Regional Accountant

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Regional Accountant to oversee the financial operations of our European regional holding organization. This role is central in supporting monthly financial reporting activities, ensuring accurate and timely invoice processing and payments, managing intercompany transactions within the region for management and other charges.

Key Responsibilities:

Invoice Management & Processing:

• Receive, review, and process third party invoices.
• Code invoices accurately and ensure proper approval in line with internal policies.
• Book invoices in the ERP system in a timely and accurate manner.

Intercompany Coordination:

• Handle invoicing of the European and Group management fee as well as other Group and regional charges to all European countries.
• Monitor and ensure accurate intercompany matching and reconciliation with country finance teams.
• Resolve discrepancies and collaborate with internal stakeholders across regions.

Reporting & Financial Systems:

• Perform monthly uploads and reviews of financial data in OneStream.
• Assist in the preparation and review of monthly reporting packages for the regional entity.
• Ensure financial data is complete, accurate, and aligned with group requirements.

Controls & Compliance:

• Maintain documentation to support audit and compliance requirements.
• Follow company financial controls and assist with internal/external audits as needed.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3+ years of accounting experience, preferably in a multinational or regional shared services environment.
• Proficient in ERP systems (e.g., MS Dynamics, AX, D365) and financial reporting tools (preferably OneStream).
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Preferred Attributes:

• Experience working with European legal entities.
• Familiarity with invoice approval workflows and shared services functions.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work cross-functionally in a matrixed organization.

We offer

• A competitive salary, a company pension scheme, and other benefits.
• A multi-faceted challenge in a successful, multinational chemical distributor.
• Fully catered lunch, every working day;
• An inspiring working atmosphere in a stable company.
• A collaborative culture where you work closely with a diverse and talented team across Europe.
• Health is important to us! Exercise at a discount through Urban Sports Club.
• We care about the mental well-being of our employees with free and unlimited access to OpenUp.

About us

Because we care, we touch the lives of hundreds of thousands of people every day. We inspire innovative and sustainable distribution solutions in life and material sciences for the food, pharma, personal care and industrial product formulation markets of the world. Our solutions, carefully sourced and customized to specifications whenever required, are backed by outstanding research & development, customer service, and technical & regulatory support, ensuring that they meet precisely determined needs at every stage of the value chain. Across 43 countries in Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia-Pacific, our approximately 4,000 employees go the extra mile day in, day out, to deliver added-value solutions for our customers. In our activities, we embrace the principles of sustainability, designing products, services and processes with these in mind. From formulation to delivery, from ingredient to packing, from supplier to customer, we care about every detail of what we do. Because every detail is in our care.