Name: Anja Kriegskotte

Year of birth: 1968
Function: US GAAP specialist,
              Financial Shared Service
Company: Celanese Corporation
Location: Kelsterbach site

What do you do in your current job?

As a US GAAP specialist, I mainly deal with US accounting principles, but in an international company like Celanese, which has business on several continents, you cannot isolate your area of expertise. Thus, I must always take the German Commercial Code and Germany’s tax regulations into account too. That makes things really complex, but also extremely interesting.

What is special about your job?

Because I grew up in Singapore and Australia, I was involved with people from different countries and cultures, and with different mindsets from an early age on. I have rediscovered this diversity working for a global company like Celanese. That makes what might otherwise be a dry field like accounting varied and exciting. I am constantly working in different areas of the world and so I always try to build bridges between them.

What do you like the most about Celanese?

The first thing I noticed was how warm and open my colleagues are. They gave me a very warm welcome, which made joining a new company very easy.

The number of opportunities one is offered here is very attractive! You can work in different positions in a variety of countries and departments, enabling you to acquire a great deal of knowledge, which will prove invaluable for your career.

I was also given immediate responsibility for my area of expertise when I joined the company. That prevented boredom from ever setting in.

What are your career plans?

I am particularly pleased to be actively involved in the change underway in international accounting regulations. There is a lot to learn about that, especially abroad. I hope to work for the Group’s Financial Shared Services cross-border, thus contributing my international background and expertise to help the company move ahead.