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David Menges
Consultant
Experience
May 2024 - Aug 2024
4 monthsConsultant
Bluu Unit Holding GmbH
- Project and consulting services in accounting
- Performing account reconciliations and postings for the holding and subsidiary companies
- Managing the ongoing accounting
Sep 2023 - Jul 2024
11 monthsConsultant
DMG MORI Finance GmbH
- Preparing international IFRS reports for the Japanese parent company
- Responding to follow-up questions
Aug 2023 - Dec 2024
1 year 5 monthsConsultant
schwa-medico GmbH
- Processing all business transactions as part of ongoing accounting, including account reconciliation and clarification, posting and booking of current transactions, as well as calculating provisions and accruals and intercompany reconciliations
- Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements according to HGB
- Independently handling tasks in fixed asset accounting
- Special topics like Intrastat reports, statistical reports, etc.
Jun 2023 - Jul 2023
2 monthsConsultant
NTT Germany AG & Co. KG
- Handling accounts receivable accounting
- Posting month-end closings
- Preparing various analyses using SAP and Excel
- Credit management
- Managing complex clients
Apr 2022 - Jun 2022
3 monthsConsultant
Iron Mountain Deutschland GmbH
- Processing request lists from auditors and tax authorities
- Assisting with tax issues such as tax calculation
- Optimizing cost centers
- Managing and coordinating external service providers and internal teams
- Acting as liaison between auditors/tax authorities and internal departments
Mar 2022 - May 2023
1 year 3 monthsConsultant
Orpea Deutschland GmbH
- Handling accounts receivable accounting
- Reconciling and maintaining customer accounts
- Importing and processing payment files
- Assisting with monthly, half-year and year-end closings
- Project work
Feb 2022 - Sep 2022
8 monthsConsultant
YASKAWA Europe GmbH
- Independently reviewing and resolving VAT matters
- Checking and preparing VAT returns and EC Sales Lists in various European countries, rotating with team members
- Supporting the preparation of corporate income tax (KSt) and trade tax (GewSt) returns
- Posting corporate and trade tax transactions (prepayments, assessments, reserves, etc.)
- Identifying use cases for § 50d EStG and advising internally
- Proactively communicating with tax advisors in EMEA, often in English
- Collaborating cross-departmentally and with different entities in the European group
- Monitoring and improving VAT-related concepts in the ERP system
Jun 2021 - Jan 2022
8 monthsConsultant
Orpea Haus Edelberg Holding GmbH
- Handling accounts receivable accounting
- Reconciling and maintaining customer accounts
- Importing and processing payment files
- Assisting with monthly, half-year and year-end closings
- Project work
Apr 2021 - Present
4 years 10 monthsWetzlar, Germany
Freelancer
Menges Consulting
- Independently working as a freelancer in accounting, annual financial statements, and taxes
Apr 2021 - Aug 2021
5 monthsConsultant
Iron Mountain Deutschland GmbH
- Handling request lists from auditors and tax authorities
- Assisting with tax topics such as tax calculations
- Optimizing cost centers
- Managing and coordinating external service providers and internal teams
- Acting as liaison between auditors/tax office and internal departments
May 2020 - Mar 2021
11 monthsDillenburg, Germany
Financial Accountant
Artemis Lichtblick GmbH
- Independently manage payment transactions and prepare payment runs
- Prepare statistical reports
- Perform intercompany reconciliations
- Posting and booking of all business transactions in accounts receivable, accounts payable, bank, and other general ledger accounts
- Account clearing and reconciliations
- Prepare monthly reports and support year-end closing
Jul 2014 - Apr 2020
5 years 10 monthsAßlar, Germany
Commercial Accounting Clerk / Certified Accountant (IHK)
Pfeiffer GmbH & Co. KG
- Independently manage payment transactions and prepare payment runs
- Prepare VAT returns, summary reports, and statistical reports
- Monitor and carry out dunning procedures
- Posting and booking of all business transactions in accounts receivable, accounts payable, bank, and other general ledger accounts
- Account clearing and reconciliations
- Prepare monthly reports and support year-end closing
- Assist in controlling and cost accounting
- Commercial project management including preparation of interim and final invoices
- Other commercial tasks such as guarantee and fleet management
Jun 2014 - Jun 2014
1 monthLahnau, Germany
Tax Clerk
Steuerberatungskanzlei Drescher & Muskat
- Prepare financial accounting
- Other office administration
Aug 2012 - May 2014
1 year 10 monthsWetzlar, Germany
Tax Clerk
FRP GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft
- Prepare financial accounting including posting
- Prepare income and expense statements
- Prepare annual financial statements (balance sheet accounting)
- Prepare and process tax returns (trade tax, VAT, separate and joint determination of tax bases) for various legal business forms
- Prepare income tax returns for individuals
- Review tax assessments
Apr 2012 - May 2012
2 monthsWetzlar, Germany
Tax Clerk
LBH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH
- Prepare financial accounting
- Other office administration
Dec 2011 - Feb 2012
3 monthsLahnau, Germany
Tax Clerk
Drescher & Muskat Tax Consulting Firm
- Preparing financial accounting
- Other office organization
Skills
- Very Good Knowledge Of Datev
- Good Knowledge Of Sage
- Good Knowledge Of Oracle
- Good Knowledge Of Sap
- Good Knowledge Of Navision
- Good Knowledge Of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
- Basic Knowledge Of Addison
- Basic Knowledge Of Dart
- Basic Knowledge Of Henri
- Driver's License Category B
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Aug 2009 - Dec 2011
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Training as a tax clerk
Aug 2007 - Jun 2009
Theodor-Heuss-Schule Wetzlar
Two-year vocational school for office management · Wetzlar, Germany
Aug 2001 - Jun 2007
Gesamtschule Eichendorffschule Wetzlar
Wetzlar, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Balance Sheet Accountant (IHK)
Certified Balance Sheet Accountant (IHK)
Driver's license category B
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