EMEA Assistant Statutory Financial Accountant

Assignment description

For a client in Amsterdam we are looking for an EMEA Assistant Statutory Financial Accountant for the periode of 18 February 2019 till 19 July 2019 to cover maternity leave of an employee.

Job description

This position will be responsible for financial accounts and tasks related to several legal entities within the EMEA region. The main responsibilities include but is not limited to the list below:

• Assists in managing and ensuring the accurate monthly accounting close process of financial transactions and information for assigned internal clients / business processes of the entities managed.

• Provides statutory, tax, insurance and other reports required by governmental and regulatory authorities in a timely manner.

• Reviews, analyzes, and interprets financial and budgetary reports.

• Oversees the implementation, maintenance, upgrades and documentation of financial accounting systems and procedures and improvements to internal controls.

• Has a working relationship with sales, sales ops, FP&A and logistics.

• Assists in managing customer collections and limiting bad debt.

• Assists in maintaining complete reports of fixed assets with buyout options and related support.

• Assists in profit elimination calculations, projects and discussions.

• Assists in tracking late post month end close adjustments and submitting late entries to the consolidation team.

• Assists in tracking the completion of audit and tax filings and ensures that statutory and tax filings are completed in a timely manner. Provides regular updates on the status of filings to senior management.

• Assists in tracking liquidation filings and requirements.

• Assists in completing budgetary requests and ensures that actual records are complete.

• Assists in certifying Sox controls and reconciliations.

• Assists in the audit process for legal entities in scope.

• Assists in managing relationships with the outsourced team in India and current local team.

• Ensures appropriate documentation of accounting processes and procedures.

• Assists in the accounting of liquidated legal entities.

• Oversees and ensures effective accounting audit efforts, reviewing reports of financial data and information.

• Knowledge of USGAAP, Dutch Gaap and IFRS with focus on revenue recognition and lease accounting.

• Other adhoc requests required by the EMEA regional controller and Financial Supervisor

Experience and Education

• Ideal candidate will have 5-8 years’ experience in the accounting field including experience in preparing and auditing financial statement

• Preferably experience with a large Public Accounting firm as well as in a Manufacturing environment.

• College degree and preferred Chartered Public Accountant / ACCA.

• Requires attention to detail and high level of accountability and integrity.

• Needs to be able to communicate high level analysis of financial information in English both written and verbally.

Further information

With your response we would like to receive a personal motivation, an indication of the hourly rate and confirmation of the requested availability.