Accountant (m/f/d)
What you’ll do
- Managing the day to day transactions such as postings, reconciliations, receivables and payables.
- Preparing of management accounts on a monthly basis, including accruals and deferrals in accordance with Lux GAAP / IFRS.
- Knowledge of other GAAPs advantageous (Germany, Malta, Netherlands, Italy, Sweden).
- Preparation of annual financial statements of holding and service companies.
- Compiling of various financial reports for internal and external use.
- Contact person for tax advisors and auditors.
- Preparation and submission of VAT returns.
- Preparation of invoices, support budgeting process and performing interest calculations.
- Assisting in specific assignments and projects as assigned by management.
What we’re looking for
- University degree and successful completion of further accounting certifications (ACCA, Luxembourgish Accountant or similar).
- At least 2 years of professional experience as accountant.
- Relevant experience in the annual financial statement process according to Lux GAAP and other local GAAPs (and tax law) as well as VAT returns.
- Understanding of Improvements of existing processes.
- Good knowledge of Sage BoB and MS-Office, WORKDAY (DATEV) advantageous.
- You are fluent in written and spoken English, with German and/or French desirable.
- Analytical thinking, independent work-style and initiative, ability to work in a team, high degree of accuracy and diligence, affinity for numbers.
What we offer
- Work with an inspiring team of professionals and be part of a fast growing, dynamic and successful investment firm.
- Great opportunity to learn, grow and further develop your career.
- An attractive and performance-related remuneration package.
- Be part of an international team with close collaboration across multiple departments.
- Dynamic and open-minded team, diverse culture, regular team events.
Please apply online including all relevant application documents (cover letter, CV and certificates), and stating your earliest possible starting date, preferred working hours and salary expectation.
What you’ll do
- Manage operations and financials of private equity funds and Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV), be part of a team working closely with our CFO
- Actively support closings of investment deals in collaboration with deal teams, legal and tax.
- Forster seamless communication and coordination with internal departments, including deal teams, legal, investor relations, as well as external parties and portfolio companies.
- Manage and review work of external fund administrators and ensure high quality and timely deliverables.
- Review and support preparation of quarterly reports and investor capital accounts
- Monitor liquidity and initiate capital calls / distributions.
- Close collaboration with accounting to ensure transactions are properly reflected.
- Work with external auditors to facilitate efficient and timely audit completion.
- Coordinate other external experts such as tax and legal.
- Actively participate in the development and enhancement of processes and tools, contributing to team-specific and firm-wide initiatives
- Manage ad hoc processes as required, demonstrating flexibility and agility in responding to evolving needs
What we’re looking for
- 3- 8 years of relevant experience in a Big 4 audit firm or private equity firm.
- University degree in finance, accounting or related field; further professional qualifications (ACCA, CPA, CFA) preferred.
- Excellent communication skills in English, proficiency in additional language such as German or French is a plus.
- Experience with Luxembourgish private equity funds (closed-ended).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a solid understanding of international accounting standards and Lux GAAP.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, with exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills.
- Have a personal drive and strive for excellence, willing to develop and learn. A person who walks the extra mile, takes responsibility and wants to deliver high quality.
What we offer
- Unique, challenging and independent role, managing various areas related to fund operations.
- Work with an inspiring team of professionals and be part of a fast growing, dynamic and successful investment firm.
- An attractive and performance-related remuneration package.
- Be part of an international team with close collaboration across multiple departments.
Please apply online including all relevant application documents (cover letter, CV and certificates), and stating your earliest possible starting date, preferred working hours and salary expectation.
What you’ll do
- Contract management among various jurisdictions and offices in close collaboration with management.
- Preparation and review of contracts (loan agreements, set-off agreements, service agreements, SPAs etc.);
- Reorganisations of companies and planning of acquisition structures together with M&A lawyers;
- You will support corporate bodies by reviewing or drafting contracts and agreements, or also resolutions and shareholders’ general meetings, including notices, proxies, and minutes;
- Support with simple due diligence issues – chain of title, etc;
- Correspondence with notaries, external lawyers, courts and authorities;
- Dealing with issues relating to money laundering prevention;
- Supporting Know Your Customer processes, maintain registers and support other compliance areas.
