Accounting Team Lead – Accounting & Tax
BUTTING Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Wittingen • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Senior
About the role
- Lead and develop a ten-person team
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and year-end financial statements in accordance with HGB (German Commercial Code) for multiple German entities
- Act as the primary contact for auditors, tax advisors and tax authorities
- Responsible for accounts receivable and accounts payable management, fixed asset accounting and financial reporting
- Organize and further develop accounting processes and systems
Requirements
- Degree in Economics or Business Administration with a focus on Accounting
- Alternatively: commercial vocational training with further qualification as a certified balance sheet accountant (Bilanzbuchhalter)
- Several years of professional experience in financial accounting, accounting or auditing
- Experience in corporate taxation (in particular VAT and corporate income tax) is an advantage
- Initial or several years of experience leading staff
- Pragmatic and assertive personality
- Good communication skills
- Strong IT affinity (e.g., MS Office as well as SAP FI & MM)
- Business-level English
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with holiday and Christmas bonuses
- Company pension scheme
- Preventive health courses
- Bike leasing
- Holiday childcare for children
- Collaboration within an open, appreciative and committed team
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
financial accountingauditingcorporate taxationaccounts receivable managementaccounts payable managementfixed asset accountingfinancial reportingHGBVATcorporate income tax
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationpragmatic personalityassertiveness
Certifications
degree in Economicsdegree in Business Administrationcertified balance sheet accountant