Financial Accountant (Frankfurt)

HWF are searching for a Financial Accountant as the next addition to their Frankfurt office. The ideal candidate will be responsible for a wide variety of finance activities including maintaining the financial records and the coordination and execution of account reconciliations and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Assisting the financial controller with the month-end close process, including calculation and posting of prepayments and accruals, maintaining the fixed asset register and posting depreciation
  • Liaising with external payroll providers on a monthly basis
  • Reconciling the credit card control account
  • Identifying bills for payment and setting up payments
  • Processing employee expense claims
  • Assisting the financial controller with preparation of budgets and cash flow forecasts as well as variance analysis when required
  • Maintaining the relationship with local accounting and tax advisors to ensure local compliance

Qualifications

  • Qualified Accountant with at least 2 years relevant accounting experience
  • Fluent standard of English
  • Good understanding of financial control in a group environment. Experience in period end close processes preferred, including the use of systems to facilitate the reporting process
  • Excellent Excel skills including use of pivot tables and complex formulae
  • Knowledge of and experience in the application of the principles of internal control in a financial reporting environment is desirable

A full job description is available on request.

Please email a copy of your CV and covering letter to rachael.coleman@hwfpartners.com for consideration.