As such the role focuses on complex cost allocation and coding methods across numerous corporate entities, property companies & funds globally.

The role will take full financial control for the Germany operations, including all financial accounting, financial reporting, head office reporting, FP&A and local statutory compliance. The role is standalone with no direct reports but supported by a third-party offshore service provider.


Role Specification and Functional Responsibilities

* Full GL responsibility of month-end procedures; prepayments, accruals, cash reconciliations, intercompany settlements, balance sheet reconciliations.
* Responsibility for overseeing Accounts Payable and weekly employee expense reimbursement processed

* Monthly billing of Corporate fees in line with contractual service agreements.

* Management of Accounts Receivable through driving timely cash collection from properties/funds, with explanatory commentary reported to senior management on a monthly basis.

* Active cash management, including cashflow projections, distribution planning and FX trades.

* Liaising with the EU payroll manager to ensure all payroll entries correctly interface with the GL and payments successfully completed for two employing German entities.

* Quarterly maintenance of SAGE fixed asset register and related entries in GL.

* Production of year-end financial statements for four legal entities under German GAAP.

* Own the relationship with regional auditors, driving well planned and efficient audits with no surprises.

* Delivery of all reporting pertaining to the German business supporting global consolidation, tax compliance and management reporting.

* Develop and maintain key relationships with (non-Corporate) accounting and business personnel.

* Proactive business engagement to support new deal activity, reviewing service contracts, understanding transaction economics from a Corporate perspective and establishing appropriate billing schedules and time allocation code usage.

* Involvement in automation projects and outsourcing initiatives.

* Support the annual budgeting process by working with regional teams to coordinate, review and challenge business drivers and assumptions to achieve a robust and realistic budget for Germany.

* Facilitate the quarterly reforecast, where all fee and cost assumptions are revisited to capture recent deal activity.

* Deliver monthly FP&A reporting commenting on actuals vs forecast variances realized in the month, actively identifying forecast true ups to the full year P&L projection.

* Periodic travel to Germany

Person Specification

* Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA preferred)

* Languages Fluent German and English - spoken and written
* German GAAP experience

* Preparation and submission of German VAT returns
* Required Knowledge Background in a service-based company ideal

* Thorough knowledge of financial accounting, reporting and control
* Experienced at writing management variance commentary

* Functional trade / corporation tax knowledge including computation preparation

* Experience of 'KVG' regulated entities and BaFin rules preferred

This is an urgent hire interview will commence via Video Conference (Zoom/Skype) w/c 22nd June