Senior Accounting Specialist (m/f/x) European Shared Services – limited to 18 months –

Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH

Job Description

With over 120 years of experience and more than 17,000 employees in over 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo is dedicated to discovering, developing, and delivering new standards of care that enrich the quality of life around the world.

In Europe, we focus on two areas: The goal of our Specialty Business is to protect people from cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in Europe, and help patients who suffer from it to enjoy every precious moment of life. In Oncology, we strive to become a global pharma innovator with competitive advantage, creating novel therapies for people with cancer.

Our European headquarters are in Munich, Germany, and we have affiliates in 13 European countries and Canada.

We are seeking a highly qualified candidate to fill the position:

(Senior) Fixed Asset Accounting Specialist (m/f/x) European Shared Services


  • Coordinate, process and assess all activities related to fixed assets on group and affiliate level, especially related to IFRS 9, IFRS 16 and IAS 40
  • Perform and coordinate the monthly, quarterly and annual closing activities including reporting in accordance with IFRS, local commercial law and tax law with a focus on fixed assets
  • Be responsible for and operationally support the end-to-end investment process (planning, budget, forecast) across the complete fixed asset lifecycle for all fixed assets in close cooperation with all relevant functional areas across the EU region
  • Prepare relevant reporting packages and reporting analyses
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with the EU business functions, local Finance Directors and local Finance and business staff
  • Be the functional contact person for tax auditors, tax advisors and auditors for relevant topics
  • Oversee and proactively adapt policies and procedures related to fixed assets
  • Participate in (sub-)projects or lead sub-projects to optimize the Accounting activities and the development of the European Finance Shared Services

  • Successfully completed studies in Business Administration or a successfully completed Finance-related professional education/ certification (e.g. international balance sheet accountant, IFRS /Fixed Asset Accounting specialist)
  • 5-7 years of experience in general ledger Accounting and in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements with a focus on Fixed Asset Accounting or Fixed Asset Management
  • Experience in financial audit and/or experience in Finance-, Accounting-, or tax-related advisory is an advantage
  • Experience in project work in the field of Finance and Accounting, ideally in the environment of global business services, shared services or in transformation contexts is an advantage
  • Excellent knowledge of IFRS, especially of asset-related reporting standards
  • Very good knowledge of SAP R/3, SAP ECC or S/4 HANA and MS-Office, especially in Finance (FI) and Fixed Asset Accounting (AA) modules
  • Business fluent English and German language skills
  • Very good communication skills; reliable and proactive way of working
  • Very high customer orientation and ability to work in teams and take over responsibility
  • Ability to constructively deal with conflicts and affinity to work in an international, cross-functional and dynamic environment

  • Excellent Benefits
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Growth and Development
  • Health and Wellbeing Support
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