Financial Controller and Accounting | English

Rotterdam, reference 2023-00379

Job description

• Managing and overseeing the structure and control of the financial administration for the Europe and Africa regions, ensuring compliance with established timelines and procedures
• Processing special bookings, memo bookings, and passing on various costs to the general ledger
• Verifying and approving overhead costs before booking and supervising the completeness of purchasing and sales entries
• Verifying and approving amendments and starters information into the financial administration

• Checking and signaling errors in the connection between various sub-administrations and the general ledger, in accordance with established procedures, to ensure a correct general ledger
• Carrying out checks and corrections and reporting, specifying, and validating balances for processing into the monthly files
• Coordinating with various departments to ensure correct reporting details
• Performing period end financial closing activities

• Supporting the analysis of monthly actuals for the Europe and Africa regions, including related entities, in accordance with established guidelines to provide insight into the financial position of the company
• Comparing budgets and costs incurred to identify breaches and supporting the delivery of periodic reports and ad hoc requests
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations as per IFRS

• Ensuring that the ledger administration is kept up-to-date in a structured and adequate manner, in accordance with established guidelines and procedures, so that it can be used or consulted by the organization

• Managing the compliance process for timely, accurate, and compliant financial statements and tax returns for the Europe and Africa regions
• Performing a monthly or quarterly calculation of the VAT returns based on entity obligations
• Keeping track and filing corporate income tax obligations
• Preparing annual accounts and communicating with third parties that provide support for tax compliance

• Managing and preparing the budget and latest estimated quarters for the Europe and Africa regions
• Proactively contributing towards the improvement of the estimation process
• Managing the overall forecast file with the most up-to-date information
• Forecasting revenue and cost of sales based on the sales input
• Communicating trends and improvements in the forecast process

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree (Finance related)
• 2-5 years of working experience relevant to this role
• First Language English speaking and writing skills is essential, it is also required another European language
• Decent Knowledge of accounting software & Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook & PowerPoint)
• Great at prioritizing and planning
• Located in the Netherlands with a work permit
• Collaborative attitude who can adjust quickly to changes
• Knowledge of the secondment branch is preferred
• Navision, XRM, or Wizard experience is preffered.
• Experience streamlining and optimizing processes
• Pragmatic, flexible and a solution thinking attitude, Entrepreneur, imagination, and independent

Working conditions

• Regular feedback meetings.
• Annual Salary of €45.360- 60.912 depending on experience
• Long-term development perspectives.
• The opportunity to take on responsibility and act independently in the field.
• The chance to be part of globally operating company.
• The support of a motivated and diverse team, which is always on hand with support, advice and humor.
• A hygiene concept that is always adapted to the current pandemic situation, including working from home 3 times a week at the office
• Coffee, tea, water and fresh fruits in the office.

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