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Financial Accountant

Posted 22 Mar 2024
Work experience
3 to 5 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required languages
English (Fluent)
Dutch (Fluent)

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Are you an experienced accountant with RA or the desire to reach that level? Do you have at least 3 years of fulltime experience as financial accountant? And do you want to work in a fast paced, dynamic technical environment?

Who is Lightyear?

Lightyear is an innovative and progressive scale-up with one mission; offering clean and affordable mobility to everyone, everywhere! Lightyear originated from the multiple world champion of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge® Cruiser Class; Solar Team Eindhoven. With Stella and Stella Lux they developed a solar powered, 4 person, road legal car. Lightyear was officially established in 2016 and laid the groundwork to make this groundbreaking technology accessible to everyone. In 2016 they started with 5 visionaries, at the beginning of 2018 Lightyear has grown to 40 enthusiasts. Meanwhile, in mid-2019, Lightyear consists of nearly 150 employees. Lightyear has its own production facility and a new office is under construction (delivery July 2019). This growth will continue in the coming years. For that reason we are looking for talent and experience to strengthen ourselves and to contribute in achieving our mission!

As accountant you'll report to the VP Finance. Your duties are broad but include but are not limited to; ensuring accurate, complete and timely processing of accounting transactions with consistent application of global accounting policies and procedures. Additional responsibilities include proactive identification and implementation of process improvement initiatives and building and maintaining good relationships with business partners throughout the organization.

What will you do as Financial Accountant?

Above all you will experience a very dynamic environment. Lightyear grows, learns, iterates, makes fun, inspires, is serious, driven, innovative and pioneering. In short, Lightyear develops itself in all aspects. Does this attract you? Is this something that energizes you? Do you want to be part of such an organization? If your answer is three times yes, then we will discuss the position of Accountant. Your role consists of:

  • Prepare and post monthly accrual and prepayment journal entries and other types of journal entries based on business requests
  • Proactively review the INFOR LN balances for area of responsibility and follow up on issues as needed prior to month end closure
  • Prepare and review reconciliations of the Chart of Accounts/G/L accounts, in line with the risk-based frequency identified within the relevant policies and procedures (to be set up)
  • Perform the monthly-close accounting activities for the legal entities assigned, assist in analyzing and explaining variances in the results
  • Identify SOx controls in accordance with internal control guidelines and maintain evidence of control for area of responsibility
  • Maintain and update desk procedures as and when needed
  • Deliver expectations and take appropriate actions to continuously meet expectations of customers and governance functions in provision of accounting services.

What do we expect from a Financial Accountant at Lightyear?

To succeed in the dynamic world of Lightyear, pro activity, craftsmanship, professionalism, communication and adaptability are crucial. In addition, we are looking for people with an ambitious attitude who learn from the past (tried and tested) but who are especially open to transforming new developments or ideas into the "tried and tested" of the future! You are also someone with a high sense of responsibility and a cooperative attitude within multidisciplinary teams. You like short lines of communication and you want to be on your strong qualities. You also have:

  • A Bachelor Degree in Finance or related fields
  • At least 3 years of relevant experience preferably with RA (or the desire and ambition to become a RA)
  • Strong computer skills and proficiency in Google Suite
  • Experience and knowledge of IFRS.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential in Dutch and English
  • You are detail oriented and have an analytical mindset
  • You are pro-active, you take the initiative when needed and you are able to self-direct your performance
  • INFOR LN experience is a plus
  • Exposure to technical knowledge of IFRS accounting principles related to a wide variety of topics
  • You like to work in multi-disciplinary teams and manage the different stakeholders
  • You have strong communication skills in English (required). Knowledge of the Dutch language is a big plus
  • Availability of 40 hours per week

What can you expect from Lightyear?

In addition to a challenging role as Financial Accountant, you also have the opportunity to work for a company with a real, honest and ambitious mission. This way you have the opportunity to make a huge impact on the future of mobility! In addition, we also offer:

  • High level of autonomy
  • A multidisciplinary team of highly motivated and talented people
  • A fast growing organization with lots of opportunities
  • 40 vacation days per year
  • Flexible working hours
  • Excellent travel expenses
  • An interesting and well balanced pension plan that fits Lightyear and our mission
  • An interesting share plan to really become part of Lightyear
  • Time for informal get-togethers on Monday morning and Friday afternoon
  • We are building towards the future every day, we started in 2016 and we're making big steps. We are also building and improving our conditions for our employees.

At Lightyear we are building an electric car that charges itself. From our experience at Solar Team Eindhoven, we know this is only possible starting from scratch. At Lightyear we bring together a multidisciplinary team of highly motivated engineers, designers, and visionaries to challenge the status quo. Write the story with us!

Automotive
Helmond
Active in 10 countries
200 employees
70% men - 30% women
Average age is 35 years

What employees are saying

Manuel Ribeiro

Software Engineer

Manuel Ribeiro

"Lightyear is an exceptional team that puts together people from all over the world with the same goal of creating a meaningful positive impact in our society. I felt welcome from the very first day and working with such motivated engineers gives me the energy I need to do my best every day."

Sapfo Tsoutsou

Group Lead - Thermal Engineering

Sapfo Tsoutsou

"Lightyear is een geweldig bedrijf om voor te werken. Het voelt voor mij meer als familie dan een werkgever. Klinkt misschien een beetje heftig, maar het is zo. Je maakt makkelijk vrienden op werk: iedereen is vriendelijk, behulpzaam en zo gemotiveerd om echt een verschil te maken in de wereld.”