Senior General Ledger Accountant / Bilanzbuchhalter (m/w/f)

The role

You will manage day-to-day closing and reporting activities for Fixed Assets and Inventory at the Berlin manufacturing site. You will maintain the Fixed Asset Register and partner with operations to establish cost accounting workflows.

What you will do

• Manage day-to-day closing and reporting activities including journal entries and reconciliations for Fixed Assets and Inventory
• Maintain the Fixed Asset Register, tracking capital expenditures, asset additions, disposals, transfers, monthly depreciation runs, and Construction in Progress balances
• Review and clear consolidated transfer orders between international subsidiaries
• Maintain costs, prepayments, and accrued payables associated with satellite materials, launch, and build processes
• Support physical count / cycle count programs and analyze inventory adjustments
• Partner with Berlin Operations to establish scalable cost accounting workflows, standard costing methodologies, and manufacturing time-tracking
• Serve as the dedicated backup for US cost accountants

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant cost accounting experience in a manufacturing or high-tech operational environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration (or a relevant German Ausbildung, e.g., Industriekaufmann/-frau, with specialized focus on accounting/controlling)
• Experience with inventory controls, Fixed Assets and multi-entity global structures
• Proficiency with modern ERP systems
• Advanced capability in Excel or Google Sheets
• Professional working proficiency in German and English

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of both US GAAP and German GAAP (HGB)
• A passion for Fixed Assets & Inventory GL Accounting
• Direct hands-on experience with NetSuite ERP/Oracle

Benefits

• Paid time off including vacation, holidays and company-wide days off
• Employee Wellness Program
• Home Office Reimbursement
• Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
• Equity
• Volunteering Paid Time Off

Before you apply

• Employment is contingent upon the ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by German, EU, or U.S. authorities

About the company

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. They are both a space company and data company.