future of journalism in the free world – because we are convinced that a free and informed society is a prerequisite for a functioning democracy.

With more than 10,000 employees, Axel Springer is active in over 25 countries. Our media brands such as BILD, BUSINESS INSIDER, MORNING BREW, POLITICO, and WELT are at the center. Our portfolio is supplemented by the marketing companies Awin, Bonial, and Idealo, as well as the digital market research institute Emarketer.

In Poland, we operate a joint venture with the media company Ringier, which includes media brands such as FAKT, FORBES, NEWSWEEK, ONET, and other high-reach offerings.

Questions and answers about the application process

The most frequent questions and answers can be found in our FAQs: career.axelspringer.com/de/faq

To facilitate readability, we limit ourselves to masculine designations in the text. Nevertheless, diversity is an essential part of our corporate culture! We welcome all applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, worldview, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity.

Information on the severely disabled representation at Axel Springer can be found here: career.axelspringer.com/de/ksbv

Contact person for this position (reference number REF2486K) is: Dana Neumann #LI-DN1