Finance Manager, Germany

Tasks

• Month-end and year-end closing
• Insigthful variance analysis
• General ledger and balance sheet reconciliations
• Leading the statutory and management reporting
• External audit management
• Treasury and cash management
• Tax provisions and related accounting
• Financial compliance under HGB and German tax law
• Leading the team of 2 analysts
• Team leadership: Manage and develop a team of two -- a Senior Accountant in Frankfurt and an Accountant in Budapest
• Accounting operations: Oversee day-to-day accounting activities including revenue accounting and recognition, billing reconciliation, cash and bank accounting, accounts payable, intercompany transactions, expense accruals, other asset and liability accounting, and payroll
• External audit: End-to-end management of the German statutory audit (Jahresabschlussprüfung)
• Tax and compliance: Prepare tax provisions for book reporting purposes, record corresponding accounting entries including deferred tax items, and collaborate with external tax advisers
• Financial analysis: Provide insightful analysis on monthly financial results
• Treasury: Perform treasury functions including monitoring of all cash activity, preparation of monthly cash flow projections, and executing or approving vendor payments and bank transfers
• Balance sheet ownership: Full ownership of the German entity balance sheet
• Shared Services coordination: Set SOPs, deliverables, and expectations for Vistra Shared Services teams
• Systems: Play an active role in any ERP system developments
• Stakeholder engagement: Interact extensively with the Regional Finance Director in Budapest and Group Finance