Job Purpose:
To assist with the management accounting, transactional and statutory accounting for legal entities in the Middle East, UK, and Germany. To liaise with external accountants to ensure statutory and tax compliance. To improve financial processes and controls.
Responsibilities:
Preparation of journal entries for the monthly management accounts (accruals, prepayments, payroll etc.)
Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and preparation of associated working papers for all assigned.
Responsible for intercompany transactions and balances including transfer pricing and management fee accounting.
Bank reconciliations for various currency accounts and review of reconciliations prepared by CG
Review of the Fixed Asset Register prepared by outsourced partner
Income Statement Analysis
Preparation of Reporting packs for Group in accordance with published monthly timetables
Ensuring accurate and timely submission of VAT returns and EC sales lists (working with external accountants for non-UK companies) for Germany, Saudi, Dubai, UK..
Ensuring accurate and timely submission of statutory accounts, working with external accountants for UK, Germany and Middle East companies, providing reconciliation to the management accounts
To send a monthly pack to German/Middle East accountants for local accounting /vat purposes
Working with external accountants to facilitate year end audits and tax controls
Documentation and review of internal controls
Identification and implementation of process improvements
Working with outsourced partner to ensure that the OTC, P2P and R2R processes are working to agreed service levels
Support local sales team on any tender requirements
Provide support for the group annual audit related to Germany, UK and Middle East
Work with various payroll providers and ensure correct accounting for payroll including appropriate recharging of costs
Assist and contribute to process improvement projects during the year
Ad hoc project work and any other duties as requested by senior Finance in the Wolters Kluwer Health division
Liaising with / advising on regular GL entries with CapGemini
Liquidity and Cash Flow Reporting and Forecasting for Health entities
Required Experience and Education
MNCs and multi-site experience
Statutory accounting experience particularly in European countries
Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 2015 or 2018 Great Plains would be highly desirable
Systems and procedures implementation experience would be desirable
Publishing or technology/software industry experience preferred
Qualification TBC
Computer literate, Excellent Excel skills (pivot tables knowledge essential)
Personal Attributes:
Organisational skills, strong attention to detail
Customer orientated approach
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work to tight deadlines
Team player, Flexible approach
Problem solver
Supervisory experience desirable
To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.
Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.