What we’re looking for
- University Degree in Law
- Fluent in English and German, French will be considered an asset.
- Proficient understanding of private equity and real estate investment structures, legal, and administrative requirements.
- Minimum of 2-5 years of in a similar role with relevant experience, knowledge in the Fund industry is an advantage.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, with exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills.
- Quality-driven and structured with attention to details, minded with a “can do” attitude, effective and proactive.
- Personal drive for excellence, willing to develop and learn. A person who walks the extra mile, takes responsibility and wants to deliver high quality.
What we offer
- Unique, challenging and independent role, managing various legal areas related to private equity investments and operations.
- Work with an inspiring team of professionals and be part of a fast growing, dynamic and successful investment firm.
- An attractive and performance-related remuneration package.
- An international team with close collaboration across multiple departments.
- Dynamic and open-minded team, diverse culture, regular team events.
Please apply online including all relevant application documents (cover letter, CV and certificates), and stating your earliest possible starting date, preferred working hours and salary expectation.
The team in Amsterdam is constantly looking for interns for at least three months. In this position you will support our Debt Financing & Capital Markets’ team as a fully-fledged team member and thus learn the broad financing business within a private equity. The Debt Financing & Capital Markets’ Team works on new financings alongside the Investment Team for our Private Equity strategy (AURELIUS European Opportunities IV, AURELIUS Equity Opportunities and AURELIUS Wachstumskapital) as well as refinancings for our portfolio companies.
We are one of the few European private equity companies to recruit our young professionals directly from our pool of interns.
Responsibilities:
- Collaboration on cross-industry external debt financing projects both in the context of M&A transactions and for portfolio companies
- Supporting the team in due diligences with a focus on the debt financing potential
- Preparation of lender materials (teaser, company presentation, lender memorandum) for potential financing partners
- Financial modelling and debt capacity analysis
- Coordination in outreach to lenders (NDA processing, sharing lender materials and tracking lender responses)
- Monitoring of existing financings
Profile:
- Business or scientific university degree at a renowned university
- Excellent school and academic performance, you are in your Master’s studies
- First relevant practical experience as part of internships in related areas (leveraged and acquisition finance, investment banking)
- Strong motivation combined with a creative thinking as well as strong teamwork skills
- Very good written and spoken English skills, other foreign language(s) an advantage (Dutch, German)
- High-level handling of MS Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
Our Offer:
- High growth potential with the opportunity to gain experience, work together with interdisciplinary teams and actively contribute to a growing organization
- Flat hierarchy promoting rapid decision-making processes and direct access to management
- Be part of an international team with close collaboration across multiple departments including with the investment and operational teams
- Dynamic and open-minded team with a diverse culture
If you are interested in this exiting and dynamic opportunity, we look forward to receiving your online application with your earliest possible starting date!
Due to the growth in our portfolio, we are strengthening our Operations Team in the USA.
AURELIUS’ Task Force is a close-knit team of advisors with deep functional expertise and long-standing management experience. They support value generation in portfolio companies through effective and hands-on project and change management in the areas of Procurement, Operations, Sales/Marketing, IT and Finance.
Responsibilities
- Lead the IT due diligence process in connection with the acquisition of companies, particularly the creation of IT carve-out scenarios, red-flag reports, and estimation of the associated costs
- Coordinate implementation of IT carve-out projects after the acquisition of new company investments
- Coordinate IT transformation projects during or holding time, e.g., ERP modernization
- Coach business and IT stakeholders of the portfolio companies to optimize IT processes as well as project methodology, roles, and deliverables
- Analyse poorly defined problems, moderate solution finding process and suggest solution alternatives
- Support software license transfer agreements
- Build network of internal and external project staff and service providers, staff projects and oversee deliverables of external and internal team members
- Build local IT Practice team with 1-2 (Senior) Managers
Prerequisites
- You are an experienced IT all-rounder with knowledge in several IT areas e.g., IT Strategy and Governance, application and infrastructure management, service delivery or IT-security
- Successfully completed studies in computer science, natural sciences, engineering, or economics
- At least 10 years of relevant professional experience, ideally in the context of an IT consulting, IT company or as ITlLead in the Industry
- Experience in IT projects management in the field of IT carve-out, M&A, IT transformation or development of IT landscapes or applications as stream lead or sub-project lead
- You work in a consulting-oriented manner and are able to use your broad knowledge in a wide variety of situations
- Excellent communication combined with strong analytical skills
- Entrepreneurial thinking and acting, implementation strength and business/commercial acumen
- Ability to travel on a weekly basis (3-4 days on site)
- Fluent in English, other language skills are welcome
Our offer
- An attractive and performance-related remuneration package
- The opportunity to implement your own ideas and create real entrepreneurial added value
- Flat hierarchies with very fast decision making
- End-to-end view of the portfolio companies through their Aurelius lifecycle from due diligence to divestment
- Dynamic career development in a very successful and rapidly growing investment company
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.
