The presentations, including the recordings, and the pictures of our 90th seminar in Frankfurt on 22 May 2025, are now available on the website.
Former ACCA president Joseph Owolabi joined our members at the November 2024 AGiG seminar!
Joseph led insightful discussions on the future of accounting, sustainability reporting, and global financial standards, with a deep dive into IFRS 18 updates and the upcoming EU sustainability directives. His expertise and guidance on navigating these complexities were invaluable.
The presentation highlighted the growing importance of internationally recognized financial expertise and the ACCA qualification. It was a fantastic opportunity for members to network, exchange ideas, and stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of accounting.
Thank you, Joseph, for your inspiring leadership and insights!
#ACCA #Accounting #SustainabilityReporting #IFRS18 #FinancialStandards
If you would like to watch the presentation from the lunchtime event in Hamburg on 18 February 2025, it is now available via event programme page.
We are pleased to announce that our next event will be a joint BCCG/AGiG lunchtime regional meeting in Hamburg on 18 February. The event will be held at the Anglo-German Club consisting of lunch and a speaker.
The Crisis Management Playbook — A True War Story
Experience a compelling case study of a German automotive supplier’s journey through corporate crisis. This presentation takes you through the entire lifecycle of a complex restructuring case – from initial liquidity challenges to stakeholder negotiations, through insolvency proceedings, and ultimately to a successful M&A process. Drawing from real-world experience, Markus Labahn shares critical insights into crisis causes, decision-making processes, and key success factors in distressed situations. This engaging “war story” combines professional expertise with practical lessons learned and first-hand experiences in crisis management.
For more information and the possibility to register, please follow this link.
Dear members, the BCCG’s annual economic forecast event is planned in Düsseldorf on 14 January 2024 in the evening. As an AGiG member you are automatically entitled to take part paying the reduced the member rate. We recommend you book as early as possible as the event gets booked out quickly.
Tuesday, 14 JAN, 18:30, NRW: „New kids on the block“
Venue: Industrie-Club, Elberfelder Str. 6, 40213 Düsseldorf
Cost contribution: 15 € Members
In order to access the reduced member participation rate:
Please register here for the BCCG-event. On the event page, click on “Tickets” and then click on “Enter promotional code.” There you can now enter the code “2025_DUSS_BCCG” and click on “Apply”. When you fill out your details we would be grateful if you please put “AGiG” either alone or together with your own company name where it asks for “Unternehmen”.
Unfortunately, a subsequent adjustment of the participant fee is not possible.
The British Chamber of Commerce in Germany is one of the most powerful international business networks in Germany, and the largest British-German business association in Europe. BCCG has around 600 members and 5,000 personal contacts that are active in business and bilateral trade. For more information about the organisation, please visit the BCCG website.
If you would like to watch the videos of our speakers presentations from the Seminar in November 2024, they are now available via a YouTube private link. To play the videos, please use the “CLICK ME” links in the seminar programme table.
If you would like to watch the videos of our speakers presentations from the Seminar in June 2024, they are now available via a YouTube private link. To play the videos, please use the “CLICK ME” links in the seminar programme table —> Link to Table.
If you wish to watch the videos of our speakers presentations from the Seminar in November 2023 (Stephen Doyle, Michelle Mullen, Jonathan Gurney and Simon Jeffery) , they are now available via a YouTube private link. To play the videos, please use the “CLICK ME” links in the seminar programme table —> Link to Table.
Dear members,
We have been requested to post an advertisement for a part-time Accountant (Buchhalter) position at CloudFactory in Berlin. If you are interested in the role, you can apply through the link below. In case you have any questions, feel free to write Vanessa Akeyo directly at: vanessa.akeyo@cloudfactory.com.
About CloudFactory
CloudFactory is a global leader in combining people and technology to support the artificial intelligence (AI) development lifecycle, from data curation and annotation to quality assurance and model optimization. Their human-in-the-loop AI services, powered by more than 7,000 expertly trained data analysts, are trusted by successful AI leaders at over 700 companies, including Mitsubishi, Ibotta, Expensify, and Matterport.
Learn more at: https://www.cloudfactory.com/
Job Summary (in German)
Als Teilzeit-Buchhalter bei Hasty arbeiten Sie 15 bis 20 Stunden pro Woche mit flexiblen Arbeitszeiten und spielen eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Verwaltung unserer Finanzunterlagen sowie der Zusammenarbeit mit unseren Steuerberatern. Sie arbeiten eng mit unseren in Großbritannien ansässigen Konzernbuchhaltung Team zusammen, um die täglichen Finanzabläufe zu unterstützen.
