Accountant

About Virtual Identity

Virtual Identity (VI) is a digital agency built on Human-Centered Business Growth: combining empathy for people with insight from data to drive real digital success. With around 140 colleagues across Freiburg, Munich, Vienna, and Porto (and remote), we cover the full spectrum from Consulting and UX Research to UX/UI Design, Software Development, and Digital Marketing — always learning in close collaboration with our clients.

You make sure our numbers are right, year-end closings are properly prepared, and our finance processes run reliably. You work independently, enjoy getting into complex accounting and tax topics, and want to actively develop processes. This is a fixed-term position for at least one year, covering a parental leave.

What you will do:

• You take on full responsibility for ongoing financial accounting. You are responsible for preparing monthly and annual financial statements under HGB (German GAAP).

• You reconcile balance sheet and income statement accounts and ensure clean account management.

• You handle accounts receivable, accounts payable, and general ledger accounting. You carry out intercompany reconciliations and intercompany charges between our companies.

• You prepare VAT returns and handle further tax matters together with our external tax advisor.

• You work together with auditors, tax advisors, and internal contacts.

• You contribute to the further development and digitalization of our finance processes.

• You prepare evaluations, analyses, and reports and present relevant information in an understandable way.

What we expect:

• You have completed a commercial apprenticeship, for example as a Tax Clerk (Steuerfachangestellte:r), Industrial Clerk (Industriekaufmann/-frau), or in a comparable field.

• Further training as a Certified Bookkeeper (Bilanzbuchhalter:in, IHK) is an advantage.

• You have practical experience in accounting, especially financial accounting and monthly and annual closings.

• You are confident with DATEV and Excel. You have very good knowledge of HGB accounting and a sound understanding of German tax regulations, especially VAT.

• You work in a structured, careful, and independent way. You communicate confidently in German and English, including for complex tax and accounting matters.

Contact:

Jessica Greth

[email protected]

What you can expect from us

Exciting projects with well-known brands, a team of motivated colleagues who genuinely enjoy working together, and continuous learning through our VI Academy. Whether you're based in one of our offices or working fully remote, we give you the room to grow — professionally and personally.

Sound like your kind of place? We'd love to hear from you.