Financial Accountant

Wolffkran; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global crane manufacturer in Greater London seeks an experienced Accountant to manage financial accounts and provide reporting. This role involves working with SAP systems, preparing financial statements, and liaising with auditors. Candidates should have a professional accounting certification and at least 5 years of relevant experience, particularly with SAP. Fluent English is required, while German proficiency is a plus. Join a global company dedicated to innovation in tower crane design and service.

Qualifications

• 5 years of recent experience in accounting as a single accountant.
• 5 years of experience with SAP; familiarity with IDL is a plus.
• Full fluency in English; proficiency in German is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of financial accounts and closing in SAP.
• Coordination with the local Managing Director.
• Preparation of group financial reporting packages.

Skills

Financial Statement Preparation

Accounting Software

General Ledger Accounting

Financial Analysis

Account Reconciliation

Education

Professional training in accounting with additional certification

Tools

SAP

MS Office

IDL

Job description

WOLFFKRAN. The name stands for experience and competence in the design construction and use of tower cranes. With its innovative technology and know-how the company has significantly contributed to the rapid developments in the field of material handling to date.

Around 860 dedicated employees around the world ensure that the innovation process continues and that the WOLFF brand stands for a comprehensive range of trolley jib and luffing jib tower cranes. The red WOLFF cranes are manufactured in the main plant in Heilbronn and Luckau (both in Germany). Branch offices across Germany and subsidiaries in Austria France Belgium Norway Switzerland Great Britain Czechia the USA and the United Arab Emirates guarantee intensive customer care.

With a rental fleet of approx. 800 tower cranes WOLFFKRAN is among the major providers in this area of business. This underscores the flexibility and dynamics of the tower crane specialist serving customers worldwide as both manufacturer and service provider.

Tasks

• Preparation of the financial accounts and closing in SAP (R / 3 S / 4)
• Coordination with the local Managing Director and team where necessary
• Posting for AP AR FA and VAT / Intrastat on entity and group level
• Payroll reconciliation
• Preparation of the group financial reporting package in IDL incl. relevant notes as per the group accounting manual (IFRS similar)
• Preparation of the local GAP financial statements incl. relevant notes as required.
• Continuous review of the legal entities accounts ensuring that the group accounting manual is correctly and consistently applied.
• Contact for the local and group auditors.
• Preparation of analysis and reviews for the management
• Intercompany recharges and the correct positing of consolidation relevant entries and intercompany reconciliationSupport and act as backup for the Sr. Manager Group Reporting & Consolidation in preparing the entire consolidated group financials package
• Key user for SAP FI as Techincal Accountant

Requirements

• Professional training in accounting with additional certification
• 5 years of recent experience in accounting as single accountant applying different accounting standards in parallel
• 5 years of recent experience with SAP nice to have IDL on top
• Good experience working with IT MS Office (PowerPoint Excel)
• Languages : English (full fluency) German (Fluency nice to have).
• Very strong skills regarding managing processes data analytics communication and change structured and efficient

Key Skills

• SRP systems
• Financial Statement Preparation
• Accounting Software
• Hyperion
• Financial Report Writing
• GAAP
• General Ledger Accounting
• Accounting
• Regulatory Reporting
• Account Reconciliation
• SOX
• Financial Analysis

Employment Type: Employee

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1