Group Reporting & Technical Accounting Specialist

Are you the Group Reporting & Technical Accounting Specialist with a proven ability to advise on financial integrations of mergers and acquisitions from an accounting perspective? Do you thrive on collaborating with M&A, Legal and Tax teams to gather acquisition and merger data, in order to provide accounting guidance and tools to Kiwa Finance departments worldwide? If so, we invite you to join the Corporate Finance team at Kiwa.

Kiwa is a company with over 12,000 employees, active in inspection, testing, certification and technical consulting, operating in more than 35 countries and aiming to continuously expand through organic growth and acquisitions. Together with 8 colleagues, you will be working in the Group Consolidation and Reporting team that is responsible for:

• consolidating monthly financials to report to Senior Management, our parent company SHV and other stakeholders;
• preparing the Kiwa Annual report;
• managing our Onestream EPM system;
• giving technical accounting training and advice to local finance departments;
• working on various projects with respect to process and system improvements, in order to comply with legislation and requirements.

The Group Reporting & Technical Accounting Specialist ensures that acquisitions are correctly accounted for in accordance with IFRS 3. You will do this in close cooperation with local finance departments, the M&A team and third party valuation agencies for larger acquisitions, where you will be the subject matter expert. Subsequent to the initial accounting exercise, you will also be monitoring the local finance teams with respect to amortisation, deferred tax release, and the development of earnouts and business combination liabilities. With respect to year-end audits, you will act as a key liaison with external auditors.

Another important aspect of your role will be to monitor and provide guidance with respect to the accounting that originates from integrating acquired companies, which involves merging and liquidating legal entities, and sometimes divesting legal entities.

Your responsibilities:

• Maintain the Kiwa M&A accounting manual and associated templates;
• Act as a primary contact for corporate departments, including M&A, Tax, Legal, and Corporate Accounting, as well as with Kiwa Group companies, to coordinate data collection and transaction analysis;
• Ensure effective data storage of all acquisition related documentation;
• Collaborate with integration teams for significant acquisitions;
• Provide guidance and tools to local finance teams to facilitate accurate acquisition accounting;
• Oversee the correct amortization of customer relationships, brands, and related intangibles;
• Monitor the appropriate calculation and monthly release of IFRS 3 deferred tax amounts;
• Ensure accurate reporting of M&A accounting in the Financial Consolidation system (OneStream);
• Oversee PPA related accounts and disclosures with respect to the Annual Group reporting process;
• Offer support in the annual goodwill impairment testing.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong self-motivation, work independently, and communicate persuasively.

Additional qualifications include:

• A chartered accountancy qualification would be ideal, or a Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline;
• A minimum of 5-7 years of professional experience, ideally in a similar role or within an audit and advisory firm with exposure to M&A;
• Strong interest in technical / PPA accounting;
• A preference for dynamic fast-paced working environments;
• Proficiency in IFRS accounting standards, including leasing, consolidations, GAAP conversions, fair value assessments, revenue recognition, and business combination accounting;
• Ability to distill complex accounting concepts into clear, actionable guidance for stakeholders;
• Strong communication and influencing skills to inform, explain and persuade a variety of stakeholders on our technical accounting positions and considerations;
• Strong attention to detail, organized and a high degree of accuracy in all work;
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset;
• Fluent in English (speaking and writing);
• Residency and legal eligibility to work in the Netherlands.

Our employees are our most important asset. This is directly reflected in the attention we pay to our people and why we reward them with a good salary (in accordance with their knowledge and work experience), a contract for 36 – 40 hours per week, 33 annual leave days, 8% holiday pay, a good pension scheme and a variable bonus.

Where you’ll work

Your working location will be at the Kiwa headoffice in Rijswijk, although it is also possible, after the familiarization period, to work partially from home. As a member of the Corporate Consolidation and Reporting team, you will work for and report to the Head of Group Consolidation and Reporting.

Why work at Kiwa?

Kiwa today is one of the most successful companies in inspection, testing, certification and technical consulting. This is thanks to our employees who, through their commitment and knowledge, contribute with safety and sustainability to our customers and also to society. Therefore, Kiwa invests a lot in its employees and their development. Through your daily work, interesting projects and training, you and your skills will constantly develop. By joining the Consolidation and Reporting team, you will also become part of the Consolidation and Reporting community for all SHV wide groups.