General Ledger Accountant

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About the role

The Digital Experience Group (DXG) is looking for a General Ledger Accountant to join its Financial Controlling team.

In this role, you will be responsible for general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, month-end close activities, and supporting accurate financial reporting. You will ensure accounting records are complete, accurate, and compliant with company policies and accounting standards.

Working closely with the Senior Controlling Analyst and Financial Analyst, you will contribute to the financial close process, balance sheet integrity, audit support, and continuous process improvements across the finance organization.

Key Responsibilities

General Ledger Accounting: Prepare and process journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, and other accounting transactions to ensure accurate financial records.

Month-End and Year-End Close: Support month-end and year-end close activities, ensuring timely completion of assigned accounting tasks and reconciliations.

Account Reconciliations: Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, investigate reconciling items, and ensure timely resolution of outstanding differences.

Balance Sheet Control: Monitor assigned balance sheet accounts, ensuring balances are accurate, adequately supported, and compliant with accounting requirements.

Intercompany Accounting: Support intercompany accounting activities, including reconciliation, confirmations, and resolution of discrepancies with internal stakeholders.

Compliance & Internal Controls: Follow established accounting policies, internal controls, and financial procedures while supporting audit and compliance requirements.

Audit Support: Prepare supporting documentation and respond to requests from internal and external auditors.

Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, strengthen controls, and reduce manual activities.

Systems & Reporting Tools: Utilize SAP, Tagetik, and other finance systems to support accounting activities and reporting requirements.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or master’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.

3-5 years of experience in General Ledger Accounting, Financial Accounting, or Record-to-Report processes.

Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting.

Experience with SAP or other ERP systems.

Experience performing account reconciliations and month-end close activities.

Strong Excel skills and attention to detail.

Experience working in an international or shared service environment is a plus.

Good communication and stakeholder management skills.

Our Offer

Room for personal development through external, internal training tools and learning and development program #GROW. Be your unique self, share your creative ideas, do your best work, and take time to grow in our caring and inclusive culture where you can belong

Yearly performance bonus based on your seniority

Referral bonus, meal vouchers, monthly allowance, gift vouchers twice a year

Corporate Health Insurance

Mindfulness and Wellbeing programs (Wellbeats, MyQuillibrium, Compsych, Mind & Body webinars)

Up to 28 days of annual leave based on seniority

We have a strong Work from Home culture and take into consideration punctual needs and more

Flexible working schedule. You’ll find the flexibility for balance in your life

Being part of Wolters Kluwer you will contribute to the development of our own products and software solutions. Together with our customers, we help to advance sustainability, health, justice, prosperity, and commerce around the world

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.