Manager Accounting & Controlling (m/w/d)

The role

You will manage a client portfolio by handling ongoing accounting, monthly and annual financial statements, and providing advisory services. You will lead three to four associates and translate financial data into actionable insights for business owners.

What you will do

• Manage an existing client portfolio including ongoing accounting and annual statements
• Take responsibility for commercial financial statements
• Drive the automation level of client mandates
• Conduct BWA or quarterly meetings and translate numbers into action lines
• Build planning and control processes such as forecast, liquidity planning, and cost accounting
• Identify needs for other service areas like tax structuring or financing
• Lead three to four associates through mentoring, reviews, and performance talks
• Participate in hiring at the associate level

Required qualifications

• Several years of experience creating and being responsible for financial statements of medium-sized capital and partnership companies
• Experience representing results to clients or management
• Proficiency in HGB accounting for medium-sized businesses
• Ability to translate company data into actionable lines for owners
• Proficiency in planning and forecast mechanics
• Ability to work with AI as a tool

Nice to have

• Professional exam (not a requirement, but support is provided if pursuing CPA exam)

Benefits

• Exam support with 25,000 EUR qualification budget and three months leave
• 100% coverage of childcare costs
• EGYM Wellpass
• Company pension scheme
• Job ticket with 90% subsidy
• Home office equipment and a device of your choice from a catalog
• One book per month from the Vogel canon
• AI tools without token limits or budget caps
• 28 days of vacation
• Daily lunch and dinner provided

Before you apply

• Application process includes a written task with 8 questions
• Application process includes a 30-minute interview
• Application process includes a joint working session on a real problem
• Application process includes an on-site meeting with the team and a meal

About the company

Vogel is one of the most successful medium-sized consulting companies in Germany, founded in 1959 and managed by the second generation. They provide tax, commercial, and strategic services to thousands of medium-sized companies.