Hybrid Head of Group Accounting

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About the role

  • Head of Group Accounting overseeing financial reporting for Sana Kliniken AG, a top healthcare group in Germany. Leading consolidation, audits, and financial compliance.

Responsibilities

  • Overall responsibility for group accounting, including monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and reporting
  • Responsibility for managing and preparing the parent company’s annual financial statements and interim financial statements under German GAAP (HGB) and IFRS
  • Support and technical oversight of the annual audits of group entities under HGB and IFRS
  • Analysis of complex accounting and valuation issues and management of the consolidation process, including intercompany reconciliations
  • Point of contact for auditors, advisors, regulators and subsidiaries on accounting and financial reporting matters
  • Leading finance projects, in particular the implementation of new IFRS processes
  • Further development and implementation of group-wide accounting standards and processes and of the software used, with a focus on automation and digitalization
  • Close cooperation with Controlling, Tax, Treasury, IT and local finance teams as well as the Chief Sustainability Officer regarding ESG reporting
  • Support for M&A transactions, post-merger integration and structural projects
  • Ensuring compliance with all relevant accounting standards (e.g. IFRS/HGB) and internal group policies

Requirements

  • Completed degree in economics or business administration (focus on accounting, controlling, auditing) or equivalent qualification
  • Several years of experience in group consolidation and external reporting under HGB and IFRS, ideally with leadership experience
  • Reporting expertise demonstrated by experience preparing IFRS consolidated notes and German management reports (Lagebericht)
  • Solid knowledge of HGB and IFRS
  • Experience designing or optimizing consolidation processes and reporting packages
  • SAP FI/CO skills
  • Structured, solution-oriented working style and strong self‑initiative

Benefits

  • Performance-based salary above collective agreement and a permanent employment contract
  • 30 days of annual leave
  • Flexible working hours to support a healthy work–life balance and mobile working
  • Attractive employee offers (Corporate Benefits)
  • Subsidy for the Deutschlandticket (public transport season ticket)
  • Company pension scheme
  • Support measures for work–family balance and occupational health promotion
  • Group-wide networking and the opportunity to actively shape change at Sana and in the healthcare sector

Job title

Head of Group Accounting

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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