Specialist Finance

**Join the movement and find new inspiration.**:
We have an exciting opportunity as:
**Finance Accounting Specialist **(all genders welcome)**

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at the Kia Connect GmbH in Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

**Job mission**:
As a Finance and Accounting Specialist, you'll enjoy the possibility to impact and to co-drive key financial operations and ensure compliance with essential standards (HGB, IFRS). Your responsibilities will span diverse and impactful tasks, including financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis, all while enjoying the opportunity to make a significant impact. Join us and become an integral part of an forward-thinking team

**Your Responsibilities**:

- Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile business transactions.
- Processing of incoming and outgoing invoices.
- Handling of travel expense and business expense reports.
- Assists with the development and regular update of Finance policies and procedures.
- Processing of bank account statements.
- Support and assistance in asset accounting.
- Support in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements according to IFRS and HGB.
- Preparation of the payment run.
- Assistance in preparation of VAT returns and ZM.
- Communicate effectively with departments, customers, and suppliers.
- Support in internal and external audits such as tax audits.
- Creation of ad hoc reports.
- Contribute to constantly improve processes and IT systems.
- Provide insights to support decision-making processes.
- Assist in budgeting and forecasting activities.
- Perform reconciliations of financial accounts and resolve discrepancies.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records.

**Your talents**:
**Education**:

- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in accounting, finance, or related field.
- Proven track record as an accountant.

**Experience**:

- Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in finance and accounting.

**Skills**:

- Strong knowledge of German GAAP standards and financial regulations.
- Proficiency in financial analysis and reporting.
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Team spirit and cooperation is important to you.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven capability with SAP and Microsoft Office products (especially Excel, PowerPoint beneficial).
- Dynamic and future-oriented mind set.
- Fluent in German, good communication skills in English, any further language is a plus.

**Who are we?**

Kia Connect was founded in 2019 as a fully owned subsidiary of Kia Europe and is therefore part of the fifth-largest automotive group in the world.

Kia is a global mobility brand with a vision to create sustainable mobility solutions for consumers, communities, and societies around the world. Founded in 1944, Kia has been building motorcycles, cars and trucks for more than 75 years.

Kia is now spearheading the popularization of electrified and battery electric vehicles, developing a growing range of mobility services while encouraging millions of people to explore the best ways of getting around. Our brand slogan - ‘Movement that inspires’ - reflects our commitment to inspire consumers through our products and services.

Our European headquarter that we closely cooperate with, Kia Europe, is the European sales and manufacturing arm of Kia Corporation. From our headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, we lead 39 markets across Europe and the Caucasus, employing more than 5,500 persons, including about 3,500 blue collar workers in our state of the art car plant in Žilina, Slovakia.

Our headquarter is home to 37 different nationalities and this diversity is truly inspiring This means that every day at Kia is an opportunity to learn something new and to grow personally and professionally. The mix of ambitious and dynamic employees from all over the world is the fuel to our success. Do you have what it takes to join our team? We are looking forward to getting to know you

**You will enjoy working with us if you like these things**:

- A pulsating international environment. Our workforce is composed of people from 37 nations
- Playing an active and important part in the development of Kia in Europe.
- Developing new frameworks and solutions
- Demanding challenges to which you can creatively contribute
- A competitive compensation package; private leasing offer; systematic off and on-the-job training, free staff restaurant, support as concerns Health Management and more