German-Speaking Accounts Assistant – 100% REMOTE WORKING

Job Title: German-Speaking Accounts Assistant – 100% REMOTE WORKING

Language: German

Salary: £30,000 – £38,000

Location: Fully Remote

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm

Our client, a renowned leader in the global energy-efficient heating solutions industry, is seeking a highly motivated German-Speaking Accounts Assistant to join their team. With a strong commitment to innovation and trust, our client specializes in the design, production, and global distribution of intelligent heating products and systems. This is fully remote working position offering an excellent opportunity to contribute to their mission from anywhere in the world.

Role Overview:

As the German-Speaking Accounts Assistant, you will report directly to the Group Financial Controller and play a vital role in supporting the strategic objectives of the Finance Department. Your responsibilities will primarily involve ensuring accurate transactional accounting and effective Working Capital Management for the EMEA regions, with a particular focus on the German subsidiary. This is an end-to-end accounting role that requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt quickly.

Responsibilities:

• Accurately post supplier bills onto Netsuite, ensuring the completion of all necessary fields such as G/L codes, VAT codes, and approvers.
• Conduct weekly payment runs.
• Perform daily checks on purchase orders.
• Reconcile daily bank accounts.
• Post customer payments accurately to the appropriate customer and bank accounts and allocate them to corresponding sales transactions on a daily basis.
• Monitor individual customer accounts to ensure debts remain within assigned credit limits.
• Prepare month-end reports, including balance sheet schedules and reconciliations, as well as bi-monthly reporting packs for EMEA regions.
• Transfer data from Netsuite to local German books using DATEV.
• Calculate monthly commissions for external sales agents.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar finance team role.
• Fluent in German.
• Proficient in Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.
• Ideally holds a degree in a relevant discipline such as business, finance, economics, or mathematics.
• Experience with Netsuite is preferred but not essential.