Finance Manager & Payroll Specialist

Responsibilities

In this Finance Manager & Payroll Specialist role, reporting to the Finance Director, you will be responsible for the operational accounting of our client’s Family Office, from supporting the investment and senior management teams with individual queries and documentation preparation, to financial accounting and preparation of financial statements, to payment and invoicing processes and the independent preparation of payroll.

In addition, you will act as the contact person for payroll-related HR matters, process expense claims, provide administrative support for contractual and insurance matters, and manage IT services as the internal first-level contact.

Skills

• Experience in a comparable role within a Family Office / Multi-Family Office or in a tax advisory firm (other environments such as private equity, real estate, industrial/investment holding companies or venture capital are advantageous)

• Technical knowledge and several years of practical experience in financial accounting and in the independent preparation of annual financial statements for GmbH and KG in accordance with HGB

• Expert knowledge in end-to-end payroll accounting and a strong understanding of accounts receivable/payable processes, invoicing and payment processing

• Management experience or experience in overseeing an external service provider as back-up (professional leadership/coordination)

• Very good knowledge of MS Office

• Fluent in English and German

• Confident use of LucaNet

• Relevant professional “toolkit” and routine in dealing with tax, legal and corporate law matters (with external support where required)

Apply

To apply for this Finance Manager & Payroll Specialist role, please press the Apply button.

Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience matches the requirements of our client. We are sorry, but if you have not heard from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Walker Hamill has been a specialist finance and strategy recruiter for approaching 40 years. We have an extensive client group, including major multinational listed organisations, private equity backed businesses and privately owned companies. We recruit across all sectors and have particularly strong client relationships in media, retail, pharma/biotech, technology, property/real estate, leisure and business services. Headquartered in London, we have additional offices in continental Europe.