German Accountant Qualified By Experience or Part Qualified

Reed Finance are supporting a highly successful and fast-growing privately owned business based near Marlow to recruit a Finance Manager to oversee their German subsidiary on a permanent basis. 

Reporting to the Group Finance Director and German MD, you will have overall responsibility over all areas of finance for the office in Germany, and be an instrumental part of introducing SAP across the business. This role will include occasional trips to the offices in Germany (expensed) and will act as a key bridge between there and the UK. You will be part of a small accounts team who are dedicated and passionate about what they do. This company has a culture based on collaboration, respect, and care, and this really comes through when you meet the team. 

Key Responsibilities include:

• Support the generation and review of monthly management reporting
• Production of annual budget and in year reforecasts
• Maintaining sales invoice data for monthly sales reporting
• Daily bank reconciliation
• Process and payment of purchase invoices ensuring proper approval
• Verification, reconciliation and processing of company credit card and employee expenses
• Reconcile sales, purchase and nominal ledger accounts
• Establish robust credit control procedures
• Maintain the fixed asset register and capital expenditure data
• Review monthly payroll process and maintain headcount data
• Monitor intercompany transactions for monthly reconciliation
• Manage monthly VAT return process
• Prepare monthly accruals and prepayments
• Assist our UK and US offices as required
• Stakeholder engagement (internal & external)

You will ensure overall improvement of cashflow, streamline processes, and ensure all financial reporting is complete on time and to a high degree of accuracy. You will be excellent at sticking to deadlines, be friendly and approachable, and take an interest in becoming an integral part of the company's ongoing success story.

You must be qualified by experience with advanced Excel skills and experience in a multi-currency environment. Experience with working with an overseas entity and invoicing of goods between countries is needed, any use of the German language would be an advantage.

Salary offered is £50k to £55k with good benefits including private medical and free on-site parking.

This is a truly great organisation to be a part of so please apply today!