IFRS Expert

Careers at AkzoNobel

Join AkzoNobel and Paint the Future

Since 1792, we’ve been supplying the innovative paints and coatings that help to color people’s lives and protect what matters most. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and use our expertise to sustain and enhance the fabric of everyday life. Because we believe every surface is an opportunity. It’s what you’d expect from a pioneering and long-established paints company that’s dedicated to providing sustainable solutions and preserving the best of what we have today – while creating an even better tomorrow. Let’s paint the future together.

About the role

Are you an accountant with a background in pensions, HR, and IFRS reporting? AkzoNobel is looking for a dedicated IFRS Expert to join our corporate accounting team in Amsterdam. In this role, you will work on various accounting topics, amongst others related to pensions, share-based payments, HR incentive programs, and finance income and expenses.

Key Responsibilities

• Pensions
• • Collaborate with the Pension Controller to ensure accurate pension accounting every month.
  • Coordinate with the actuary to manage pension data and ensure accurate reporting on pensions.
  • Prepare and deliver annual pension disclosure notes for consolidated reporting.
• HR Accounting
• • Review share-based payment accounting entries.
  • Monitor accounting for corporate short-term incentive programs and Dutch payroll.
• Other tasks
• • Review consolidated finance income and expense.
  • Collaborate with the team and the broader Finance community during monthly closings.
  • Work with Treasury and internal stakeholders on insurance adjustments.
  • Participate in (accounting) improvement projects within the department.

Other Technical Skills (tools)

The corporate accounting team uses Hyperion Financial Management, Merlin XL, Workiva W-desk and SAP CFIN. Whatever you do not know about these tools, we’ll teach you on the job. Further, we expect you to be comfortable with MS tools like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

What you bring

• Minimum of 3 to 4 years of accounting experience, with strong knowledge of IFRS.
• University-level education in Accounting or equivalent through experience.
• Experience in pension and HR accounting.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with various departments.
• Detail-oriented, risk-aware, and able to meet deadlines under pressure.
• Committed to delivering high-quality work with integrity.
• Fluent in English, to navigate a global playing field.

What we offer

AkzoNobel is consistently rated as one of the top employers in The Netherlands. You will join a company that is committed to achieving real sustainability. At a personal level you will also benefit from:

• Competitive salary, plus travel work-from-home expenses.
• 13th month.
• 46 holidays.
• 8% vacation allowance.
• Hybrid work option (3 days office, 2 days home office, per week).
• Training opportunities that will help you grow within and beyond this position.

If you have any questions, please contact Nicolas Beslic, Talent Acquisition Partner. Send an email to nicolas.beslic@akzonobel.com

At AkzoNobel we are highly committed to ensuring an inclusive and respectful workplace where all employees can be their best self. We strive to embrace diversity in a context of tolerance. Our talent acquisition process plays an integral part in this journey, as setting the foundations for a diverse environment. For this reason we train and educate on the implications of our Unconscious Bias in order for our TA and hiring managers to be mindful of them and take corrective actions when applicable. In our organization, all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.