Finance Assistant - Germany

Location
Germany
Workplace
On-site

About this role

Finance Assistant (support for “Accounting Specialist” and “Financial Controller”), particularly with the following tasks:

  • Review and processing of incoming invoices
  • Checking incoming receipts for plausibility, completeness, correctness regarding tax requirements and compliance with internal policies
  • Coordinating clarifications with internal departments and external tax advisors when needed, provide receipts to tax advisors (Germany and France)
  • Preparing Excel upload files for accounting, filtering upload file data and copying reimbursable expenses to the expense list (support for Admin team)
  • Employee expenses: detailed review of expenses in “emburse” (check of correctness regarding tax requirements and compliance with internal policies and/ or approvals)
  • Preparation of regular reporting to other departments, like Compliance and Management
  • Support with regulatory financial reporting
  • Check entries in the CRM tool and send update reminders
  • Audit support, e.g. providing sample receipts and bank statements
  • Adhoc requests, e.g. report Headcount or cost overviews as requested


Skills & Qualifications

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a strong affinity for numbers
  • Meticulous attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy
  • Commercial experience and/or a background in finance, accounting or economics
  • Strong Excel skills 
  • Self-motivated, organised and able to work independently
  • Fluent in German and English

Further Information 

The contents of this Job Description are not a fully inclusive list and may be amended from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the department and/or business.

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