Financial Accounting Specialist | Finanzen/Finanzbuchhaltung

Job Summary

This role as a Financial Accounting Specialist at the prestigious Technical University of Munich (TUM) involves executing essential accounting functions within the Central Finance Department. Day-to-day responsibilities include the comprehensive coding and posting of incoming and outgoing invoices, ensuring strict compliance with budgetary, commercial, and tax laws, while also managing university-specific financial peculiarities. A secondary but crucial function involves handling cash payment transactions and related accounting duties within the Cash Office. The ideal candidate must possess a completed commercial vocational qualification, such as an administrative specialist or bank clerk, coupled with strong professional experience, preferably gained within the public sector or higher education financial administration. Success requires excellent proficiency in SAP R/3 and MS Office, coupled with a highly structured working method, numerical accuracy, and negotiation-level German skills. This permanent position offers a challenging and varied career path within one of Europe's top universities.