senior accountant

The senior accountant will be responsible for accounting, financial reporting and tax filings, month and quarterly close activities, and performing assigned reconciliations. You are an expert in the field of accounting and focus on the internal financial reports. You will be required to apply your problem-solving skills and look beyond our existing processes and procedures. You will drive continuous process improvement initiatives and foster a service culture and communications with stakeholders. You are a team player who is helping out other members and giving guidance and training of juniors and peers in their day-to-day tasks, in order to improve the quality of process, controls and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct, monitor and review the daily accounting function back office and shared administration services departments, which include accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash administration and general ledger
• Work closely and cooperate with business departments in the collection of financial data
• Perform weekly spot checks on P&L and balance sheet performed by shared administration services departments, which include accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash administration and general ledger
• Report to the Team Lead R2R, highlighting and summarizing any bottlenecks
• Weekly follow-up on pending issues and escalation
• Provide ad-hoc analyses and summaries of information when requested
• Prepare and review local tax filings for several entities; support other tax compliance activities and be in close contact with the Tax Manager
• Create and maintain the balance sheet register
• Prepare and review monthly and quarterly reconciliations
• Realize accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end close processes and the preparation of internal reporting in accordance with local accounting rules
• Work closely with financial controllers to assure month-end closing processes are complete and accurate and serve as a direct point of contact for financial controllers about accounting and internal report queries for assigned entities
• Ensure that the shared service administration team delivers successfully and continuously improves our process, in line with our accounting strategy
• Developing and training of mediors, juniors and peers in their day-to-day tasks, in order to improve the quality of process, controls and reporting
• Identify opportunities for improvements and opportunities for standardization
• Recommend new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of the department and services performed
• Lead in Finance Transformation projects for GL team

Qualifications / Skills

• BSc or MSc in Finance / Accounting / Economics
• Structured, organized and able to work under pressure
• Knowledge of Microsoft Business Central 365 is an advantage
• As this is a new role, an entrepreneurial mindset is important - being proactive, flexible and independent is a must
• Fluent in English, Dutch or French is a plus

What's in it for you?

• Personal and professional development opportunities and programs
• Latest tech devices and all the tools you need to be successful in your role
• Commuting travel costs covered (by car or public transport)
• Pension and cycle-to-work scheme
• Subsidized fresh daily lunches at our support office
• Flexible public holidays
• Employee assistance program
• Varied team days and social events (from food trucks and quizzes at the office to parties on boats)
• Spacious office in a historic building surrounded by gardens

Please note that we are only able to consider applicants with the right to work in the Netherlands. We won't be able to sponsor Visas for this role.