[Hiring] Senior Finance & Accounting Manager @HORL 1993

Role Description

As our first Finance team member in the US, you will play a pivotal role in bringing our US accounting in-house from our external tax firm. You will own the day-to-day financial operations and monthly closes while directly shaping the financial foundation of our growing US subsidiary. If you thrive on building scalable processes and want to grow into a broader Finance role for our North American business, this is your opportunity.

What you can expect from the role

• Core Accounting & Close: Independently manage the day-to-day full-cycle accounting and monthly closes under US GAAP, including:
  • Journal entries
  • Accruals
  • Account reconciliations
  • Intercompany reconciliations with our German headquarters
  • Reporting packages
• E-Commerce & Channel Reconciliation: Oversee and reconcile all revenue channels, including:
  • Amazon US/CA/MX settlement files
  • Shopify
  • Adyen
  • PayPal
  • Wholesale accounts
  Manage clearing accounts, payout-to-bank reconciliations, and month-end revenue cut-offs.
• Sales Tax & Compliance: Take full ownership of US Sales Tax compliance via Avalara, including:
  • Filings
  • Nexus monitoring
  • State-by-state tax payable reconciliations
  Assist the German team with Canadian GST/HST.
• AP, AR & Banking: Handle accounts payable, execute payment runs via US banks, and manage accounts receivable and collection processes for wholesale clients.
• US-Payroll Management: Coordinate the US payroll with our external payroll provider, ensuring:
  • Accurate data submission
  • Reviewing payroll runs
  • Booking entries
  • Reconciling tax and benefit accounts
• Inventory & COGS: Evaluate and reconcile inventory and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), including:
  • Goods-in-Transit
  • Intercompany transfer pricing with our parent company in Germany
• Process Optimization & External Partner: Act as the primary interface for our external US tax firm for year-end financials, tax returns, and audit inquiries. Build, document, and automate streamlined processes for our newly internalized accounting system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
• 4–6 years of hands-on corporate accounting experience (not strictly agency/audit firm)

Requirements

• Proven experience independently managing month-end closes under US GAAP
• Strong knowledge of US Sales Tax (filings, multi-state nexus evaluation, state registrations) and hands-on experience using Avalara
• Practical experience in AP/AR, payment processing via US banks, and managing payroll through external providers
• Proficient with modern ERP systems during month-end closes and Power-User skills in Excel/Google Sheets (Pivot tables, XLOOKUP, handling large export files)
• Excellent skill in cross-referencing multi-source data to reconcile differences down to the cent
• Comfortable incorporating modern AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude) to streamline routines and analyze data
• Ability to structure and document processes clearly so third parties can easily understand and execute them
• Fluent in English (German is a plus)

Benefits

• Growth & Impact: As the pioneer finance hire in the US, you are building an operational backbone with potential for growth into a broader Finance role for our US entity.
• International & Entrepreneurial Culture: Work closely with an ambitious, dynamic European market leader (HORL).
• Ownership & Trust: Enjoy high autonomy in setting up your workspace, optimizing workflows, and implementing tools.
• Competitive Compensation & Benefits: Includes childcare costs coverage, 401(k) plan with employer matching, paid sick leave, paid vacation, and flexible working hours.

Company Description

HORL – from Germany to the kitchens of the world. We at HORL® are driven by our pioneering spirit to create products for all eternity. Our roots are in the Black Forest of Germany, where our ideas for industry-leading products are born, with unrivaled innovative strength and quality. Our story began in 2016, when father and son Otmar and Timo Horl developed their revolutionary rolling knife sharpener, inspiring people across the globe.