Want to join us on our journey?
The Corporate Controller will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of corporate balances within SM&T’s books and records, focusing on General Ledger (GL) accounts split by profit or cost centre levels. This role includes significant control activities, such as performing balance sheet and P&L integrity checks, and acting as a gatekeeper for how activities are captured in the SAP ERP system.
The successful candidate will ensure that all accounts are reconciled and substantiated, communicating to end users that control and substantiation processes have been completed. Additionally, they will conduct intra-month checks to verify that activities are accurately recorded in the books and records of each legal entity.
What you will do?
- For set entities, responsible for month-end accounting and control procedures in line with month-end close processes and the Financial Control Framework.
- Identify, design, and implement improvements to key SAP ERP processes, e.g., allocations, accruals & reversal, Fixed Assets, Intangibles IFRS 16, intercompany reconciliations, and pre-payments.
- Work closely with the technical accounting team to ensure advice given is seen through to physical implementation, both for existing business activity as well as new structures taken on.
- Support the standardisation and improvement of month-end activities for all legal entities to ensure consistency of processes and controls.
- Lead efficiency projects to drive reduction in close timeline across the month-end process.
What you’ll bring to the role?
- Qualified Accountant with experience post qualification
- Exposure to the accounting and/or controlling function in a large or medium sized multinational business, either in practice or industry.
- Experience of a commodities or trading business would be an advantage.
- Experience of working in an international organisation with an overseas parent company would be an advantage.
- Strong understanding of IFRS accounting and reporting and core financial accounting control principles.
Our offer to you
In return we offer a competitive starting salary supported by a comprehensive, and broad reaching benefits package which includes
- bonus earning potential
- non-contributory pension
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and volunteering days
- buy / sell holidays
- life assurance
- medical and dental insurance
- range of optional flexible benefits
We are committed to supporting your career growth with opportunities to develop both your knowledge and experience through a blended approach to learning.
About SEFE
As integrated midstream energy company headquartered in Berlin, SEFE Securing Energy for Europe ensures the security of energy supply in Germany and Europe and drives the green energy transformation. SEFE is active in trading & portfolio management, sales, transportation, and storage of energy and has its strongest presence in Germany and the UK. SEFE employs around 1,500 people and supplies over 50,000 customers, in particular industrial customers, and municipal utilities in Germany and seven other European markets. With a sales volume of around 200 TWh of power and gas, SEFE plays a central role in the stability of the energy supply in Germany and Europe. SEFE is owned by the Federal Government of Germany.
