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 DescriptionGerman Accounting & Tax Manager - 6 Months Fixed-Term Contract
Help shape finance excellence while supporting our mission Science for a Safer World
At LGC, our purpose is simple but powerful: Science for a Safer World. Every day, our work helps improve healthcare, advance scientific discovery, and ensure the quality and safety of products that impact millions of lives globally.
We're looking for an experienced German Accounting & Tax Manager to join our finance team during an exciting period of transformation and growth. This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically strong accounting and tax professional who enjoys combining strategic oversight with hands-on leadership and problem-solving.
In this role, you'll take ownership of statutory accounting, tax compliance, and reporting for our German entities while partnering with colleagues across Europe and the wider global business. You'll play a key role in ensuring financial integrity, driving continuous improvement, and supporting critical finance initiatives.
What you'll achieve
Lead German statutory accounting and reporting
- Own the preparation of annual statutory financial statements for our German entities
- Lead and support a team of General Ledger Accountants, helping them deliver high-quality results
- Partner with our outsourced accounting provider to resolve complex issues and improve processes
- Manage annual external audits and ensure the smooth delivery of all reporting requirements
- Oversee month-end close activities, journal approvals, and financial statement reviews
- Act as the key escalation point for accounting-related queries across the business
Drive tax compliance and advisor relationships
- Coordinate German corporate income tax filings with external advisers
- Support tax audits across corporate tax, VAT, and property tax
- Build strong relationships with tax authorities and external partners
- Ensure compliance with withholding tax requirements and reporting obligations
- Support IFRS tax reporting, including current and deferred tax provisions
- Lead monthly tax reconciliation activities and identify opportunities for improvement
Support strategic finance projects
- Help implement and maintain transfer pricing arrangements
- Monitor tax and regulatory developments, ensuring the business remains compliant
- Support treasury activities, including payment reviews and cash repatriation initiatives
- Act as Finance Lead for key projects, including banking migration activities and user acceptance testing
What we're looking for
You'll be a qualified accounting or tax professional with strong knowledge of German statutory accounting and tax regulations. Just as importantly, you'll enjoy collaborating with others, solving complex challenges, and driving improvements that make a real difference.
You'll bring
- Strong experience in German accounting, statutory reporting, and tax compliance
- A solid understanding of IFRS and German GAAP
- Experience working with external auditors and tax advisers
- Previous people leadership or mentoring experience
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- A proactive mindset and a passion for continuous improvement
- Fluency in both German and English.
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
- Qualified accounting or tax professional
- Strong experience in German accounting, statutory reporting, and tax compliance
- Solid understanding of IFRS and German GAAP
- Experience working with external auditors and tax advisers
- Previous people leadership or mentoring experience
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Proactive mindset and commitment to continuous improvement
- 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.
