Team Lead Accounting General Ledger

HRS, a pioneer in business travel, aims to elevate every stay through innovative technology. With over 50 years of experience, their digital platform, driven by ProcureTech, TravelTech, and FinTech, transforms how companies and travelers Stay, Work, and Pay.

ProcureTech digitally revolutionizes lodging procurement, connecting corporations and suppliers in a cutting-edge ecosystem. This enables seamless efficiency and automation, surpassing travelers' expectations.

TravelTech redefines the online lodging experience, offering personalized content from selection to check-in, ensuring an unparalleled journey for corporate travelers.

In FinTech, HRS introduces advancements like mobile banking and digital payments, turning corporate back offices into touchless lodging enablers, eliminating legacy cost barriers. The innovative 2-click book-to-pay feature streamlines interactions for travelers and hoteliers.

Combining these technology propositions, HRS unlocks exponential catalyst effects. Their data-driven focus delivers value-added services and high-return network effects, creating substantial customer value.

HRS's exponential growth since 1972 serves over 35% of the global Fortune 500 and leading hotel chains.

Join HRS to shape the future of business travel, empowered by a culture of growth and setting new industry standards worldwide.

At HRS, Finance shall be more than just a department—it's the backbone of our business triumphs. It's the fuel that powers streamlined financial management and meticulous control, supporting every aspect of our operations. From Financial and Cash Flow Management, to Accounting, Long-Term Financing, Tax Management, Investment Strategy, Purchasing, Controlling, Budgeting, Forecasting, and comprehensive Financial Reporting and Analysis. In an ideal scenario, Finance is not just crunching numbers but act as strategic partners who advise and challenge the CEO, Business Unit Leaders, and Managers in their pivotal decisions. 
Operating as a shared service across the vast HRS Group landscape, the team of approximately 40 experts thrives on collaboration. Guided by the CFO and his adept Management Team, they are all about efficiency through standardized workflows and leverage cutting-edge decision-making tools and principle-based insights to bolster the company´s resilience in times of rapid change.

We are looking for a Team Lead Accounting General Ledger (all genders) based in the Cologne region — an experienced and hands-on leader with a proactive can-do attitude, who is the second hand of the VP Finance to manage and develop HRS's Accounting practice, drives daily accounting execution, ensures accurate financials across multiple entities, and continuously improves processes.

The role requires regular on-site presence to collaborate closely with the local leadership team.

This pivotal position is one of the most senior Finance positions within HRS and reports directly to the VP Finance. Important other regular stakeholders include the Group CFO, the Head of Global Accounting (Group consolidation), the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, Global Lead Taxes, and the Global Lead Treasury Management. Beyond this, the role interacts with both internal and external stakeholders.

• End-to-end ownership of the general ledger (Hauptbuch) across multiple domestic and international legal entities
• Ensure the accurate and timely posting of all GL-relevant transactions, including accruals, provisions, asset accounting, and month-end closing activities
• Responsibility for the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual standalone and consolidated financial statements according to HGB (IFRS a plus)
• Oversight of the chart of accounts, accounting policies, and GL-related internal controls
• Hands-on management of intercompany processes: reconciliations, eliminations, and recharging
• Operational execution and continuous optimization of all GL workflows to increase accuracy, speed, and transparency
• Key point of contact for auditors, tax advisors, banks, and internal stakeholders
• Support of the VP Finance in further developing HRS' Finance compliance framework
• Support in financial analyses, monthly bank reporting, and ad hoc financial requests. Ownership of accurate actual numbers to share and align with internal stakeholders.
• Leadership and development of the accounting team (currently 3 people)  

• Extensive hands-on experience in general ledger (Hauptbuch) accounting, including responsibility for the full GL cycle
• Proven track record of managing the accounting for multiple legal entities within one corporate structure 
• Professional experience in companies of similar size and/or complexity (100+ employees), ideally with international subsidiaries
• Strong knowledge of HGB; IFRS experience beneficial
• Experience preparing consolidated financial statements within group structures
• Familiarity with intercompany processes, transfer pricing, and international accounting workflows. Ensures to meet compliance requirements across these topics
• Strong system affinity; experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and reporting tools (e.g., LucaNet)
• Execution-driven "maker doer mindset,",strong sense of ownership, and attention to detail 
• Excellent German and good English communication skills 

Access to a global network of a globally united and mutually responsible "Tribe of Intrapreneurs" that is passionately dedicated to renew the travel industry and while doing so reinvent the ways how businesses stay, work and pay.

Our entrepreneurial driven environment of full ownership and execution focus offers you the playground to contribute to a greater mission, while growing personally and professionally throughout this unique journey. You will continuously learn from a radical culture of retrospectives and continuous improvement and actively contribute to making business life better, smarter and more sustainable.

The attractive remuneration is in line with the market and, in addition to a fixed monthly salary, all necessary work equipment and mobility, will also include an annual or multi-year bonus.