To strengthen our team, we are seeking a dedicated, horse-enthusiastic full-time employee for our accounting department at our location in Elmshorn. Would you like to accompany a horse's career path from the purchase of a foal to its export to another continent from an accounting perspective? Then exciting challenges await you here in Elmshorn with a future-oriented employer in the equine industry.

Holsteiner Verband Vermarktungs- und Auktions-GmbH is part of the Holsteiner Verband corporate group. The Holsteiner Verband is a traditional enterprise with the highest standards. Numerous top international sport horses and influential sires have been discovered at Holsteiner auctions. Each year, the GmbH organises around ten auctions and mediates the sale of approximately 150 Holsteiner horses and foals from Holsteiner breeders all over the world.

You will be involved in shaping your new workplace and can rely on the support of our experienced team.

Your responsibilities:

• You independently manage accounts receivable, accounts payable and general ledger accounting.
• Based on your sound knowledge, you prepare invoices in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB) and are confident in handling tax regulations.
• You are responsible for payment transactions, receivables management and cash ledger accounting.
• You prepare the monthly VAT advance returns as well as monthly and annual financial statements including reporting.
• You maintain direct contact with our domestic and foreign business partners, with English language skills being an advantage.

As part of a succession arrangement, your scope of responsibilities will expand:

• You are responsible for the development and management of the accounting department and lead the team.
• You develop transparent and meaningful controlling and reporting for the management to support financial decisions based on data.

Your profile:

• You have successfully completed a commercial apprenticeship and have sound professional experience in financial accounting.
• Your passion is the continuous improvement of the financial accounting system to make processes efficient and transparent.
• You are interested in the digital transformation of accounting.
• You know how to lead, motivate and develop a team while also handling operational tasks yourself.
• You work in a target-oriented, structured and independent manner. A high degree of personal initiative and a strong affinity for numbers distinguish you.
• You are proficient in using DATEV and MS Office programmes, and working with complex Excel spreadsheets comes easily to you.
• You enjoy communicating respectfully and competently with our Holsteiner breeders and business partners.

What you can look forward to with us:

• An interesting and multifaceted field of activity
• A motivated team of equine professionals who enjoy working together
• A maximum degree of creative freedom for personal development with flat hierarchies
• The opportunity to make a difference and see projects grow
• A stable, responsible company with a solid economic foundation
• Corporate benefits: company pension scheme, discounted admission to equestrian events, employee discount for our Holsteiner shop
• Performance-related remuneration

Seize the opportunity and become a part of the Holsteiner Verband!

Please send your meaningful application documents including your salary expectations and your earliest possible starting date to: uborowski@holsteiner-verband.de