Corporate Reporting Accountant

Why we're hiring:

The group has a vacancy for a capable, motivated candidate to help us deliver exceptional financial management and reporting services in respect of our Netherlands holding companies. This role is for a period of six months.

What you'll be doing:

• External and management reporting; and
• Providing support in respect of day to day activities including M&A transactions (involving liaison with WPP colleagues, banks and third party advisors).

Statutory reporting:

• Manage the preparation of annual reports; and
• Liaising with other group finance teams and the Group’s third party tax consultants to ensure timely submission of corporate income tax returns.

WPP management accounting:

• Undertake end-to-end management accounting including journals postings, bank postings and bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, back up calculations and all SoX related controls compliance;
• Reporting in the group’s ERP system;
• Reporting includes: Monthly flash reporting, monthly actuals reporting, quarterly actuals, quarterly forecasts, quarterly reforecasts, annual budget, annual budget up-date, annual pro-forma, annual pro-forma updates and intercompany reporting; and
• Journals include bank/intercompany interest and accruals, dividends and M&A transactions.

What you'll need:

• Experience in a Finance function producing Dutch statutory accounts for multiple entities.
• Experience of reporting under Dutch GAAP/IFRS and in a SOX control environment.
• Qualified accountant (relevant HBO or WO education) with strong accounting skills.
• Advanced English communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships.
• Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Office at intermediate to advanced level), particularly MS Excel, which should be intermediate/advanced (pivot tables; conditional formatting etc.).
• Experience using accounting systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Managing of own workload and that of the team to ensure consistent service levels.
• There may also be a requirement to work additional hours occasionally due to tight deadlines and month-end processes.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?