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Senior Financial Accountant

Körber Pharma Packaging AG, Fargo, ND, United States


Your role in our team

Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes ensuring accuracy and compliance with HGB/IFRS/local GAAP and corporate policy

Review accounting entries, accruals, provisions, and balance sheet reconciliations

Ensure high‑quality financial statements and management accounts including commentary on key movements and risks

Support consolidation, intercompany accounting, and statutory reporting

Serve as liaison to banks and audit firms

Prepare and review management reporting including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and cost center performance

Ensure alignment between statutory accounting and management reporting

Provide senior‑level financial insights including variance and trend analysis

Act as guardian of financial governance, policies, and internal controls

Coordinate internal and external audits and ensure timely resolution of findings

Monitor compliance with accounting standards, corporate guidelines, and legal regulations

Identify financial risks and control gaps and implement corrective actions

Act as senior finance partner for operations, procurement, HR, projects, and corporate finance

Provide solid guidance to non‑finance teams on accounting treatments and implications

Collaborate with international finance teams ensuring consistent accounting practices

Support ERP‑related finance processes (SAP preferred) including optimization and standardization

Participate in finance transformation, digitalization, and process automation initiatives

Drive continuous improvement in workflows, documentation, and reporting quality

Support change management and adoption of new systems

Maintain a clean and safe work area

Show a strong eagerness to learn and a positive attitude everyday

Work on special projects as needed

Take responsibility across divisions for assigned tasks and topics

Your profile

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

8+ years progressive experience in finance and accounting

Hands‑on ERP experience (SAP preferred)

Professional certification (CPA, CMA, ACCA)

Experience in multinational or matrixed organizations

Experience with finance transformation or system implementation

Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of financial controls

Strong analytical and communication skills

Ability to partner with and influence stakeholders non‑hierarchically

Solid understanding of technical accounting and reporting principles

Leadership capability with ownership mindset and attention to detail

Advanced MS skills

Benefits

You will work in a modern work environment with an open culture towards improvements and new ideas

You are part of a global operating company with a wide customer base and a growing business

You profit from international cooperation within a group‑expert network to implement corporate‑wide concepts

You will work in a team that is focusing on customer requirements

You will get an attractive compensation package including health, dental, vision insurance, and a retirement plan

Join Körber Pharma, and you will work in an innovative, friendly, and digital environment, providing the opportunity to advance your career. Irrespective of whether it is engineering, production, or supporting exciting projects, you have the chance to contribute your expertise and make a difference. As part of the team, you contribute to the solution throughout the entire pharma value chain.

Equal employer opportunity
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity to all applicants. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial, and/or local law.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S., this position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

Körber is a global technology company for intelligent manufacturing and supply chain solutions. As a reliable innovation partner, Körber turns entrepreneurial thinking into customer success by providing leading technology to fuel what’s next – from end‑to‑end pharma production and advanced supply chain solutions to high‑tech machinery and process equipment. Körber combines deep domain expertise with integrated hardware, software, and digital services, to help customers take the next step. The Business Area Pharma is part of Körber, a global technology company for intelligent manufacturing and supply chain solutions.

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