Accountant

About This Role

The Accountant manages financial bookkeeping for clients across various industries, handles VAT returns, and prepares business analyses. This role involves direct client interaction and collaboration with tax advisors and payroll departments.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage ongoing financial accounting for clients from various industries
• Prepare VAT returns as well as business evaluations and reports
• Reconcile and maintain accounts and clarify ongoing accounting questions
• Assist in the preparation of annual financial statements and tax returns in cooperation with the tax advisor
• Support the digitization and further development of modern accounting processes
• Directly exchange with clients and closely collaborate with tax consulting and payroll departments

Requirements

• Completed commercial training, ideally as an accountant, tax clerk, or with a comparable qualification in accounting
• Professional experience in financial accounting and in a law firm environment
• Proficient in DATEV and common MS Office applications
• Structured, careful, and independent way of working with high-quality standards
• Enjoy working with numbers, collaborating in a team, and direct interaction with clients

Benefits

• Mobile work, individual working hours, and modern equipment
• Overtime can be taken as compensatory time off
• Daycare subsidy
• Edenred non-cash benefit (e.g., fuel, shopping, vouchers)
• Travel allowance and BahnCard
• Bike leasing
• Free drinks and fruit baskets
• Employer-sponsored company pension scheme
• Capital-forming benefits
• Exclusive employee discounts via Corporate Benefits
• Nationwide sports and fitness offers via Wellpass
• Anonymous psychological counseling service
• Subsidized training, internal learning opportunities, and clear career paths
• Free parking and e-charging facilities (depending on location)
• Employee referral bonuses
• Participation in successful client recommendations
• Special leave for events like moving or marriage
• An additional day of holiday after ten years of service
• Annual location events, summer parties, company runs, and cross-location events
• Participation in environmental projects and support for social initiatives

About the Company

ECOVIS RTS is a medium-sized tax consulting firm with over 1,500 employees at more than 70 locations in Baden-Württemberg. The company supports businesses and private individuals with tax and business management issues, focusing on employee development and growth.