About the role
**This position is based in Germany with remote working options. Applicants must hold a valid work/residence permit for the respective location.**
Chaos is a leading global software company that provides world-class visualization and design solutions, empowering creative minds to bring ideas to life.
For over twenty years, Chaos has developed innovative technologies serving multiple industries, including architecture and design, media and entertainment, and product e-commerce. Chaos’ solutions help architects, designers, VFX artists/animators, and other creative professionals share ideas, optimize workflows, and create immersive experiences.
Headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, Chaos is a global company with offices in 11 cities worldwide. In 2022, Chaos and Enscape merged, bringing together two industry-leading companies into one. Since then, Chaos has continued to grow with the additions of Cylindo, AXYZ Design, and Evolve Lab, further expanding our expertise and solutions across architecture, design, e-commerce, and AI. For more information, please visit chaos.com.
Role Overview
The Group Accountant manages the end-to-end accounting for Chaos’s Holding and Management entities and serves as Global Process Owner (GPO) for group consolidation. The role works closely with finance colleagues across the global business, combining technical accounting rigour with a process-improvement mindset so the business can move fast and operate at scale. This role requires an accountant with strong German GAAP and IFRS consolidation experience in an international group.
Main Responsibilities
* Manage the full accounting cycle for Chaos’s Holding and Management entities, including general ledger, AP/AR, fixed assets, and monthly, quarterly and annual close, in line with German GAAP and group reporting requirements.
* Manage the group-wide month-end and year-end closes, ensuring consolidated financial statements comply with IFRS.
* Prepare the consolidated financial statements in LucaNet, maintaining data integrity throughout.
* Set and maintain global consolidation standards, working with teams across the international entities to align workflows, close process gaps, and automate processes in NetSuite and connected finance tools.
* Act as the main contact for external auditors, tax advisors and statutory filings.
* Coordinate local treasury activities and payment cycles with the group finance team.
* Identify efficiencies in finance processes and propose better ways of working, supporting the Accounting Director in building a culture of optimisation.
Requirements
Required Experience
* Track record in financial accounting within an international corporate environment ideally a technology, software, or SaaS business.
* Experience with German statutory requirements and local GAAP is essential. Experience with IFRS is also advantageous.
* Experience with large international group consolidations and international accounting standards is essential.
* Experience of driving process improvement projects across finance to ensure best practices.
Required Skills
* Advanced command of German GAAP and local statutory reporting
* Detailed knowledge of IFRS and group consolidation
* Hands-on experience with NetSuite or a comparable ERP, and comfort with finance tooling in a software product environment
* A strong command of LucaNet as a financial consolidation tool is required for this role
* Fluent in English and German (written and spoken) are mandatory; additional languages are an advantage.
* Able to operate confidently across Chaos’s multicultural, multi-time zone teams.
* A process-improvement mindset, with the ability to step back from operational tasks, spot inefficiencies, and build scalable solutions that work across the group.
Required Qualifications and Certifications
* Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a comparable field
* A professional qualification (e.g. ACCA, CIMA) is advantageous but not required if offset by strong practical experience
We welcome people who value teamwork, stick to their commitments and are curious to explore new ways for achieving mastery. If you believe that you are a good match for the job, just send us your CV in English.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Confidentiality of all applications is assured.