Senior Accountant

at  McKinsey Company

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You will be an essential member of our Vienna Local Finance team. Local Finance is responsible for maintaining compliance with U.S. GAAP and local GAAP, developing and maintaining the finance policies, adhering to external and internal reporting requirements and spearheading various transformation projects with broader finance function.
The group also provides support to accounting managers, firm operations and firm leadership and works collaboratively with many different teams (Treasury, Pricing, M&A, Legal, Risk & Insurance, Real Estate, Tax, etc.) around the firm.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or certified accountant for local GAAP
• Work experience preferred
• Excellent MS Office skills, especially MS Excel; SAP knowledge is advantageous
• Solid understanding of Local GAAP; familiarity with US GAAP and IFRS is beneficial
• Fluent in both German and English
• Understanding of general accounting concepts and ability to conduct technical accounting research
• Strong organizational skills with keen attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, work well under pressure, and meet deadlines
• Proactive problem-solving approach
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills

You will support the Local Finance group in all aspects of the group’s mission.
You will support and contribute to monthly, quarterly and yearly activities within the Local Finance team, various firm-level monthly and quarterly journal entries, monthly analyses/reports/account reconciliations, accounting policy compliance, assistance in the preparation of GAAP financial statements and associated tax matters.
You’ll have the opportunity to maintain close interactions with other finance departments and respond to questions from stakeholders. You will support the coordination of both internal and external audit requests, as well as perform ad-hoc analysis and special projects as requested by the Finance group.