Job Purpose
The Sr. Financial Accountant is a trusted member of the EU Accounting Team, responsible for A-Gas Deutschland GmbH, based in Seevetal. The EU Accounting Team is the transactional financial service team overlooking the accounting of A-Gas subsidiaries in Germany, Netherlands and Italy.
The Sr. Financial Accountant is responsible for the preparation of Management Accounts and P&L as well as Cash, Payroll, Tax, Statistical, Statutory and Intercompany reporting. The Financial accountant is the first point of contact for the internal / external stakeholders for these areas. Whilst there is a strong focus on the local site, the Sr. Financial Accountant assists in the execution comparable tasks for the other EU locations.
Reports to:
EU Finance Manager
Principal Place of Work: 2-3 days remote work, 2-3 days on-site Eygelshoven (NL) or Seevetal (DE)
Occasional travel to other A-Gas sites as required
Key responsibilities:
o Month end activities
* Assist in the preparation of the monthly Management Accounts and Flash results
* Overseeing, maintaining and reconciliation of the nominal ledger accounts
* Reconcile Sales and Cost of Sales
* Calculate and post sales rebates
* Maintaining the fixed asset register and reconcile fixed asset accounts and depreciation charges
* Upload investment actuals into TM1 / Cognos
* Reconcile inventory between Cyltrack, GP and TM1/Cognos
* Analyse inventory differences with Operations and Customer Services and identify process improvements
* Explain working capital variances
* Assist the EU Finance Manager in the execution of the transfer pricing policy and prepares monthly transfer pricing adjustments
* Assist the EU Finance Manager in the monthly analysis of overhead expenditure
o Reporting activities
* Prepare the monthly CAPEX report, coordinate issuance of new capex codes for the site.
* Report the monthly stock take results and report on KPI (inventory accuracy and inventory losses)
* Prepare statutory filings and liaise with external auditors and tax advisors
o Tax related activities
* Preparation and posting of the Corporate income tax journal entries
* Filing of the VAT returns and managing of the VAT GL accounts
* Liaising with Group Tax department on all Tax related queries for the entity
o Other activities
* Deals with Group Finance and insurance companies for the companies insurance policies.
* Participates in Finance projects and site projects
* Manages bank accounts and bank guarantees
Experience, Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
o Part qualified with either CIMA, ACCA or ACA
o At least 7 years accounts experience including transaction processing and submission of VAT and payroll documentation
o Strong Excel skills and accounting software packages
o Fluent in English and German (as a primary language)
o Strong communication skills
o Good analytical and problem solving skills
o Proactive attitude for problem resolving and driving improvements
Desirable
o Progressing towards a full accounting qualification
o Experience in Great Plains and Cognos software