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Group Accountant (m/f/x)

Location: Haren
Working Hours: Full-time employee


1,400 employees in 24 locations around the world with a fleet of 60,000+ circulating containers. Since ELA’s establishment in 1972, our business has continuously been expanding, we are specialists in mobile room solutions. Our family-run company based in Haren (Ems), Germany, is growing at a fast pace and we are actively looking for qualified and dedicated team players to join us locally, internationally and beyond.


As we have restructured our accounting department and thus created the new Group Accounting group, we are looking for additional support for the new team (which looks after the entire ELA Group). You‘re a person with your individual profile, qualifications, talents and wishes. But we are not like any other company. We offer exciting jobs, opportunities for your further development and an easy going working atmosphere. Interested? Then we should get to know each other better.

Your Future Role

  • Group accounting in accordance with HGB and collaboration in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements
  • Monthly consolidation of the international group of companies
  • Standardisation and optimisation of the group chart of accounts and reporting system of the subsidiaries
  • Maintenance and further development of the consolidation tool
  • Assistance with the establishment of subsidiaries
  • Preparation and processing of intra-group recalculations and monthly reconciliation of intercompany accounts

What You Bring to the Team

  • Successfully completed commercial training with further training as an accountant, financial accountant (m/f/d) or similar.
  • Alternatively, a degree in economics with a focus on finance/accounting
  • First professional experience in accounting and finance
  • Initial knowledge of group consolidation and HGB accounting
  • Good written and spoken English skills required
  • Knowledge of MS Dynamics NAV or SAP desirable

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What you can expect from us

  • Once ELA, always ELA. When you join our company, we want you to be a key member of the team, which is why we’ll offer you a permanent contract. 
  • We organize an extensive onboarding program for you at our headquarters in Haren (Ems), so that you can get to know the entire company, our products, and our employees
  • Our company restaurant serves up fresh, delicious lunches on a daily basis
  • You have the option to work up to 60% of your week from home
  • We offer you flexible working hours and the opportunity to work flextime
  • We’d like for you to continue developing, which is why we support your personal development with a tailored range of options.
  • ELA offers you a diverse range of activities at a global company, informal interaction with one another, and a whole host of opportunities to incorporate your own ideas.
  • Expand your network at our regular employee events
  • We offer you company health insurance
  • The ELA Corporate Benefits portal offers attractive discounts on more than 1,500 brands from all relevant areas of life 
  • We can help you with emergency childcare
  • There’s no need to part ways with your four-legged friend at ELA, as you can simply bring your dog with you into the office if the situation allows.

How you can apply

Please send your documents via our career website (www.karriere.container.de/en/) or via email (career@ela-container.com) including your CV, your essential certificates and qualifications, as well as a few lines about yourself and why we fit. We would then like to meet and have a personal conversation with you. We look forward to hear from you!


Any questions?
Contact us via email or WhatsApp/text message on +49 1511 9539616.