General Ledger Accountant

For an international organization we have the job opening of A General Ledger Accountant situated in Amersfoort.

As General Ledger Accountant you’ll play an important role in setting up and improving the processes and position of our international and multilingual GL team. The role will be evolving over time. You are keen on your personal development but also on the development of our team, the GL department and our finance processes. This position combines operational general ledger activities with tactical and strategical projects regarding continuous improvement. You play a key role in driving change and efficiency, and building a best in class Shared Service Centre.

 Requirements

• As General Ledger accountant you are responsible for month end activities and month end journal entries for assigned entities and timely reconciliation of all GL accounts;
• You play a major part in coordinating cross departmental month end close activities, records and judges accruals , deferrals and other close related entries;

• You also assist in calculating cost centre re-allocations and intercompany recharges;
• You ensure consistency and completeness of data transfers between sub-ledgers and General Ledger and you are responsible for completeness and correctness of entries in the books;
• As a professional you drive initiatives in cross departmental projects regarding continuous improvement and optimization of financial, reporting and business processes. This also is driving process optimization through automation (blackline) and robotization, but also sensible process adjustments;
• Perform review and provide feedback on the reporting packages submitted by accountants from other locations;
• You make sure that all balance sheet reconciliations are correctly executed in a timely manner. You manage  fixed asset process and related controls and reconciliations;
• In this position you are also responsible for local statutory accounting, perform reviews and provide feedback on the reporting packages submitted by accountants from other locations and coordination with outsourcing partners.

Job requirements

• As General Ledger Accountant you hold a completed higher professional education/HBO or Bachelor/Master in economics, finance and/or accounting;
• You have strong measurable technical accounting skills and extensive experience in bookkeeping;
• You are fluent in English in word an speech and have at least a B2 (independent user) level with French and German;
• Preferably you have already worked in a Shared Service Centre;
• You have extensive ERP system experience (preferably SAP) and you have measurable advanced Excel skills;
• You have a valid EU working permit. Please be advised that the organization does not support relocation or housing services for this position.