Main Responsibilities
- Verwaltung der Genehmigungsabläufe für Kreditorenrechnungen und Sicherstellung, dass Buchungen in den richtigen Abteilungen und FIBU-Codes verarbeitet werden.
- Verarbeitung von Bankeinträgen und Abgleichung mit Kontoauszügen.
- Verwaltung des Kreditkarten- und Spesenverwaltungssystems, Erfassung und Abgleich von Kreditkartenkonten.
- Bei Bedarf Unterstützung bei Fragen zur Debitorenbuchhaltung.
- Zuarbeit zum Monatsabschluss, einschließlich der Abstimmung der Hauptbuchkonten für Bank, Kreditorenbuchhaltung und Lohnkontrollkonten.
- Unterstützung der Steuer- und Prüfungskonformität durch Zusammenstellung und Aufbereitung der angeforderten Informationen.
- Hilfe bei Ad-hoc-Buchhaltungsaufgaben, die im allgemeinen Geschäftsbetrieb anfallen.
- Erstellung der Gehaltsabrechnung und Führen von Mitarbeiterakten.
- Sicherstellung, dass die deutschen Rechnungslegungs- und Steuergesetze eingehalten werden.
Requirements
- Sicherer Umgang mit Buchhaltungssoftware (DATEV, Netsuite) und Microsoft Excel.
- Gute Kenntnisse der deutschen Rechnungslegungsgrundsätze und Steuervorschriften.
- Ausgezeichnete Liebe zum Detail und Genauigkeit.
- Starke Organisations- und Zeitmanagement fähigkeiten.
- Effektive Kommunikations- und Teamfähigkeit.
- Gute Englischkenntnisse.
- Muss derzeit in Berlin leben/arbeiten
Benefits
- Arbeiten Sie von zu Hause oder im Büro – ganz wie Sie möchten!
- Sehr flexible Arbeitszeiten.
- Hübsches Büro am Mauerpark mit Garten
To apply for this position, please click HERE
We have been requested to post an advertisement for a Finance Officer for a company based in Oldenburg. If you are interested in the role, please use link to the Avery Dennison’s job page (link below):
About Avery Dennison
Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides branding and information labeling solutions, including pressure-sensitive materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, and a variety of converted products and solutions. The company designs and manufactures a wide range of labeling and functional materials that enhance branded packaging, carry or display information that connects the physical and the digital, and improve customers’ product performance. The company serves an array of industries worldwide, including home and personal care, apparel, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive. The company employs approximately 36,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Reported sales in 2022 were $9.0 billion.
Learn more at www.averydennison.com.
About Thermopatch
Headquartered in Almere, The Netherlands, Thermopatch is a global market leader in textile identification labels, decals, and transfers for workwear, sportswear, fashion, and promotional wear. Recently acquired by Avery Dennison, the company employs around 200 employees in Europe, located across 5 countries
Job Summary
As a Finance Officer, you will be responsible for supporting the financial operations of Thermopatch. Your primary role will be to manage and oversee various financial aspects, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in all financial transactions and processes. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, providing financial insights, analysis, and recommendations to support strategic decision-making
The integration of Thermopatch’s finance operations into Avery Dennison’s system presents a huge challenge and you can be at the heart of this exciting event. It provides you with a unique opportunity to gain international (global) experience and offers you opportunities for a quick push of your career.
Main Responsibilities
- Prepare and maintain accurate and timely financial reports, including balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and budget vs. actual analysis.
- Analyze financial data, and production results, identify trends, and provide insights to relevant stakeholders to facilitate informed decision-making
- Costing and transfer pricing policy
- Preparation of payroll, credit control and purchasing
- MWST declaration as well as ICL and intrastat
- Liaise with financial managers of business units in, France, UK, Netherlands and Poland
- Ensure compliance with accounting principles, standards, and relevant regulations
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years work experience in a similar position
- Fluent in German with good English in speech and writing
- knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O and/or Hyperion or similar ERP systems, such as SAP, Oracle etc. No extensive experience with this? No worries, that’s what training is for!
- Willingness to travel as required for business purposes.
- Proficiency in Excel or google sheets
- Analytical and numerically savvy, able to make complex matters simple and convert them into improvement actions
To apply for this position, please click HERE
(Please note that the job is labelled as “Senior Accountant” on the job page)