As we are at the forefront of transforming organizations and are looking for an experienced Agile Transformation Manager to support our efforts in fostering a culture of agility across our portfolio companies. If you are passionate about driving growth and thrive in a dynamic environment, we invite you to join our team of experts in Munich, Duesseldorf or London.
Responsibilities
- Drive Cultural Change and business transformation processes within our portfolio companies.
- Lead the ongoing development of AURELIUS’ Operating Model and the Transformation Framework.
- Coach and promote agile, data driven and cross-functional governance and mindset within our organization and our portfolio companies.
- Develop and conduct workshops to introduce and solidify our project management and agile collaboration approach and provide training to AURELIUS and portfolio company employees.
- Independently execute agile project management approach across various portfolio companies.
Profile
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business administration, computer science or related field.
- 5-8 yrs. of professional experience in change management, cultural change and agile project management
- Demonstrated success as an OKR consultant or an internal advocate for OKR, Scrum and cultural change.
- Certified in agile methodologies (e.g., OKR, Scrum Master, Agile Coach).
- Genuine interest in the private equity industry and a strong desire to drive growth and positive change.
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with a structured and conscientious approach.
- Exceptional communication and facilitation skills in both German and English, along with a high level of empathy.
- Strong sense of independence and an entrepreneurial mindset.
Our Offer
- Be part of an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the private equity sector.
- Collaborate with a dynamic and innovative organization.
- Implement agile approaches to unlock potential in our portfolio companies.
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.
Responsibilities
- Managing the day-to-day transactions such as postings, reconciliations, receivables and payables
- Preparing of management accounts on a monthly basis, including accruals and deferrals
- Knowledge of German HGB, IFRS and Lux GAAP is a must, other GAAPs advantageous (Malta, Netherlands, Italy, Sweden)
- Preparation of annual financial statements of holding and service companies
- Compiling of various financial reports for internal and external use
- Contact person for tax advisors and auditors
- Preparation and submission of VAT returns
- Preparation of invoices, support budgeting process and performing interest calculations
- Assisting in specific assignments and projects as assigned by management
- General administrative tasks and any other duties which may be required from time to time
Profile
- University degree and successful completion of further accounting certifications (ACCA, Luxembourgish Accountant or similar)
- At least 3-5 years of professional experience as an accountant
- Relevant experience in the annual financial statement process according to German HGB, Lux GAAP and other local GAAPs (and tax law) as well as VAT returns
- Understanding of improvements of existing processes
- Good knowledge of WORKDAY / DATEV, MS Office and Sage BoB advantageous
- You are fluent in written and spoken German and English, French desirable
- Analytical thinking, independent work-style and initiative, ability to work in a team and under pressure, high degree of accuracy and diligence, affinity for numbers
Our Offer
- An attractive and performance-related remuneration package
- Flat hierarchy promoting rapid decision-making processes
- Dynamic career development in a successful and strongly growing investment company
- Be part of an international team with close collaboration across multiple departments
- Dynamic and open-minded team, diverse culture, regular team events
- Complimentary drinks, coffee, tea, and fresh fruit
Please apply online including all relevant application documents (cover letter, CV and certificates), and stating your earliest possible starting date, preferred working hours and salary expectation.
ECO3 (formerly Agfa Offset Solutions) is a leading global supplier of prepress systems to the printing industry. Commercial, newspaper and packaging printers rely on us for the most extensive range of integrated solutions, from printing plates and computer-to-plate systems over workflow and print management software to pressroom chemicals. Our solutions are designed to deliver higher productivity, lower costs and greener outcomes at every stage of the print process.
