[Hiring] Accounting Teamlead @IONITY GmbH

Role Description

IONITY is building the backbone of electric mobility in Europe. Founded by leading automotive manufacturers, we operate Europe's largest high-power charging network across 24 countries, enabling seamless long-distance travel for EV drivers. As Teamlead Accounting, you will help keep our financial close reliable and our reporting compliant while the finance organization grows alongside the business.

Based either in Munich, Germany or Remote/Europe, you will lead the General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Inventory and Accounts Payable team, starting with six direct reports and growing as insourcing commences. Key challenges include:

• Keeping closings accurate and on time
• Coordinating the outsourced Shared Service Center and local tax consultants
• Turning recurring bottlenecks into lasting process improvements

The role reports to the Head of Accounting and Tax, and acts as the operational link between the team and the Head of Accounting and Tax.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and track the month-end and year-end closing schedule for accounts payable, accounts receivable, and the General Ledger.
• Review the monthly and quarterly reporting package prepared by the Shared Service Center and monitor data flows from HR/Payroll and IT into SAP.
• Lead the team by allocating tasks, setting team goals, and balancing workload to prevent bottlenecks.
• Manage the day-to-day coordination of the outsourced Shared Service Center and review tax reporting such as Intrastat and SAF-T for IONITY and its branches.
• Prepare consolidated preliminary financial statements and act as the primary operational contact for auditors.
• Review, update, and draft SOPs and accounting manuals as workflows change.
• Ensure timely implementation of new and amended accounting standards, particularly IFRS.
• Drive the rollout of e-invoicing requirements across European countries together with the tax team.
• Support cross departmental projects, such as SAP automation and CSRD reporting.

Qualifications

• Degree in business administration, accounting, finance or a related field, or an equivalent qualification such as certified accountant (Bilanzbuchhalter).
• Solid professional accounting experience, ideally gained in an audit firm or an international, European environment.
• Proven experience leading an accounting team.
• Hands-on experience coordinating external service providers or shared service centers.
• Deep understanding of IFRS and of accounting processes across all areas.
• Strong English reading and speaking skills.
• Strong MS Office & Excel skills.

Nice to Have

• SAP knowledge, ideally S/4HANA (public cloud).
• Knowledge of German GAAP (HGB).
• Experience with multi-entity structures or branch reporting.
• Knowledge of LucaNet.
• German reading and speaking skills.

Benefits

• Everyone at IONITY plays a part in making electric travel the obvious choice.
• Your work directly shapes the experience of the drivers who rely on us every day.
• Helps move Europe & the UK towards a cleaner future.
• Diverse, international team that values collaboration, ownership, and bold thinking.
• We welcome applications from all backgrounds.