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Bio-Rad supports 40+ legal entities across the EMEA region, and the Controllership organization ensures financial performance is captured accurately, timely, and efficiently. As a Senior Accounting & Reporting Accountant, you will own monthly accounting and internal reporting under US GAAP, support annual local GAAP requirements, and help deliver tax/statutory and other local reporting for a portfolio of Central EMEA entities—primarily Switzerland and Germany. You will partner closely with regional finance teams and Corporate HQ stakeholders, and you will serve as a key contact point for external auditors across the entities in scope.
Job Responsibility:
Lead timely and accurate monthly close activities, ensuring alignment with group reporting deadlines, accounting policies, and internal guidelines
Complete US GAAP quarter-end and year-end reporting requirements and support delivery of group timelines
Prepare robust, audit-ready balance sheet reconciliations with clear support and ownership of open items
Perform high-quality trial balance reviews and produce meaningful variance analysis by building strong financial, operational, and commercial understanding
Support US GAAP tax provisioning activities, including forecasting inputs, journal entries, reporting outputs, and return-to-provision preparation
Produce GAAP-to-statutory bridge files, help prepare local statutory accounts, and maintain high-quality supporting documentation to internal deadlines
Coordinate and manage statutory audits, acting as the primary contact for external auditors and service providers and responding to queries promptly
Draft and/or review qualitative sections of financial statements and management reports, ensuring accuracy and consistency
Help ensure statutory compliance and accurate ledger maintenance in SAP, keeping records up to date and audit-ready
Maintain compliance calendars and deliver monthly/quarterly/annual filings, tax payments, and statistical submissions with strong documentation and recordkeeping
Monitor and resolve ServiceNow tickets, providing timely and supportive service to EMEA stakeholders
Collaborate with cross-functional finance teams to standardize documentation, streamline processes, and drive efficiencies
Proactively propose improvements and participate in ad hoc projects, including support for corporate income tax audits when required
Requirements:
Enthusiastic team player who can work flexibly in a fast-changing environment and build strong relationships across Finance and business stakeholders
Accounting/control background with a good understanding of US GAAP and at least one statutory GAAP used in EMEA environments
Proven track record of identifying issues, solving problems, and improving processes, ideally with a Lean/6-Sigma mindset
Comfortable working with finance systems and tools such as SAP, and ideally Power BI, BlackLine, OneSource, or similar platforms
Communicate clearly and confidently in English (written and verbal)
Strong time management, analytical skills, and a risk-based approach, and can collaborate effectively across different levels and functions
Bachelor’s degree in economics or business administration (or equivalent)
5–7 years of accounting experience in an international multinational and/or Big 4 (or a combination)
Comfortable coordinating multiple stakeholders across countries and time zones, and can confidently manage external auditor interactions
Nice to have:
An additional European language is a plus
What we offer:
Life and accident insurance
Private Health Care Services – unlimited examinations, checkups in numerous specialties free of charge
Competitive salary and cafeteria
100% commuting allowance for non Budapest residents
Annual bonus
Annual salary review
Marriage and childbirth allowance
School start allowance
Loyalty award
Employee Referral Program with remarkable referral bonus
All You Can Move contract possibility/gym facility usage for free of charge
Hybrid working model (3 days onsite and 2 days home office)