Finance Manager Germany

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), with 2021 revenues of $4.8 billion, provides specialized and sustainable material solutions that transform customer challenges into opportunities, bringing new products to life for a better world. Examples include:

- Unique technologies that improve the recyclability of products and enable recycled content to be incorporated, thus advancing a more circular economy
- Light-weighting solutions that replace heavier traditional materials like metal, glass and wood, which can improve fuel efficiency in all modes of transportation and reduce carbon footprint
- Sustainable infrastructure solutions that increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, natural resource conservation and fiber optic / 5G network accessibility

ABOUT THE ROLE

Finance Manager, based out of Pommerloch, Luxembourg, is a key role supporting the Lead Regional Controllers EMEA. This role has primary responsibility for preparation and support of various aspects of the monthly close process. The Finance Manager is responsible for managing also tax filings, reconciliation reporting, variance analysis, preparing statutory accounts, managing audits, following global accounting policies and other ad-hoc projects.
This role faces several key customers as part of both daily responsibilities and as part of project teams, including Finance, Business Unit Finance and Analytical Finance.

WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
- Primary country of responsibility is Germany with over 7 German legal entities
- Supervising annual accounts preparation and managing statutory audits
- Reviewing monthly income tax calculation, quarterly income tax provision - current and deferred taxes, income tax accounting
- Partnering with EMEA core finance team in their various projects and initiatives
- Key contact person for corporate Tax, Accounting, Legal and Treasury functions when it comes to statutory and compliance matters
- Takes ownership and drives completion of other activities and processes such as SOX, external audits, tax audits and internal audits
- Other financial information submissions
- Working with external consultants on annual income tax return preparation and Transfer Pricing documentation
- Supervising all SAP general ledger and all accounting activities. Primary responsibilities include managing the monthly and quarterly closing process, company financial statements, including providing direct oversight to other corporate accounting functions and reviewing journal entries and reconciliations of judgmental and/or complex balance sheet and income statements accounts.
- Owns initiatives to improve and create new process where applicable, to optimize and standardize our global accounting processes in local company. Manages team members and works cross functionally with those in other areas, such as Analytical Finance, Treasury and Tax, to drive process improvements that result in more effective and efficient monthly and quarterly close processes
- Responsible for leading the efforts to finalize the preparation of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual accounting requirements, including, but not limited to, journal entries, reconciliations, analysis of activities and reporting. Specific areas of responsibility include primary oversight of the Corporate accounting process and capital authorization approval process, various judgmental accruals and reserves, as well as assistance with other miscellaneous close activities
- Assists and provides cross functional support, guidance and escalation management of activities from our internal business partners
- Other projects as needed

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
- 5/7 years + experience in Finance and Accounting with preference experience with a Big 4
- Income Tax / VAT practical knowledge and if possible with German law
- Proficiency in written and spoken English and German is a strong asset
- Strong communication skills
- Organizational skills, a self-starter with high level of analytical skills and resilience
- Working knowledge of SAP highly desirable

Desirable
- CPA, ACCA or local equivalent completed
- Experience with US GAAP and SOX Compliance
- Working knowledge of Hyperion and S4Hana

PERKS AT WORK
- Culture of trust, empowerment and constructive feedback, we also provide our associates with robust development programs such as Avient Academy, Lean Six Sigma, and various leadership workshops to allow for career growth in a variety of ways.
- With workplace flexibility, health and wellness programs, casual dress days, and paid time off for community service, we are committed to building upon our positive momentum.
- Extensive onboarding, mentoring and personal development opportunities and an international team of experts

We believe diversity of ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals