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Senior Consultant - Financial Consolidation (m/f/d)

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Freelance
Senior (5-10 years)
German, English

Other Skills

  • Consulting
  • Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Consulting
  • Presentations
  • Problem Solving

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
  • 5+ years of experience in Financial Consolidation consulting and/or corporate group accounting
  • Proven experience delivering Financial Consolidation and Group Reporting
  • Strong expertise in consolidation topics including intercompany eliminations, currency translation (CTA), equity and minority interests, journals, and auditability

Requirements:

  • Lead end-to-end Financial Consolidation and Group Reporting implementations on the Jedox EPM platform, from requirements analysis through go-live and post-close stabilization
  • Design, configure, and validate consolidation solutions including scope of consolidation, ownership structures, intercompany eliminations, currency translation (CTA), journals, audit trails, and reporting
  • Provide hands-on support during critical phases (UAT, go-live, and the first close) and drive reconciliation, variance analysis, and issue resolution during stabilization
  • Act as a trusted advisor to CFOs and finance teams; translate IFRS and local GAAP requirements into scalable Jedox consolidation and reporting solutions; build client relationships and conduct root-cause analyses to improve data quality and process robustness

Job description

What is Jedox?

Jedox is an Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) SaaS platform that empowers business professionals to capture data, share knowledge, and align on common goals across the organization. Organizations can streamline any data-driven process – from strategic planning to complex predictive analytical models or operational performance monitoring. We empower organizations to deliver adaptable plans that outperform expectations.
 
Jedox planning and performance management solutions power your business to achieve a culture of decisiveness and confidence, enabling you to react quickly to changes, plan for opportunities, and uncover what you didn’t know was possible.

Your Responsibilities

As a Financial Consolidation Consultant at Jedox, you will lead and deliver complex group consolidation and financial close projects for enterprise customers. You will help organizations design and implement modern, scalable consolidation and group reporting solutions on the Jedox EPM platform – enabling faster closes, higher data quality, and better decision-making.
Leveraging your deep functional expertise and strong consulting mindset, you will act as a trusted advisor to CFOs, Group Accounting, and Finance Transformation teams.
 
Financial Consolidation Delivery & Expertise
  • Lead end‑to‑end Financial Consolidation and Group Reporting implementations on the Jedox EPM platform, from requirements analysis through go‑live and post‑close stabilization.
  • Design, configure, and validate consolidation solutions including: 
    1. Scope of Consolidation
    2. Ownership structures, capital consolidation, and minority interests
    3. Intercompany reconciliation and eliminations
    4. Foreign currency translation and cumulative translation adjustment (CTA)
    5. Journals and manual adjustments
    6. Audit trails, controls, statutory and management reporting
    7. Review and validate key project deliverables such as data models, consolidation rules, mappings and training materials.
  • Provide hands‑on support during critical project phases, including UAT, go‑live, and the first close cycle. 
  • Drive reconciliation activities, variance analysis, and issue resolution during stabilization phases to ensure a smooth and reliable close.
 
Consulting Excellence & Client Advisory
  • Act as a trusted advisor to CFOs, Group Accounting, and Finance teams, guiding customers on best practices in financial close and consolidation.
  • Translate IFRS and local GAAP (e.g. HGB) requirements into scalable, auditable Jedox consolidation and reporting solutions.
  • Build strong client relationships based on trust, credibility, and deep subject‑matter expertise in consolidation and group reporting.
  • Conduct structured root‑cause analyses and implement sustainable solutions to improve data quality, performance, and process robustness.
  • Communicate proactively and clearly with internal and external stakeholders regarding risks, issues, and resolution progress.
 
Go‑To‑Market & Product Collaboration
  • Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to validate product improvements
  • Support presales and go‑to‑market activities, including solution scoping, proposals, PoCs, and product demos
  • Help partners build and expand expertise in Jedox Consolidation Solutions
  • Share insights and contribute to thought leadership on financial consolidation and EPM trends

Your Profile

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field 
  • 5+ years of experience in Financial Consolidation consulting and/or corporate group accounting 
  • Proven experience delivering Financial Consolidation and Group Reporting 
  • Solid knowledge of IFRS and/or local GAAP and the financial close cycle 
  • Strong expertise in consolidation topics including intercompany eliminations, currency translation (CTA), equity and minority interests, journals, and auditability 
  • Hands‑on experience with EPM / CPM / consolidation systems and multi‑dimensional data models 
  • Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and critical‑thinking skills
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder‑management skills, including senior‑level interaction 
  • Fluency in German, English at least at a conversational level

Transparency Note: Use of Artificial Intelligence

As a tech-driven company, Jedox uses modern technologies — including AI — to continuously improve our processes.
In recruiting, AI may support us in screening and structuring applications. It does not replace human judgment, but helps us reduce bias and ensure a consistent candidate experience. Your application is always reviewed by real people.
 
If you would like to learn more about the process, please visit the website of our partner Hi People. Here you will find information about the data protection guidelines as well as the most recent security checks. This gives you complete clarity on how your data is protected and processed. Of course, you can also contact us at any time if you have any questions.

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