Accountant

Our client is a German family-owned business with international subsidiaries all over the world. If you like working with a motivated team with flat hierarchies, short decision-making/alignment processes, open doors and clear goals, where pragmatic ideas and suggestions are heard and valued, we are looking for you!

Responsibilities

• Accounts receivable and accounts payable; bookkeeping and payment
• Deposit and post cash daily (based on electronic bank statements)
• Review & post monthly travel expense reports
• Prepare travel expense reimbursement payments
• Prepare credit card payments, perform dunning and manage accounts receivable
• Perform VAT reporting to tax office and INTRASTAT reporting out of SAP
• Administration of credit insurances and contact person for our credit insurer
• Perform fixed assets accounting
• Review and clear the clearing accounts in SAP (GR/IR accounts)
• Check monthly depreciation and foreign currency evaluation
• Quarterly intercompany reconciliations with related parties
• Supply information on related matters as requested by the managing director or third parties
• Contact person for Finance/Controlling/Accounting in Germany
• Contact person for local MD & team for payments, travel expenses, etc.
• Contact person for payroll accountants/tax advisors/auditors/local bank
• Oversee cash availability and prepare cash forecast
• Preparation, analysis and commenting of the monthly working capital report
• Execution of liquidity forecasts and evaluations for the company management
• Ongoing monitoring of external service providers (BPO/CPA)
• Quarterly analysis of the results
• Annual closing: Assumption of certain tasks in consultation with the team

Requirements

• Education in Accounting
• Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience in Accounting
• Very good SAP FI skills. Having experience in SAP SD and MM will be a strong asset
• Safe handling of MS Office tools
• Native level of Spanish and f luent level of technical English
• Knowledge of German will be an advantage
• Good knowledge of tax, accounting, balance sheet and consolidation

Soft Skills

• High level of autonomy and sense of responsibility
• Planning & Organization
• Team player
• Strong hands-on mentality, confident in dealing with external partners.
• Independent, structured way of working and a high degree of teamwork
• Processes questioning, lateral thinking

What we offer

• We will consider both freelance or employment contracts
• Hybrid
• Fixed salary + bonus