Description
We are looking for a
Financial Controller (m/f)
Reference: -en
Start: asap
Duration: 3 MM++
Place: in North Rhine-Westphalia
Branch: Energieversorgung
Your tasks:
- Responsible for the complete bookkeeping in the company (Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, Cash book management, Fixed asset management, General ledger management, Staff payroll (managed by BDO))
- Preparation of monthly management accounts including accounting for long-term contracts
- Balance sheet management including full reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts
- Responsible for understanding and reporting on the differences between the German nominal codes and the mapping and reported numbers in the US GAAP codes
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Forensic accounting – identify and investigate posting within the system and raise the issue with the Finance Director
- Report to US parent company and comply with reporting requirements – SOX
- Manage issuance/return of bank guarantees
- Cash flow management and reporting
- Manage currency risk and advise Finance Director
- VAT, EC Sales and Intrastat returns , administer Warehouse stock
- Lease cars, telephones and facilities management
- Assist Finance Director with ad hoc projects as required
- Liaise with accounts staff in the UK, US and Germany
- Recommend and implement process improvements
- Help develop internal controls
- Comply with the QA manual and BMG established procedures
Your qualifications
- Experience in working in a corporate accounting team
- Fluent in spoken and written business English
- Strong technical background
- Experience of preparation of Statutory Accounts in accordance with German GAAP (HGB)
- Experience in US GAAP
- Experience in SOX-compliant working
- Project accounting for long-term contracts
- Experience of working with EPICOR or another ERP system
- Excellent computer skills, MS office and ERP experience
- Good verbal and written language skills
Skills:
- Controller
Keywords: Financial Controller