# Senior Accountant (m/w/d)

**Company**: Soho House Berlin
**Location**: Berlin, Berlin
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Hospitality

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join our finance team at Soho House Berlin. As a Senior Accountant, you will be responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely preparation of financial accounts, as well as providing support to the finance team.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in accounting and will be able to work independently. You will be responsible for:

Financial Accounting:

- Managing the general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and asset accounting

- Ensuring accurate and compliant accounting records in accordance with HGB and UK GAAP

- Performing account reconciliations and analysing balance sheet and income statement accounts

- Monitoring and reconciling intercompany transactions

- Maintaining accurate and complete documentation and records

- Supporting the optimisation and standardisation of accounting processes

Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Accounts:

- Preparing quarterly and annual accounts in accordance with HGB

- Creating reporting packages in accordance with group requirements (UK GAAP)

- Performing closing entries and calculations for provisions and accruals

- Analysing and commenting on significant balance sheet and income statement items

- Participating in external audits

Taxes and Compliance:

- Supporting the preparation of tax returns and tax assessments

- Ensuring compliance with tax and commercial regulations

- Acting as a contact person for tax advisors, auditors, and authorities

- Participating in tax audits and inspections

- Preparing and submitting VAT returns and other tax declarations

Reporting and Finance Support:

- Analysing financial metrics and balance sheet positions

- Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes

- Identifying deviations and developing recommendations

- Preparing regular financial reports and ad-hoc analyses for management and the group

Process and System Optimisation:

- Developing and digitalising financial and accounting processes

- Collaborating on finance and ERP projects

- Supporting the planned migration from Sage 200 to Oracle Fusion

- Optimising internal controls and ensuring compliance with group standards

Requirements:

- Completed commercial training, ideally as a tax technician, supplemented by further education as a certified accountant (IHK) or comparable qualification

- At least 5 years of experience in accounting, financial accounting, or tax consulting

- Sound knowledge of commercial and tax law (particularly HGB)

- Practical experience in preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual accounts

- Experience with ERP systems, ideally Sage 200; experience with Oracle Fusion is an advantage

- Very good MS Excel skills

- Structured, independent, and solution-oriented working style

- Pronounced numerical affinity and analytical thinking

- High sense of responsibility and quality orientation

- Good communication and teamwork skills

- High integrity and careful handling of confidential information

- Very good German language skills in writing and speaking

- Good to very good English language skills in writing and speaking

Benefits:

- 2 paid volunteer days per calendar year

- Monthly film screenings in our in-house cinema

- Monthly training opportunities

- Weekly yoga/Pilates classes

- 50% discount on Cowshed products

- Discounts with external providers (corporate benefits)

## Skills

### Required
- HGB
- UK GAAP
- Sage 200
- Oracle Fusion
- MS Excel
- German
- English

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