Senior Accountant - German Speaking

Davies; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MDD, a Davies Company, seeks a German-speaking Senior Accountant to join its London Forensic Accounting team. You will analyze financial data and support litigation matters for diverse clients across jurisdictions.

Native German is essential; professional accounting qualifications (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) are preferred. The role offers a challenging, deadline-driven environment with opportunities to grow within a global firm.

Qualifications

• Degree or work experience in accounting/finance.
• Pursuing or holding ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Several years of accounting experience, preferably in public accounting/consulting.
• Native German language essential.
• Experience in forensic accounting is advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and conflict resolution skills.
• Independent yet team-oriented; able to meet tight SLAs.
• Knowledge of how loss impacts a business is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Analyze sales, production and other accounting data.
• Perform physical inventory observation and price testing.
• Examine source documents pertinent to engagement.
• Check and proof reports and schedules.
• Conduct phone or in-person interviews to obtain information.
• Prepare preliminary draft of report narrative and schedules.
• Analyze and reconcile claim to final calculation.
• Perform field review tasks with minimal supervision.
• Develop preliminary assignment program.
• Research, data analysis and evaluation.
• Attend marketing events and client functions.

Skills

German language

Forensic accounting

Accounting

Stakeholder management

Independent worker

Teamwork

SLA compliance

Loss impact knowledge

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance

ACA/ACCA/CIMA in progress or awarded

Job description

Senior Accountant - German Speaking

Application Deadline: 7 November 2026

Department: Forensic Accounting

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London UK

Description

MDD, a Davies Company is a specialised forensic accounting firm offering business valuations, forensic investigations and litigation support services. With more than 40 offices on 5 continents, our forensic accountants specialise in a wide range of practice areas.

Our assignments consist of disputes in commercial litigation, family law, fraud, business valuations, business disputes, natural and man-made catastrophes, lost profits, and insurance. Our partners and senior staff regularly provide extensive litigation services and expert witness testimony in courts, arbitrations and mediations throughout the world.

The German market is an exciting area of growth for MDD and as such, we are seeking an experienced German-speaking, Senior Accountant to join our team.

Key Responsibilities

Working autonomously in some instances and closely with a small team in others, you will ensure information provided is scrutinised, situations are researched and elaborated on so that findings and client outcomes may be substantiated in court. This is done by completing tasks, such as the below in meticulous detail:

• Analysis of sales, production and other accounting data
• Physical inventory observation, price testing
• Examination of source documents pertinent to engagement
• Checking and proofing reports and schedules
• Conduct phone or in person interviews to obtain information
• Prepare preliminary draft of report narrative and schedules
• Analyze and reconcile claim to final calculation
• Perform certain field review related tasks without direct supervision
• Develop preliminary assignment program
• Research, Data analysis and evaluation
• Attend marketing events and functions with clients

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Accounting or finance, or work experience equivalent
• Working towards or already awarded a professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc
• Several years Accounting experience, ideally in a public accounting (consulting) environment
• Native German language skills essential (due to the technical nature of this role)
• Experience of forensic accounting, highly advantageous
• Strong stakeholder engagement, relationship management and conflict resolution skills
• Independent worker but with team spirit; happy to help who and where, as needed
• Comfortable working towards tight SLAs
• Experience or knowledge of how 'loss' impacts a business, beneficial

Hiring Process

Our Hiring process is structured and includes face to face interviews and online assessments. Please make sure you can commit to this process before applying.

We are happy to make any reasonable adjustments upon your request.

Stage 1. Intro call with Davies Talent Team

Stage 2. Face to face interview with Hiring Manager(s) in London

Stage 3. Online assessment and aptitude test

Stage 4. Final interview with Panel