Vice President Global Accounting / CAO (all genders)

About tonies::
tonies is the globally leading interactive audio platform for children with more than 10 million Tonieboxes and 125 million Tonies sold. The intuitive and award-winning audio system has changed the way young children play and learn independently with its child-safe, wireless, and screen-free approach. Tonieboxes have been activated in over 100 countries, the content portfolio includes around 1,400 Tonies in several languages. Since its inception, tonies has achieved significant milestones, including listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in November 2021 as well as a globally present team of over 550 dedicated professionals operating from various countries.
Joining our tonies team means being part of an inspiring mission to create innovative and meaningful experiences for children around the world. Together, we’re shaping the future of play, learning, and imagination.

You as part of tonies::
Are you ready to lead our global financial heartbeat? In this pivotal role, reporting directly to our CFO, you will take full ownership of our global accounting landscape. You will transform our financial operations into a best-in-class global function, overseeing the transition to a unified global structure and spearheading our Global SAP implementation. Based in Düsseldorf with a flexible hybrid setup, you will lead your team through one of the most exciting scaling phases in our history.

Your tasks and responsibilities will include::
• Global Accounting Ownership: Lead and unify the global accounting function, ensuring seamless reporting and compliance across all international markets.
• Digital Excellence: Act as the key business owner for our Global SAP S/4HANA Introduction, ensuring scalability through process automation and standardization, in collaboration with the CIO.
• Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a team of 20+ people (5 direct reports), fostering a culture of excellence and international collaboration.
• Closing & Compliance: Manage the periodic and consolidated closing processes (IFRS/HGB) and maintain gold-standard relationships with external auditors and partners.
• Best Practices: Know what great looks like. Lead by example and drive subject matter expertise through own skill and process knowledge. Passionate for bringing accounting standards into practice. Affinity for financial data transformation in a diverse environment, shaping tonies’ global best practices and standards.
• Corporate Finance Support: Partner with the CFO and CFO staff on strategic initiatives, including refinancing and potential M&A activities.

What we are looking for::
• The Seasoned Expert: 15+ years of finance experience, with a heavy weight on Global Accounting and Audit. While Big 4 experience is a plus, proven Corporate experience in a fast-paced environment is essential.
• The Global Mindset: Extensive experience in managing international accounting structures and a deep understanding of global financial compliance.
• The Transformation Driver: You have successfully led or played a major role in a Global SAP implementation and know how to build scalable processes.
• The People Leader: You are passionate about mentoring professionals and have a track record of leading teams of 20+ people through change.
• The Communicator: Excellent command of English is a must; German language skills are required (professional proficiency, does not need to be native).
• The Local Presence: You are based in or willing to relocate to the Düsseldorf area to be present in the office 3–4 days a week.

Why tonies?:
• Global Teamwork: We collaborate across departmental and country borders on our vision to bring the Toniebox into every child's room in the world.
• Come as you are: This applies not only to the dress code but also to everything else. Because only where you truly feel comfortable can you give your best.
• Mobility: Choose the option that suits you best - a Deutschlandticket (public transport ticket) for unlimited mobility, a monthly contribution for an office parking space, a leasing bicycle, or a remote work subsidy.
• Enhanced Security: Benefit from subsidies for company pension plans, occupational pension schemes, and occupational disability insurance.
• Rest & Time Off: Enjoy 30 days of paid annual leave as well as three additional days off such as Rosenmontag, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve. After one year of employment, you can also use up to 10 "toniecation days" (unpaid leave days).
• Continuous Learning: Benefit from our internal and external training opportunities as well as an individual learning budget to continuously expand your knowledge.
• Language Learning & Relaxation: Improve your communication skills with the language learning app Babbel and find relaxation through our access to the meditation app Calm.
• Discounts: Benefit from attractive discounts on our entire range of tonies products.

Good to know::
As part of our principles, we are committed to supporting inclusion and diversity at tonies. We actively celebrate our colleagues’ different abilities, ethnicities, faith and gender. Everyone is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us. 

We look forward to hearing from you!

Esther Sommerfeld
Team Lead Talent Acquisition - Central