General Ledger Senior Accountant (Dutch speaking)

Why we're hiring:

We are looking for a General Ledger (GL) Senior Accountant to join our dynamic team. 

What you will be doing:

• Analyse items and detect possible recording errors on the General Accounting Plan
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and IFRS standards
• Analysis of financial information, guaranteeing its integrity, accuracy and consistency (balance sheet, profit and loss accounts, customer and supplier aging, management ratios)
• Reporting: review and reconciliation of information, loading of data into the reporting platform in compliance with a standardised structure for the whole Group. Analysis of variations and investigation of their origin
• Perform reconciliations between accounting and auxiliary modules, accounting reconciliations of customers and suppliers and inter-company balances (detecting differences and following up on them)
• Prepare general accounting entries: expenses and income provisions, sales adjustments, tax regularisation, additions and removals of PPE, etc
• Prepare specific reports based on data obtained from the different financial systems for presentation to management
• Make recommendations focused on optimising management, improving and simplifying procedures

What you will need:

• International financial accounting or audit experience 
• Experience in statutory auditing and knowledge of SOX controls
• Knowledge of the General Accounting plan in the Netherlands
• Advanced Excel level
• Languages: English B2/C1 and fluent in Dutch 

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?

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