Role requirement
Vacancy type
Permanent
Sector
Accounting & Finance
Specialisim
IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
Location
Edinburgh
Language skills
English / German
Job reference No.
16009
Salary
Competitive
Data Published
21/02/2025
Closing date
21/03/2025
Job Description:
Are you a qualified accountant, fluent in German and possessing an understanding of German HGB accounting standards?
Our client, a reputable financial services firm, are seeking a Senior Accountant to join their team in either London or Edinburgh on a permanent basis. Consideration will also be given to workers on a contract basis.
The successful candidate will play a central role in overseeing the daily operations of the Accounting Group for German entities and manage the team's activities, ensuring smooth and efficient operations.
Essential Skills/Experience:
- Fully qualified accountant.
- Proficiency in accounting standards: IFRS, Local GAAP (HGB), RechKredV, and Investment law.
- Comprehensive knowledge of relevant tax laws and regulations, particularly VAT law.
- Outstanding interest in figures with a strong understanding of bookkeeping and accounting principles.
- Proficient in both English and German.
Core Responsibilities:
- Manage, complete, and oversee manual payment runs.
- Book and supervise liquid assets, such as securities, money market instruments, and fixed deposits.
- Register and monitor German foreign trade regulations compliance.
- Execute impersonal account bookings, supervise, and reconcile asset accounts and profit and loss accounts (expenses & costs).
- Calculate and book accruals and deferrals for interest and call money. Handle and supervise accruals and deferrals thoroughly.
- Review overall account details (balance sheet and profit and loss accounts) and generate periodic and as-needed reports for the Management Board and other customers.
- Post and supervise debtors' and creditors' invoices, including reconciliation.
- Prepare quarterly tax calculations (Corporate Income Tax / Corporate Trade Tax).
Benefits:
- A highly competitive salary
- Wider Benefits package
Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.
Job reference: 16009
To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.
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Ian is an experienced Business Manager at Core-Asset Solutions, a division of Core-Asset Consulting, specialising in recruitment for interim, temporary, and contract positions across the UK and Ireland. With over eight years in the recruitment industry, Ian has developed extensive expertise in the accountancy and finance sectors, consistently delivering high-quality service to his clients.
With his strategic mindset, calm approach, and sharp eye for detail, Ian contributes significantly to the Solutions team’s consistent ranking at the top of supplier lists for key accounts. Ian is passionate about providing exceptional service to both clients and candidates, ensuring that every placement is a perfect fit for long-term success. Outside of work, Ian enjoys spending quality time with his young family and their dog. He is also an avid sports enthusiast, with a keen interest in watching rugby and football, as well as playing golf and running.
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