Accountant Retail 100% (m/f/d)

A bit about us 

Trek is an awesome place to work, with amazing benefits for all employees. We build only products we love, provide incredible hospitality to our customers, and change the world by getting more people on bikes. When you’re on our team, you’re taken care of, encouraged to learn and grow, and given lots of opportunities to do so. Give us your best, and we’ll give it right back. Sound pretty sweet? Then come join us!
 

Job Description

Trek Bicycle is a globally leading manufacturer of innovative bicycles and bicycle accessories. We build exclusively products we love, we live absolute customer orientation, and we change the world by getting more people on bikes. For this, we develop and produce innovative products with over 6,500 employees – and have been doing so for over 40 years. More information can be found at www.trekbikes.com.

Currently, in addition to a broad dealer network, we operate over 17 own bicycle stores in 67 countries in Europe, for which we always strive for perfection. Our attitude towards great customer hospitality puts us in a unique position to set the highest standard for bicycle retail.

For the rapidly growing retail activity, we are looking immediately or by arrangement for an experienced:

Accountant Retail 100% (m/f/d)

Your tasks:

• Responsible for carrying out all accounting tasks for up to 9 own retail stores in DE/AT/CH
• Invoice verification, reconciliation of goods receipts, accounts payable
• Month-end closing entries
• Posting of fixed assets
• Reconciliation of bank and accounts payable balances
• Monthly balance reconciliations
• Support of annual budgeting and monthly forecasts
• Close cooperation with district managers as sparring partners on financial issues and performance optimizations
• Understanding and monitoring of business KPIs, supporting store teams in implementing improvement measures
• Coordination of monthly P&L reviews with all store managers
• Ad-hoc analysis as needed
• Quarterly store visits
• General correspondence

Your profile:

Professional:

• Completed business administration studies or comparable professional training
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in accounting or finance with a focus on retail
• Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle and JD Edwards is an advantage
• Secure understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and value-added tax regulations
• Very good user knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, especially Excel
• Strong service orientation
• Flexibility to handle a wide range of tasks
• Willingness to work in a dynamic environment

Languages:

• Very good German skills
• Very good English skills, spoken and written, required

Personal:

• High willingness to travel
• Precise, conscientious, independent, and service-oriented working style
• Reliability, loyalty, and strong customer commitment
• Resilience, communication skills, and organizational talent
• Passion for bicycles is welcome but not a must

What we offer you:

• Versatile range of tasks with a large area of responsibility
• Certified Great Place to Work label and owner-managed company
• Motivated and open team in a sporty environment
• Modern IT infrastructure
• Professional onboarding in the area of responsibility

Are you a talented finance expert and do you have the ability to manage the entire accounting as well as the willingness to become a respected business consultant? Are you looking for a broad, challenging, and versatile area of responsibility? Then you are in the right place with us! No day is like the other with us, making it a unique professional development opportunity to continuously develop business and technical knowledge.

We look forward to receiving your complete application documents. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!