Accountant

Mission. You run the company's financial accounting autonomously, prepare the month-end and year-end closes and ensure tax and social-security compliance. You report to the [commercial leadership / management].

Key responsibilities.

• Record and control routine entries (accounts receivable, payable, banks, payroll where applicable, fixed assets).
• Prepare the month-end and year-end closes: period accruals, clearing of account balances, account reconciliation, an audit file under HGB.
• Produce the current tax filings (VAT return, recapitulative statement, payroll-tax return) in coordination with the tax advisor.
• [Where applicable] Prepare monthly payroll for [X] employees, produce the social-security filings (DEÜV, SV filings where applicable) and ensure compliance.
• Treasury tracking and weekly bank reconciliations.
• Engage with the tax advisor and the auditor during audits, prepare the files and anticipate audit points.
• Maintain the quality of the chart of accounts and the internal control system; escalate anomalies to management.
• Comply with the GoBD and the statutory retention obligations (10 years under § 257 HGB, § 147 AO).

Profile.

• Essential: completed commercial training (tax clerk, industrial clerk with an accounting focus) or equivalent experience; [5 to 10] years of experience in financial accounting, of which at least [3] years in a comparable role with autonomy; command of at least one common accounting software (DATEV, SAP FI, Sage 100, Lexware, sevDesk).
• Desired: the IHK qualification of certified accountant (Geprüfte:r Bilanzbuchhalter:in); experience at a multi-site or multi-entity SMB; familiarity with an ERP (SAP, Sage X3, Microsoft Dynamics); experience in payroll or IFRS consolidation; advanced spreadsheets.
• Disqualifying: no experience preparing the monthly close autonomously; no familiarity with the current tax filings; rejection of modern tools (cloud software, automation).

What we offer.

• Gross annual compensation, fixed [38-56] k€. No structural variable component; possible 13th month's salary or profit-sharing per company practice.
• Model: [full-time, hybrid 2-3 days / week on-site, based in [city]].
• Benefits: [company pension, bike leasing, employee shares, vacation, home-office policy, professional development (e.g. IHK certified accountant)].
• Stack: [accounting software, ERP, treasury tools, payroll tool where applicable].