Join us as a German Accounting & Tax Manager, where you'll take ownership of statutory accounting and tax for our German entities during a key period for the finance team. This temporary role is suited to someone who enjoys combining technical accounting expertise with hands-on tax and statutory reporting responsibilities.

Job Description

What you'll be doing

Accounting

• Prepare annual statutory financial statements for our German entities.
• Lead and support two General Ledger Accountants.
• Oversee our outsourced accounting provider, resolving technical issues and improving ways of working.
• Coordinate the annual external audit, ensuring documentation is prepared and delivered on time.
• Review income statements, approve journal entries and oversee month-end accounting activities.
• Be the escalation point for Procure-to-Pay accounting queries.

Tax

• Coordinate the preparation of German corporate income tax returns with external advisers.
• Support tax audits, including corporate tax, VAT and property tax.
• Manage relationships with German tax authorities and external advisers.
• Oversee withholding tax compliance and filings.
• Support the preparation of current and deferred IFRS tax provisions.
• Complete monthly tax reconciliations.

Transfer Pricing & Treasury

• Support the implementation and ongoing maintenance of transfer pricing arrangements.
• Monitor changes in German tax legislation and help maintain compliance.
• Review payment proposals and support cash repatriation activities.
• Act as the finance lead for the banking migration project, including user acceptance testing.