Financial Accountant/ Account Receivable & Payable

Key Information

• Type: Fulltime Internship- 40 hours a week
• Start date: ASAP
• Work location: Hoofddorp, NL
• Peers : 5
• Report to: Finance Manager

Job Description

Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable are key components of a company’s financial management framework. They enable the business to accurately track cash flows, ensure timely collections and payments, and maintain the integrity of financial records.

The Financial Accountant will have end-to-end ownership of Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable activities for multiple legal entities, including Hikvision Europe B.V. and Coöperatief Hikvision Europe U.A. The role requires a clear and thorough understanding of business operations and general ledgers across these entities.

Your mission

Account receivable：

• maintain up-to-date billing system
• generate and send out invoices
• follow up on, collect and allocate payments
• carry out billing, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines
• perform account reconciliations
• monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
• research and resolve payment discrepancies
• generate age/overdue analysis
• review AR aging to ensure compliance
• maintain accounts receivable customer files and records
• follow established procedures for processing receipts, cash etc
• investigate and resolve customer queries
• process adjustments
• calculate rebates provision
• communicate with customers via phone, email, mail or personally
• assist with month-end closing and annual audit
• collect data and prepare monthly metrics
• Participate to implementation of AR related projects (clearing automation solution)

Account Payable：

• assemble, review and verify invoices and check requests
• flag and clarify any unusual or questionable invoice items or prices
• sort, code and match invoices o set invoices up for payment
• enter and upload invoices into system ( SAP as well as PO system and Vendor Payment system)
• track expenses and process expense reports
• prepare and perform check runs
• post transactions to journals, ledgers and other records
• reconcile accounts payable transactions
• prepare analysis of accounts
• monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
• research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues
• maintain vendor ( Master data)o correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries
• produce monthly reports
• assist with month-end closing and annual audit
• maintain accurate historical records
• maintain confidentiality of organizational information
• Participate to implementation of AP related projects (such as BPM and Purchase Order)

Requirement

• WO/HBO Bachelor’s or Master’s student (Finance, Accountancy, Business Administration preferred)
• Excellent communication skills in English ( verbal and written) ability to use English as the main working language, Chinese language skills (optional)
• Being able to cope with a dynamic and changing environment
• Have Can- do mentality
• Strong team player/team oriented person
• Critical and able to deal with complex accounting reconciliations
• Enthusiastic, Proactive and full of initiatives
• Being able to prioritize
• Accurate and analytical, responsible and take ownership
• Be flexible and commercially minded
• Good knowledge of analyzing risks and a logic thinker
• Stress tolerated personality
• Have sense of urgency
• Customer service oriented