Accounting & Tax Professional

Accounting & Tax Professional

-Accounting / Tax Compliance / Learning Opportunity / Hybrid Working-

A company in Düsseldorf is seeking an Accounting / Tax Professional to join its Accounting and Tax team.

The role will focus on reliable and timely accounting, tax compliance and reporting activities, including VAT returns, reconciliations, corporate payments, SAP-related accounting support and year-end processes.

The successful candidate will work closely with local colleagues, London-based teams and external advisers, with opportunities to develop expertise across both Accounting and Tax.

(Ref: CC47751 - Please include this when making any enquiries.)

Main Responsibilities

• Prepare German and non-German VAT returns, EC Sales Lists and related data
• Prepare bank statement, import VAT, and balance sheet account reconciliations
• Prepare corporate payments and manage payment clarification and follow-up
• Handle SAP accounting queries, booking clarifications, and data extraction
• Manage assigned accounting operations, including invoice and VAT-code checks, fixed-asset information, and period-end activities
• Prepare assigned sections of statutory financial statements and respond to year-end audit queries
• Prepare data and documentation for corporate income tax and trade tax processes with external advisers
• Prepare budget, forecast and management-report inputs, including data collection, analysis and consolidation
• Prepare German Central Bank and other recurring statutory or financial reports
• Contribute to process improvement, documentation and digitalisation projects across Accounting and Tax

Ideal Candidate

• Completed commercial, accounting, or tax-related vocational education, apprenticeship, degree, or equivalent practical qualification
• Practical experience in accounting, tax compliance, external audit coordination, or financial reporting
• Working knowledge of accounting principles and an interest in developing German VAT and local GAAP knowledge
• Professional working German and English skills, both written and spoken
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
• Structured approach to reconciliation, documentation, and follow-up
• Ability to work accurately with recurring deadlines and maintain clear documentation
• Experience with SAP or a comparable ERP environment would be advantageous
• Experience preparing VAT data, EC Sales Lists, reconciliations, or tax-compliance documentation would be advantageous
• Experience with statutory accounts, external audits, budgeting or forecasting would be advantageous
• Experience in an international or multi-entity business environment would be advantageous

Conditions

• Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
• Working Style: hybrid
• Salary: €45,000-€55,000 (total compensation)
• Job Type: permanent, full-time
• Visa Support: No

All applicants for the Accounting / Tax Professional position must have the right to work in Germany without any restrictions as the Company is not able to offer visa support.

We regret that we cannot accept applications from Working Holiday and Graduate visa holders.

If your application is successful, you will be contacted within two business days. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive we cannot provide feedback on individual CVs.