Hybrid Process Expert – Precious Metals Accounting, Consultant

at Scheer IDS

• Job title: Process Expert – Precious Metals Accounting, Consultant
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: SQL, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Munich, Germany

About the role

• Prozess-Experte (m/w/d) für Edelmetallbuchhaltung im Beratungshaus. Unterstützung beim Aufbau und Verbesserung von Edelmetallbuchhaltungen ohne operative Verantwortung, mit Fokus auf Prozesse und IT-Enablement.

Responsibilities

• Participate in client projects (precious metals accounting): handling of precious metals weight accounts, precious metals balance sheet, reporting – design, standardization and documentation of processes.
• Month-end closings & reconciliations: design and improvement of metal reconciliation steps (e.g. receipts/consumption/WIP/output), variance analyses and evidence documentation.
• Governance & controls: definition of practical controls (four-eyes principle, sampling, outside-refiner reconciliation) and audit-ready evidence trails; interfaces with Trading/Hedging/FX and Finance.
• IT enablement (finance alignment): functional concepts and data models for SAP-aligned implementation (FI/CO, SD/MM, ideally CO-PC/Analytics) as well as reporting/BI; support for testing and go-lives.
• KPIs (concise): maintenance of a small set of core KPIs such as recovery rate, loss rate and material balance deviation to objectively assess inventory and closing quality.

Requirements

• Education: Degree in Business Administration (BWL) or Business Informatics; alternatively Accounting/Controlling with a strong affinity for process and data matters.
• Experience: Practical experience in precious metals accounting and/or in precious metals recycling/refining; routine in monthly reconciliations, weight accounts, variance analysis and clear process/control documentation.
• Tool know-how: confident with SAP (esp. FI/CO, SD/MM, preferably CO-PC/Analytics), reporting/SQL-based analyses; basic understanding of data flows to MES/LIMS.
• Working style & soft skills: analytical, precise, structured; strong numerical and attention-to-detail skills; interface strength between business/Finance/Trading and IT; very good German and English skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive onboarding within the Scheer family: with our Scheer Welcome Days and buddy program we provide the perfect start with us.
• Tailored professional development with the Scheer Campus: we offer a variety of opportunities to shape your personal and technical growth.
• Fit with Scheer: with our partners and Business Bike offerings you can put together your individual fitness program.
• Work-life balance: flexible working hours and home office options, workation and part-time models allow you to shape your balance between work, leisure and family.
• Our gift to you and the environment: when you start, we plant a Scheer tree for you. The tree grows with you!