ECO3 is headquartered in Belgium with production and research centers in Germany, Brazil, China, and Israel. With over 1600 colleagues, we are commercially active worldwide through sales organizations and dealers in more than 30 countries.
At ECO3 group level, we are seeking a highly accomplished and results-oriented
Head of Accounting (m/f/d)
to lead and develop our global accounting teams from our HQ office in Mortsel, Belgium. As the Head of Accounting, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, compliance and integrity of our accounts and financial reports, striving for high quality standards in our financial and accounting processes.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the entire accounting function of the ECO3 group, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and financial reporting
- Ensure compliance with IFRS accounting standards, regulatory requirements and internal policies
- Develop and implement strategic accounting initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness in all accounting areas: Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) and Order-to-Cash (O2C) as well as Record-to-Report (R2R) processes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as procurement, operations, logistics and sales colleagues to support the translation and implementation of business developments and flows into efficient accounting processes. You will also partner with IT and Business Process teams.
- Support the financial analysis to support decision-making in the actual reporting
- Prepare accurate and timely financial reports for internal and external stakeholders
- Manage a dynamic and diverse team of accounting professionals, providing guidance, training, and performance evaluations
- Partner with regional finance teams across the globe, and with in-house and external financial shared service centers
Qualifications required:
- Master’s in law, Economics, Finance or Accounting and a proven track of record in similar positions.
- Minimum 10 years working experience preferably in a multinational industrial environment as an auditor.
- Proven experience managing and leading a team of accounting professionals with knowledge of IFRS to further develop ECO3’s accounting policies
- Strong numeracy and IT literacy skills, especially in SAP
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to partner within a dynamic environment
- Project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities. Experience with change management is an asset
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Proactive and results-oriented approach to problem-solving
- Analytical and decision-making skills, critical mind-set
- Fluent in English
- Willingness to travel from time to time
What ECO3 offers:
- A professional environment with a positive mindset and a ‘can do’ attitude, continuously striving for excellence
- Enthusiastic, committed, and skilled team, striving for sustainability, efficiency, and customer centricity
- An open company culture that stimulates exchanging experience, ideas and entrepreneurship
- The opportunity to influence positive change across our global network
- A great team of passionate, like-minded colleagues to work with
- A hybrid working environment
Contact
Please apply via e-mail including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation: naiara.esnal@eco3.com.
tmgroup is a forward-thinking technology business that is using software and data to provide more efficient, more accurate and easy to use services for conveyancers and other property professionals. We have huge empathy for our clients, which means we’re considering their challenges at every stage. This ‘client+design’ philosophy enables us to produce high-quality, user-focused products and provide the right advice. This is why we make the complexities in the property transaction beautifully simple.
In this role you will report directly to the Chief Commercial Officer and be responsible for boosting client revenue through ensuring increased collaboration, alignment, best practice and seamless integration across departments.
The Director of Sales and Account Management will lead a dedicated function of 20 employees and assume full P&L-responsibility. This includes managing client P&Ls and sales OPEX along with actively contributing to the formation of business unit strategies.
It is essential the role holder establishes a well-developed network in the sector through building higher level relationships and demonstrates proficiency in sales execution to create a more profitable business model across their function.
Responsibilities include:
- Lead, manage, retain, coach and develop the sales team, ensuring the right competences and capabilities to deliver current and future revenue growth targets. Foster a positive team spirit while ensuring a resilient and robust performance approach with regular review meetings. Identify and promptly course-correct under-performance.
- Collaborate with senior leaders to align sales and overall business objectives, analyse market trends, client needs and competitor activities. Set ambitious sales targets and lead quarterly sales reviews, being responsible for client plans, budgeting (per supplier), month-end closing as well as gap/recovery plans. Assume overall responsibility for the annual price rise and negotiation process.
- Streamline and optimise the sales process, establish structured ways of working and tools to support business development and account manager teams. Promote synergies amongst sales teams and collaborate with marketing in planning. Encourage and facilitate professional development within the function and shadow selected activities to assess performance towards clients.
- Manage and communicate with all internal and external stakeholders to develop market position. Outwardly, identify and cultivate strategic client relationships to understand needs, develop solutions and ensure high levels of satisfaction and retention. Inwardly, ensure effective communication with marketing, supplier management and finance.
