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An excellent opportunity has become available for a fluent German speaking Accountant to join a market leading business as they continue to grow. This is a full time (38.75 hours per week) position with 2 days working from home.
Accountant - Benefits
- Company pension plan
- Profit sharing
- Meal allowance and free drinks
- Company cell phone
- Flexible working hours and home office option
- Relocation allowance
- Additional vacation days
- Special payments: 13th monthly salary, vacation pay, additional payments for the BAV and LAZ, annual bonus depending on performance and company results
- Excellent working environment and modern offices
Accountant - About The Role
You will be involved with the following responsibilities:
- Accounts payable accounting
- Checking and posting supplier invoices
- Reconciliation, clarification and settlement of clearing accounts
- Monitoring, posting and passing on ancillary operating costs (ancillary cost management)
- Managing asset accounting
- Assisting in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements
- Supporting company audits
- Assisting in evaluations for planning and control purposes
- Preparing the advance VAT return and declaration
- Preparing the provision for demolition costs in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB) or IFRS
- Processing electronic payment transactions
- Clarifying business transactions and other tasks (including assisting in tax investigations, master data maintenance, passing on ERG)
The successful Accountant will have/be:
- Fluent in speaking German
- Want to join a market leading organisation who are experiencing continued growth
- A proven track record within a similar role
- Practical knowledge of accounting standards
- Completed commercial degree and training with several years of professional experience
- Independent, structured and conscientious way of working
- Strong analytical skills and a good understanding of numbers
- High resilience, service orientation and ability to work in a team
- Confident use of IT and ERP systems (Enterprise One) and very good MS Office knowledge
Howett Thorpe is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role; we comply with all relevant UK legislation and do not discriminate on any protected characteristics. Due to the high volume of applications we currently receive, we are unable to respond to all candidates. If you do not hear from a Consultant within 5 working days please assume that you have not been successful.
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