Senior Accountant

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Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Leica Microsystems, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

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At Leica Microsystems, we have been shaping the future for over 175 years with groundbreaking optical and digital solutions.  With a culture rooted in customer focus, innovation, and teamwork, we lead the market in microscopy, imaging, and analysis, unveiling the invisible and empowering our customers to build a better, healthier world.

Joining Leica Microsystems means contributing to scientific discoveries and supporting surgeons in making critical decisions. Our advanced microscopes and AI-based image analysis solutions enable users to gain profound insights into development and engineering challenges. Here, you will work on meaningful projects alongside passionate colleagues, driving progress and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

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The Senior Accountant is responsible for overseeing all accounting and reporting activities for legal entities in Europe

This position reports to the Finance Manager Shared Service Accounting and will be part of the Finance Service Center Europe Team. This Role will be located in Buccinasco and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead month-end closing activities including journal entries preparation and account reconciliation.
• Prepare financial statement for corporate reporting as well as for yearly local statutory accounts
• Ensure compliance of financial processes and transactions with internal control rules
• Support daily bookkeeping work in accounts payable, receivables and treasury
• Contribute to finance process improvement projects such as automation to streamline accounting operations

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Degree in Economics, Taxation, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in financial accounting, ideally with general ledger responsibility in an international corporate environment. Experience working in an accounting or tax firm is preferred.
• Fluent in English and Spanish, both written and spoken.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Working with SAP S/4HANA as an ERP system.
• Familiarity with US GAAP accounting standards and SOX internal control processes.
• Knowledge of Spanish tax regulations, including VAT, corporate income tax, and local statutory compliance requirements.

Base salary and level of employment

This role is classified under the applicable CCNL as “Primo Livello CCNL Commercio”, which defines minimum terms, job classification, and baseline progression frameworks. The expected gross annual salary range for this role is 40.000 – 50.000 Euro, determined based on objective criteria such as experience, skills, and role-related competencies.

Bonus / Incentive Pay

5% of annual base salary

This job is also eligible for bonus pay.  This is the target earnings as % of base annual salary, subject to objective eligibility criteria and performance conditions as set out in the applicable scheme terms and conditions.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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