Summary: As a Branch controller in our Frankfurt office, you will work in the Financial Control team. Job Description: This is a temporary external position for 24 to 30 months. What will you do? As a Branch controller you will work in the Financial Control team, where all control and financial reporting activities take place. You will focus on maintaining, closing and reporting upon the accounts of the branch office. This involves multiple disciplines such as local GAAP reporting, group reporting (IFRS), regulatory reporting and tax filings. You will be a business partner for the office in Frankfurt and will optimize cooperation with the group financial control team, the regulatory reporting team and the tax team. You will also work closely together with the other branch controllers in London and Brussels. Your team As a Branch controller you will be based in Frankfurt. The Frankfurt office services over 100,000 retail clients with retail savings products. We have a lean business operation in Frankfurt with 15 colleagues who take care of our clients, manage and monitor our several outsourcing partners. You will be part of the Financial Control team of NIBC’s Finance department in the Hague. Within the Finance department, the Financial Control team is responsible for the elimination and consolidation process, as well as performing the monthly closing procedures and preparing the IFRS-based financial statements and disclosures for NIBC. The team is also responsible for the control frame work within Finance. Within the team, with a mix in experience and backgrounds, we strive for an informal, collegial atmosphere where respect, appreciation and positivity are core values. NIBC as organization Founded in 1945 to finance the visionary entrepreneurs who helped rebuilding the Netherlands after the second World War, NIBC was closely collaborating while professionally supporting companies and individuals in realizing their dreams and goals with a sustainable future in mind. As a multicultural midsize bank with a working environment that is best described as dynamic and ambitious, we share a forward-thinking, can-do attitude with our employees and clients which we call our THINK YES mentality. Our corporate values are Professional, Adaptive, Collaborative and Entrepreneurial. By building our company on optimism and mutual trust, and with our THINK YES mentality, NIBC is an enterprising bank that enables ambitions. The Finance department supports management with information to effectively steer the organization with timely, reliable and relevant information. It ensures NIBC is compliant with applicable laws and regulations regarding financial and regulatory reporting. The department constantly refines the design, implementation and maintenance of the operating model that fits NIBC’s business strategy of constant development of new commercial efforts. Overview of the tasks Accounting Recurring Payments: Prepare and execute recurring payments for rent, electricity, etc. Salary Journal: Prepare and book salary journals. Expense accruals: Send requests, prepare overviews, and book the accrual journals. Current account reconciliation Analysis of the balance sheet and P&L: Analyze month-end movements. Manage the daily cashflows of the entity by processing bank statements. IFRS 16 preparation and execution during the month-end closing. Preparation of month-end closing journals related to accounts payable. Preparation of month-end closing journals related to payroll. Cost control activities. Several key controls to validate the month-end closing procedures. Regulatory Reporting Prepare and file several reports. BISTA/AUSTA/KRESTA WP Statistik ZV Statistik Meldedatei ESF Minimum Reserve Sending Reports to Prüfungsverband deutscher Banken MIO AWV. Tax VAT Report: Prepare and file quarterly VAT reports. Withholding Tax Report: Prepare and file monthly withholding tax reports. Tax Return (VAT and Corporate Income): Prepare, review, and file tax returns within 6 months. Tax Checks on Invoices: Perform weekly tax checks on incoming invoices, focusing on those from suppliers outside Germany. Handle payment notice assessments and tax audits as needed. What will you bring You have completed a relevant degree (a Bachelor or Master degree in Finance, Accounting & Control or Econometrics) You have approximately 5 to 10 years of relevant working experience Knowledge of and experience with financial institutions. Fluent language skills in English and German. Personality & skills You like to perform numerical analyses and solve complex problems You are curious and want to get to the bottom of things, you have an eye for details You are a team player with a positive mindset You have a high feeling of responsibility and are eager to learn Excellent communication skills and sense of accountability. For more information about the recruitment procedure please contact careers.frankfurtnibc.com. For more information about the vacancy please contact Head of Financial Control, Pieter Blaauw at Pieter.blaauwnibc.com.