Financial Accounting & Reporting Specialist – English

Category

Finance/Accounting

Region

Netherlands: The Hague

Depends on experience

Languages

Hiring type

Company hire

Duration

1 year with view to extension

ASAP

Job ref.

25-0275

Martin
+31 (0)70 311 7822
martin@bluelynx.com

Our client, a highly respected and extremely prestigious global leader in the integrated energy and chemical industry, is looking for a Financial Accounting & Reporting Specialist to join their dynamic, multicultural and multilingual organisation in The Hague.

Job Profile for Financial Accounting & Reporting Specialist
Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Coordinate the end-of-month financial closing and maintain documentation and analysis for audit and compliance purposes
• Advise the Finance Supervisor and the Finance management on complex accounting and finance issues
• Prepare auditor-reviewed quarterly consolidated financials for the group of entities under a mandate
• Prepare or review the statutory financial statement of multiple entities and perform the full consolidation of subsidiaries and branch activities as applicable in conformity with applicable standards
• Prepare the Director’s Report and coordinate the collection of required information from the internal stakeholders
• Manage the audit of multiple entities with external auditors and local management of respective entities
• Support periodic preparation of financial and management reporting to management and stakeholders
• Align with the Tax Unit for tax compliance activities and support the maintenance of the Tax Control Framework
• Ensure external compliance with the Chamber of Commerce and Tax Reporting
• Collaborate and coordinate with other Finance teams in relation to end-of-month financial closing processes (i.e. Treasury, Business Planning and Performance Management, CT&AM, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, GRC)
• Maintain the General Ledger, Chart of Accounts, and manage changes in line with company policy
• Recommend and implement changes to the existing, and develop new Accounting and Reporting guidelines and policies
• Perform technical accounting analysis and develop memos for documentation and collaboration of informed decision-making
• Initiate automation using new solutions to gain efficiency in financial accounting and reporting processes
• Maintain Internal Control documentation in the best order
• Maintain and ensure compliance with regulatory reporting requirements in local jurisdictions

Candidate Profile for Financial Accounting & Reporting Specialist

• Must be fluent in English, both written and spoken. Knowledge of the Dutch language is a plus
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics or a related field, supplemented with a post-graduate title such as CPA, ACCA, RA
• 4+ years of progressive work experience in technical accounting, reporting, consolidation, financial statement preparation and external audit coordination
• Strong understanding and application of IFRS standards
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office, S4/HANA, SAP Central Finance, and advanced skills in Excel
• Experience with BPC is a plus
• Good communication and problem-solving skills

What Our Client Offers

• 24 days of annual leave
• Every second Friday is off
• Annual bonus
• Pension Plan
• Subsidised Canteen

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