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European Homecare GmbH, part of the Serco company, has been providing social services on behalf of the public sector for over 30 years in around 100 facilities nationwide with a total of around 2,000 employees in the field of care, accommodation and support for asylum seekers and homeless people.
We have an exciting (and challenging) opening for a Head of Accounts in Essen.
Rollenverantwortung
As Interim Head of Accounts you will be responsible for:
Accounting:
- Preparation and management of the Serco month-end process in compliance with Serco’s GFCM and in line with Group deadlines.
- Ensuring all aspects of IFRS and German GAAP are followed.
- Accounting for regular and one-off accruals is processed.
- Assuring revenue recognition in line with IFRS15 which includes preparation of monthly un-billed debtors, deferred income, and other mechanism of revenue accounting (i.e. CtC, Milestones).
- Loading payroll journals.
- Posting all journals which are required to assure right and accurate month end accounts.
- Monthly reconciliations of balance sheet, trade creditor and trade debtor accounts in accounting system.
- Preparing monthly Cadency reconciliations and quarterly balance sheet reviews.
- Support regular and ad-hoc reporting on management accounts to local management and contract managers.
- Completion of monthly BPC Consolidation reporting and BPC ICO processes.
- Prepare annual German statutory accounts together with the Finance Manager.
Accounts payable (AP), trade creditors, and travel expenses
- AP team and PI process:
- Support, monitor, and train the AP-Team in relation to
- Accuracy of vendor invoices, including VAT subjects.
- Correct and precise accounting.
- Preparing and executing bank payments.
- Ensure approval process is followed in accordance with the DAM.
- Month end process and deadlines are followed.
- Travel Desk team and BERs:
- Support, monitor, and train the Travel-Desk-Team in relation to
- Ensuring correctness of BERS and authorization in line with the DAM.
- Correct and precise accounting, including VAT topics.
- Correct and timely settlement of BERs.
- Improvement of current manual processes, systems and workflows through automation.
Accounts receivable (AR), and trade debtors
- AR team and customer invoicing process:
- Support, monitor, and train the AR-Team in relation to
- Accuracy of customer invoices, including all subjects of VAT, customer as well as contractual requirements.
- Ensure approval process is followed in accordance with the DAM.
- Correct and precise accounting.
- Ensure month end process and deadlines are met.
- Improvement of current manual processes, systems and workflows through automation.
- Review the Billing Handover Documents together with the Contract Managers and the Finance Manager.
Treasury:
- Oversight of the operation / petty cash process.
- Review petty cash procedure to ensure it meets Serco GFCM guidelines.
- Regular visits to sites to make spot checks and ensure compliance with procedures.
- Administration of bank accounts (including reconciliations).
- Submission of regular statutory statistics (i.e. AWV-Meldung).
- Submission of daily, monthly, and quarterly reports for Serco Treasury.
- Support in the preparation of the cash flow forecast.
ICO
- Monthly ICO accruals / unbilled:
- Identify and post ICO journals which are required to ensure ICO matching within the Group.
- Monthly Intercompany Reconciliation / Reporting:
- Reconcile ICO balances with counterparties in Serco.
- Aline ICO P&L with Serco partners.
- Ensure ICO matching and validation reports are cleared during the month end process.
Tax & VAT
- Calculate and post monthly tax accounts as part of the month end closure.
- Regularly identify and account for deferred taxes.
- Monthly VAT reporting:
- reconcile P&L and VAT accounts.
- prepare and submit monthly VAT returns.
- Prepare and submit quarterly VAT reports (ZM-Meldung)
- Prepare quarterly Serco tax packs.
Asset register:
- Fixed assets:
- Creating and disposing fixed asset in line with Serco’s GFMC, German GAAP and tax rules.
- Maintain and regularly reviewing fixed asset register & inventory.
- Identify and account for immaterial assets in line with IFRS and German GAAP.
- Operating leases:
- Getting Operating Leases created and disposed in Serco’s Tagetik system in line with IFRS16.
- Reviewing monthly IFRS16 reports received from Tagetik.
Audits:
- Support Serco internal audits and conduct GFCM self-assessments.
- Support quarterly IFRS audits of the Serco Group.
- Lead local statutory audits.
- Support Tax inspections.
Unsere Anforderungen – das bringt Sie mit:
Essential technical and professional skills, knowledge and qualifications:
- Have worked with Corporate Accounting and ERP software preferably SAP.
- Result oriented, quality focused and a proactive team player who is able to work independently.
- Strong personality with hands-on approach.
- High team and communication skills, as well as quick comprehension.
- Fluency in German and English.
- Very good understanding of MS Office.
- Flexible ways of working.
Essential technical and professional skills, knowledge and qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with a focus on accounting / taxes / audit or alternatively completed commercial education with additional training as a certified accountant (Bilanzbuchhalter).
- +5 years experience in accounting.
- Experience in leading a finance team >10 staff.
Über uns
Serco is a global team of 60,000 professionals dedicated to delivering essential public services worldwide. As innovators, we strive to redesign and enhance public services for the betterment of all. Our offerings include a chance to contribute to innovation in the public services sector, a company deeply passionate about diversity and inclusion, and a friendly, supportive, and professional environment that respects your work-life balance.
We are diverse and inclusive organisation
At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to supporting the needs of all our colleagues. It’s a mix of people from different backgrounds, experiences and opinion that keeps our culture strong and vibrant.
We believe in equity so we strongly encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their abilities in an interview. We also welcome a conversation about any adjustments that would make the interview process more accessible for you. Wherever possible we are open to discussions around flexible working and we operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas.
In the UK we are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader in the government’s scheme and hold the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard; in Belgium we are partner of Diversicom and member of Charter der Vielfalt in Germany.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to The Serco Europe Recruitment Team
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