Senior Group Accountant (m/f/d)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Full ownership of monthly and annual financial reporting for Germany and Italy, covering IFRS, German GAAP and Italian GAAP •
• Management of day to day finance operations, including journals, reconciliations, accruals and overall balance sheet integrity •
• Payroll accounting for Germany, including reconciliation, review and posting of payroll journals, and management of related accruals (bonuses, holiday accruals and recharges) •
• Preparation and review of accruals, prepayments and other month end adjustments •
• Close collaboration with the Fixed Assets team to ensure accurate accounting for additions to property, plant and equipment, including:
• o Monitoring and reconciliation of assets under construction / work in progress
• o Timely transfer of completed assets into depreciable fixed assets
• • Management of currently outsourced bookkeeping services, including:
• o Oversight of monthly deliverables and supporting documentation
• o Detailed review of reporting quality and accuracy
• o Driving the transition of accounting activities in house for both Germany and Italy
• • Lead preparation for interim and year end audits, acting as key contact for external and internal auditors and responding effectively to audit queries
• • Preparation of monthly budget review and variance analysis packs for Germany and Italy, working closely with Group Finance and local stakeholders
• Any other reasonable requests made by the Group Financial Controller and/or VP of Financial Reporting and Controls

The role would suit a qualified Accountant with 3+ years’ of practical post-qualification experience in a Finance team, and someone who is pro-active and forward thinking in driving through change within the Finance Team.

Candidate profile

• Accountancy qualification (CIMA or ACCA). •
• German and English Speaking (Fluent) Desirable: •
• Educated to degree level. •
• Italian Speaking Experience: Essential: •
• Strong knowledge and practical experience in usage and development of ERP systems, specifically SAP.
• • Sound practical knowledge and experience of finance processes and controls, and interest in continuous process improvement/optimisation.
• • Strong data analysis and interpretation skills.
• • Good communication skills and comfortable with regular exposure to senior management.
• • Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• Desirable:
• • Familiarity with data centre sector or other technology/capital intensive businesses advantageous.
• • Advanced Excel skills including use of power query for data analysis.
• Skills:
• Essential:
• • Ability to contribute to and work well with the team and other stakeholders.
• • Planning and organisation skills and ability to prioritise to meet deadlines and manage fluctuations in workload.
• In line with VIRTUS’ Vetting Policy, the successful applicant must be willing to undergo a BS7858 screening process.

We offer

Please note - This is a 9-month FTC based in either Berlin or London. There is the possibility of the role becoming permanent, however, the perm headcount will be based in Berlin.

We reserve the right to close this post for applications should sufficient applications be received.