Job Description
Are you seeking a role with significant career advancement opportunities?
Do you possess proficiency in German and deep knowledge of IFRS and/or German Accounting Standards?
This is your chance to join a prestigious global company in their Luxembourg office. Our client, a distinguished alternative investment group, specializes in complex investments, focusing on private equity, private debt, and real estate.
They are looking to expand their finance team with a skilled Financial Accountant. In this role, you will play a crucial part in the Finance and Accounting Department, managing operational accounting activities.
You will collaborate with a team of dedicated professionals to ensure the financial integrity and transparency of the company, reporting directly to the Finance Manager.
Your Responsibilities:
- Handling daily financial activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, and managing both accounts receivable and payable
- Creating monthly financial reports, with a focus on accruals and deferrals
- Drafting yearly financial statements for both holding and service entities
- Preparing diverse financial documents for both internal and external purposes
- Acting as the liaison with tax advisors and auditors
- Preparing and filing VAT returns
- Issuing invoices, aiding in the budgeting process, and calculating interest
- Contributing to specific projects and tasks as directed by management
- Performing a range of administrative tasks and other duties as needed
Your profile:
- University degree with ideally additional accounting certifications such as ACCA, CPA, Expert Comptable or equivalent
- Around 4 years of accounting experience in a similar position
- Fluent in both written and spoken German and English, French is considered an advantage
- Hands-on experience with annual financial statements under IFRS, Lux GAAP, German accounting standards, and tax laws, including VAT returns experience
- Capability to enhance existing processes
- Proficiency in WORKDAY / DATEV, MS Office, and Sage BoB is beneficial
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to work independently and proactively
- Excellent teamwork and ability to work under pressure, and a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, along with a strong numerical aptitude
Could this be the right opportunity for you? Please do not hesitate to send your CV to Madeleine Mahoux at madeleine.mahoux@andersonwise.com to be considered for this recruitment process. Your application will be treated with the utmost discretion.
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