Client Accountant

Hawksford; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Hawksford is seeking an experienced professional based in Germany to manage accounting, tax, payroll, and corporate compliance engagements for a diverse client portfolio in line with German regulations.

You will coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, prepare financial statements and tax computations, and ensure timely filing of obligations. The role supports corporate transactions, onboarding banks, and maintaining client records in a multinational environment.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in accounting, tax, audit, corporate services, or a related professional services environment.
• Strong understanding of German accounting, tax, and corporate compliance requirements.
• Experience managing multiple client engagements and working to regulatory deadlines.
• Professional qualifications such as Steuerfachwirt, Bilanzbuchhalter, ACCA, CPA, CA, or equivalent would be advantageous.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both German and English.
• Experience working with multinational clients or international business structures is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented approach and commitment to delivering exceptional client service.
• Comfortable working in a multicultural and international team environment.

Aufgaben

• Manage and coordinate accounting, tax, payroll, and corporate compliance engagements for clients across Germany and other European jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with local regulations.
• Prepare and review financial statements, management accounts, tax computations, and other accounting deliverables in accordance with German accounting and reporting standards.
• Ensure the timely filing of statutory, tax, and regulatory obligations for client entities.
• Support clients with company incorporations, restructurings, liquidations, and other corporate transactions.
• Liaise with external service providers, tax advisors, auditors, banks, and regulatory authorities as required.
• Assist clients with bank account openings and other corporate administration matters.
• Develop engagement plans, project timelines, and deliverables for complex client assignments.
• Draft professional correspondence, reports, and client communications to a high standard.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and external stakeholders to ensure seamless service delivery.
• Maintain accurate client records, internal databases, and engagement status reports.

Kenntnisse

German language

English language

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for an experienced professional based in Germany to support a portfolio of international clients with their accounting, tax, payroll, and corporate compliance requirements. The role involves managing client engagements, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality corporate and financial services in accordance with German regulatory requirements.

This position offers the opportunity to work with multinational clients across a variety of industries while contributing to the delivery of accounting, tax, and corporate governance solutions within an international professional services environment.

Principal Accountabilities

• Manage and coordinate accounting, tax, payroll, and corporate compliance engagements for clients across Germany and other European jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with local regulations.
• Prepare and review financial statements, management accounts, tax computations, and other accounting deliverables in accordance with German accounting and reporting standards.
• Ensure the timely filing of statutory, tax, and regulatory obligations for client entities.
• Support clients with company incorporations, restructurings, liquidations, and other corporate transactions.
• Liaise with external service providers, tax advisors, auditors, banks, and regulatory authorities as required.
• Assist clients with bank account openings and other corporate administration matters.
• Develop engagement plans, project timelines, and deliverables for complex client assignments.
• Draft professional correspondence, reports, and client communications to a high standard.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and external stakeholders to ensure seamless service delivery.
• Maintain accurate client records, internal databases, and engagement status reports.

Core Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in accounting, tax, audit, corporate services, or a related professional services environment.
• Strong understanding of German accounting, tax, and corporate compliance requirements.
• Experience managing multiple client engagements and working to regulatory deadlines.
• Professional qualifications such as Steuerfachwirt, Bilanzbuchhalter, ACCA, CPA, CA, or equivalent would be advantageous.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both German and English.
• Experience working with multinational clients or international business structures is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented approach and commitment to delivering exceptional client service.
• Comfortable working in a multicultural and international team environment.