LGC Standards is a division of LGC Group, the UK’s designated National Measurement Institute for chemical and bioanalytical measurements. We are a leading global manufacturer and service provider of quality assurance and research tools, supporting analytical needs of customers in more than 120 countries worldwide.
Job DescriptionJoin us as a German Accounting & Tax Manager, where you'll take ownership of statutory accounting and tax for our German entities during a key period for the finance team. This temporary role is suited to someone who enjoys combining technical accounting expertise with hands-on tax and statutory reporting responsibilities.
Job Description
What you'll be doing
Accounting
- Prepare annual statutory financial statements for our German entities.
- Lead and support two General Ledger Accountants.
- Oversee our outsourced accounting provider, resolving technical issues and improving ways of working.
- Coordinate the annual external audit, ensuring documentation is prepared and delivered on time.
- Review income statements, approve journal entries and oversee month-end accounting activities.
- Be the escalation point for Procure-to-Pay accounting queries.
Tax
- Coordinate the preparation of German corporate income tax returns with external advisers.
- Support tax audits, including corporate tax, VAT and property tax.
- Manage relationships with German tax authorities and external advisers.
- Oversee withholding tax compliance and filings.
- Support the preparation of current and deferred IFRS tax provisions.
- Complete monthly tax reconciliations.
Transfer Pricing & Treasury
- Support the implementation and ongoing maintenance of transfer pricing arrangements.
- Monitor changes in German tax legislation and help maintain compliance.
- Review payment proposals and support cash repatriation activities.
- Act as the finance lead for the banking migration project, including user acceptance testing.
About you
You'll be an experienced accounting or tax professional with a strong understanding of German statutory reporting and tax compliance.
You'll also have:
- An accounting or tax qualification.
- Experience of German GAAP is a must.
- General Ledger and tax accounting experience.
- Experience working within an international business.
- Fluency in both German and English.
We're also looking for someone who can build effective working relationships, manage competing priorities and take ownership of their work while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
Additional Information- Contract: 6-month Fixed-Term Contract
- Location: Remote (based in Germany or the UK)
- Hours: Full-time
Our Values:
- Passion
- Curiosity
- Integrity
- Brilliance
- Respect
We are committed to ensuring that every job applicant and employee is valued for their individual talents. We strictly prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, disability, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or parental status, religion, or belief. We proudly support an inclusive work environment where everyone can compete and succeed based on their merits.
For more information about us, please visit our website: www.lgcgroup.com
Skills Required
- Accounting or tax qualification
- Experience of German GAAP
- General ledger and tax accounting experience
- Experience working within an international business
- Fluency in German and English
LGC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about LGC and has not been reviewed or approved by LGC.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage with FSA/HSA options are consistently part of the package, and private medical is cited where applicable in the UK. Coverage is often characterized as solid alongside other core benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer contribution in the U.S. and pension schemes in the UK, complemented by life and disability insurance. These elements are highlighted as part of a standard-to-competitive core package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, sick leave, and family leave are broadly available, with some sites offering a year‑end shutdown. Flexibility and local leave programs contribute to a generally well-rounded time‑off offering.
LGC Insights
What We Do
LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality and range. LGC’s tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimise food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products. LGC’s 175+ years of scientific heritage, combined with a track record of innovation and value-enhancing acquisitions, has enabled the company to build its product portfolio and expertise, and develop deep relationships with customers, industry partners and the global scientific community. LGC’s core purpose of Science for a safer world and its core values of passion, curiosity, integrity, brilliance and respect, drive its culture. As of 30 June 2021, it employs 4,350 employees, of which over 1,175 employees hold PhD and/or master’s degrees. Its products and services are delivered by highly qualified and experienced teams, operating from a global network of accredited sites that showcase its scientific and manufacturing capabilities.
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