Regional Financial Controller

Location: Hybrid working in Frankfurt, Germany or London, UK (remote working negotiable)

Duration:
12-month fixed term contract

Working pattern: Full-Time – 40 hours/week

Department: Finance - Control and Assurance

Report to: Sr Regional Financial Controller

This is a unique opportunity for a German-speaking Financial Controller to join a collaborative, multicultural, and fast-growing international business. Under the guidance and mentorship of an experienced group finance team, the Regional Financial Controller will provide institutional-level assurance on the efficiency and effectiveness of ASE’s financial controls. The role involves undertaking work to deliver value-adding improvements to internal controls and governance, thereby protecting the company’s value.

This function is pivotal in achieving these objectives, driving effective change, and designing, embedding, and delivering processes to meet both current and future control and assurance needs.

Financial control, report and audit

• Prepare and maintain accurate financial records, including prepayments, accruals, depreciation/amortisation, as well as intercompany transactions.
• Monthly financial reconciliations, ensuring all balance sheet accounts are fully reconciled at the end of each month with individual balances properly explained/documented.
• Assisting monthly consolidation to provide insightful information for management reporting, including sub-consolidation where necessary.
• Create and maintain entity and group consolidation templates.
• Ensuring compliance with ledger reporting rules setup to ensure uniformity across jurisdictions.
• Support the design and implementation of robust internal controls and streamlined processes to enhance compliance and operational efficiency.
• Review and provide guidance to both internal teams and external service providers to ensure accuracy, compliance, and adherence to quality standards.
• Maintain shadow IFRS reporting with guidance from Snr Regional FC.
• Assist with audit process, ensuring queries are resolved within a reasonable timeframe with necessary evidence provided.
• Preparation for filing of statutory accounts for both individual entity and consolidated group accounts as per local compliance requirements.
• Assist with indirect tax matters management, including import/export, VAT returns and associated VAT administrative works, liaising with local tax authority when needed.
• Support Snr Regional FC on local employment taxes matters, including dealing with queries from both internal staff and external stakeholders such as tax authorities.
• Support filing relevant income tax returns on time for all group companies.

Other responsibilities

• Support preparation of SPV accounts for project financing as per hard closing timeline.
• Other local statutory filings, such as commercial register, trade registrations etc.
• Provide support and training to junior staff and to Treasury, P2P and O2C team members when needed.
• Manage IBV (Independent Bank Verification) entry for all bank accounts, validate new and/or changes prior to system update.
• Other ad-hoc tasks when required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or other professional accounting qualification.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in accounting or finance.
• Familiar with German GAAP and tax system.
• Fluency in German and English.
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Experience using Net Suite accounting software advantageous.
• Keen eye for detail and analytical skills.
• Proactive work style with ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines.
• Experience in renewable energy industry is considered a plus.
• Right to work in the UK (if hired in the UK) or Germany (if hired in Germany).