Hybrid - Upon agreement between you and your supervisor, you are entitled to a flexible arrangement where you will be able to split your time between working from the office and working remotely. Fresenius Medical Care core values: Fresenius Medical Care is a people business. Our success depends on having the best and brightest employees, and helping them attain their personal and professional goals while delivering excellence in patient care and business results. Our employees embody our culture which is based on core values supporting our promise to improve the quality of life of every patient every day. These core values are: We Care. We Connect. We Commit. The Accounting Manager is responsible for supporting the North America Accounting Center of Excellence (CoE) within the Global Business Services (GBS) organization. This role oversees accounting and financial reporting activities, ensuring compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), company accounting policies, and internal control requirements. The Accounting Manager partners closely with regional finance teams, business stakeholders, and GBS operations to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, high-quality balance sheet reviews, and successful execution of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities. The position serves as a key liaison between operational finance, North American accounting teams, and corporate finance functions to drive standardization, process improvements, and strong financial governance.

Responsibilities

Lead and support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities for assigned North American entities, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting under IFRS. Perform and oversee detailed balance sheet account reviews, reconciliations, and flux analyses to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with company policies. Utilize BlackLine to manage account reconciliations, balance sheet certifications, journal entry workflows, task management, and close governance processes. Leverage SAP to review financial transactions, execute accounting activities, analyze financial results, support period-end close requirements, and ensure integrity of general ledger data. Partner with other GBS accounting teams, the NA Accounting CoE, regional finance organizations, and business stakeholders to resolve accounting issues, improve close processes, and enhance financial reporting quality. Review and approve journal entries, accruals, reclasses, and other accounting transactions in accordance with IFRS and company accounting policies. Ensure reconciliation and certification of balance sheet accounts are completed timely and accurately, identifying and resolving aged, unusual, or high-risk items. Support internal and external audits by providing accounting documentation, reconciliations, financial analyses, and explanations of significant account activity. Maintain and strengthen internal controls to ensure compliance with company policies, financial reporting requirements, and audit standards. Analyze financial data and trends, prepare management reporting, and present financial results and recommendations to leadership. Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on standardization, automation, scalability, and efficiency across the North America Accounting CoE and GBS organization. Serve as a subject matter expert for accounting processes, IFRS application, SAP financial processes, and BlackLine reconciliation governance. Provide leadership, coaching, and development for accounting staff while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting requirements.

Experience

working in a shared services, Global Business Services (GBS), or Center of Excellence (CoE) environment. Advanced SAP experience, including General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Intercompany Accounting, and Financial Reporting modules.

Experience

utilizing BlackLine for account reconciliations, journal entries, balance sheet certification, and close management.

Experience

leading balance sheet review meetings and managing financial close processes across multiple legal entities. CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional accounting designation preferred Can work within flexible working hours/shifts including night shift. Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day. Fresenius Medical Care is the world's leading provider of products and services for individuals with kidney disease of which approximately 4.5 million patients worldwide regularly undergo dialysis treatment. United by a shared purpose of creating a future worth living for chronically and critically ill people, we care for around 292,000 dialysis patients around the globe. In addition, we operate around 35 global production sites to provide products such as dialysis machines, dialyzers, and related disposables. We aim to continuously improve our patients’ quality of life by offering them high-quality products as well as innovative technologies and treatment concepts.