Hybrid Senior Financial Accountant, European Markets

at Aurora Energy Research

• Job title: Senior Financial Accountant, European Markets
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berlin, Germany

About the role

• Senior Financial Accountant supporting multiple European entities with a focus on Germany. Collaborating with Group Finance and ensuring compliance with local requirements in a growing international organisation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month end close processes for multiple European entities, including Germany as the second largest entity
• Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of reconciling items
• Act as a key point of contact for relevant entities during the month end close process, ensuring deadlines are met and issues are proactively identified and resolved
• Prepare year-end close processes for multiple European entities, ensuring deadlines are met and issues are proactively identified and resolved
• Prepare audit schedules and respond to audit queries for external audits, with particular ownership of the German audit process
• Work with external accountants to prepare statutory financial statements for multiple entities, including the preparation and audit of German GAAP statutory accounts
• Support Group Finance with schedules and information required for the Group external audit
• Ensure compliance with local statutory and tax filing requirements, managing day-to-day communication with external local accountants and tax advisers
• Direct line management of two accountants in Berlin, Germany and Gurugram, India
• Set clear expectations, deadlines, and performance standards for the team
• Develop team capability and embed best practice while fostering a collaborative and supportive working environment
• Promote a strong culture of ownership, control, and accountability
• Act as the primary on-site finance contact for the Berlin office, supporting finance-related queries across AR, AP, and general accounting
• Collaborate with the Credit Control team to improve reporting and visibility of debtor recoverability
• Support the EMEA FC with financial analysis at entity and cost centre level, including commentary on variances versus budget and forecast
• Help identify and implement finance process improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and consistency across the wider team
• Ensure compliance with Group policies, accounting standards, and control requirements
• Support treasury-related process improvements to enable more accurate and timely cash flow forecasting
• Support finance automation initiatives and system enhancement projects, working closely with Group Finance and the EMEA FC

Requirements

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA / local equivalent)
• Native or fluent German, both written and spoken
• Strong technical knowledge of German GAAP, IFRS, and FRS 102 (UK GAAP)
• Strong Excel skills to support reporting, reconciliations, and analysis of monthly actuals
• Hands-on experience working with ERP systems, including supporting improvements or optimisations
• Highly motivated, proactive, and able to work independently while contributing to a team
• Experience collaborating within a team to achieve long-term goals
• Desirable attributes:
• Experience of working with Dynamics 365
• Background in subscription-based or advisory sectors
• Proficiency in at least one additional European language

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Spendit Card
• BVG Job Ticket
• Bike Leasing
• Parental Support