- Participate in commercial decisions, pertinent client or supplier meetings with significant business, financial and/or relationship implications. Make valuable contributions to new business projects and ensure optimisation in areas such as planning accuracy, supplier management and client service levels.
Success criteria:
- Financial KPIs (P&L)
- Forecast accuracy
- New business development
- Employee satisfaction
- Supplier satisfaction
- Client satisfaction (NPS)
- Collaboration between functions (marketing, supplier management, finance etc.)
This role will suit someone results-oriented, focused and energised, with well-developed business acumen who enjoys formulating strategies and plans, collaborating and leading teams to deliver ambitious targets.
Due to the nature of the role, travel, flexibility and working additional hours is required needed, especially for client meetings, networking and event attendance. The role is home-based with frequent/daily travel throughout the UK. It is anticipated the role holder will attend the Head Office in Swindon approximately once per week.
Experience
- Proven experience in a senior sales role leading and developing a high performing sales team to plan and implement successful business-aligned strategies to achieve and exceed revenue growth targets.
- Sales management including sales planning, forecasting and budgeting and analysing sales data, market trends and client behaviour to inform decision making.
- Ideally relevant industry experience; conveyancing, real estate, property or related industry or the capability to rapidly develop in-depth knowledge of the conveyancing industry, market trends and competition, processes and regulations.
- Proficiency in CRM software and other relevant sales tools to enhance productivity and efficiency.
Skills required
- A client-centric approach, understanding needs and ensuring satisfaction.
- Ability to collaborate with other departments such as marketing, finance and operations to ensure a cohesive approach.
- Ability to foster a well-developed professional network establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
- Excellent presentation and communication (written and verbal) skills to effectively convey ideas, negotiate and build relationships internally and externally.
- Outstanding negotiation skills to close deals and manage contractual client agreements as well as proficient in creating and managing commercial supplier contracts.
- Well-developed leadership capability, leading and inspiring sales teams, setting goals and provide guidance to support these. Enjoys leading through periods of change and achieving under pressure.
- Conflict resolution; able to handle conflicts in the team or with clients in a constructive manner.
- Problem solving; adapting to changing market conditions, industry trends and internal dynamics and identifying challenges and solutions to overcome sales process obstacles
- Willingness to stay updated on industry trends, sales methodologies and best practices.
Qualifications
- Full valid driving licence
- A related business diploma or degree (BMA or BA), in business management, sales or marketing may be beneficial
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.
Responsibilities
Immediately after the acquisition of a new investment through AURELIUS, you will take over the full responsibility for the transformation of the company. Your main task is, together with the established management, to elaborate and implement the strategy, the equity story and a comprehensive added-value concept in the company. Throughout this journey you have the possibility to support the value creation plan from the analysis to the final implementation and be engaged in driving change as well as increasing the overall competitiveness, profitability and sustainable increase of the company value. You will be able to rely on the support of the AURELIUS’ task force and the extensive toolset of the AURELIUS’ operating model.
Qualifications required
- Well-experienced and pragmatic manager with at least five years of leadership responsibility in a medium-sized and/or private equity backed company.
- Consultancy background paired with a profound understanding of commercial, sales and technical topics.
- Experienced in change processes and a proven track record in the operational, strategic, structural and cultural transformation of companies.
- Self-confident and determined as well as a pragmatic “hands-on” result-oriented mentality with an eye for the big picture.
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills combined with a confident, convincing and entrepreneurial personality.
- Analytical / strategical thinking, highly developed sense of responsibility and strong teamwork.
- Cost awareness, an instinct for business and the ability to implement.
- Experience in building up and developing management teams and the capability to lead these through critical transformations with the required sensitiveness and speed.
- Extensive travel and presence on site is a prerequisite.
- Fluent in English, further language skills welcome (German is helpful, but not required).
Our offer
You will be working in a highly dynamic environment with core values such as entrepreneurial spirit, pragmatism and a no-blame and no-politics culture. We offer an attractive development path through the AURELIUS Academy and the opportunity to eventually build up your own investment portfolio as a Senior Managing Director.
Further to your base renumeration and in accordance with the entrepreneurial assignment you have the possibility to participate in the value growth of “your” company and thereby profit from your own success.
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.