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

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