RTR Accountant with German
- Recruiter
- Ascension
- Location
- Cork, Ireland
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 15 Oct 2019
- Closes
- 14 Nov 2019
- Ref
- 1850607
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
As part of International Accounting and Controllership team this position reports to Country Controller, Accounting Manager, and will take part ownership of our client's German entity.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Skills:
Required Education and/or Experience:
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Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the timely and accurate review and posting of month end close and accounting transactions; P&L and balance sheet account analysis, review, reconciliation & resolution
- Ensure financial records are in compliance with US and Local GAAP
- Responsible for preparing local financial statements.
- Record complex journal entries.
- Ensure the ongoing implementation & integrity of all accounting transactions per agreed processes, procedures, and controls
- Analyze accounting processes and procedures for greater efficiency
- Reconcile various systems and accounts.
- Achieve targets for high performance such as meet or exceed Service Level Agreements
- Meet individual objectives and contribute to the achievement of the teams overall objectives
- Proactively identify problem areas in the processes across all GBS functions and work with the team to generate solutions
- Ownership of KPI delivery, and improvements where required, on a monthly basis.
- Compliance with SOX requirements and testing
- Support Internal and External Audits
- Preparation of local reports and tax returns for the German market.
Key Skills:
- Strong organizational and analytical skills required
- Detail orientated, with focus into high volume of numeric data
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of reporting to high level management
- Ability to work well in a fast-paced, target driven environment
- Customer focused
- Proven team player
- Results orientated
- Ability to work under pressure whilst ensuring accuracy
Required Education and/or Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance
- Qualified Accountant with a ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or similar
- Must be fluent in German and English languages. Any additional European language is an advantage
- Tax qualification a distinct advantage
- 2-3 years PQE experience in a Shared Service environment a distinct advantage
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Oracle or similar
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