Accountant- Exclusive

Job Description

EMEA Recruitment is pleased to work in partnership with Ecolab for the role of Accountant, which will report directly to the Benelux Tax & Accounting Manager.

Accountant - Exclusive, Leiden, Zuid Holland, Netherlands

Responsibilities of the Accountant:

• Ensuring company files are up to date, including copies of resolutions, minutes of shareholders’ meetings, official registrations, shareholders’ register copies of annual accounts
• Liaise with the centralised Accounting team and review of monthly accounting records to be in line with Dutch GAAP and with the legal documentation of the company
• General regulatory reporting - preparation, review and filing of quarterly Dutch Central Bank mandatory benchmark reporting
• Preparation, review and signing of non-audited and non-consolidated financial statements based on Dutch GAAP
• Transaction monitoring of the bank account, including correspondence with Treasury, Legal, Tax or GBS departments
• Coordinate the preparation of annual tax return data in conjunction with tax advisors
• Review and coordinate calculation of income tax, deferred taxes and corporate tax packages

Skills and experience:

• 3+ years of relevant work experience, including strong expertise on tax and statutory accounts
• Well organized with the ability to prioritize tasks
• Good knowledge of local statutory requirements and US GAAP
• Proactive, process driven, analytical, logical and disciplined approach to problem-solving
• Self-motivated and ability to work unsupervised on own initiative
• Proficient with using SAP, as well as Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint

Qualifications:

BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Tax Management or equivalent

Languages:        

Fluent in English and a good understanding of Dutch

If you are interested in applying for this Accountant role, please register your interest using the link below. Alternatively, please send your CV to becky.kitson@emearecruitment.com or for a confidential conversation please call Becky Kitson in our Amsterdam office on +31 20 241 73 67

Please be advised all direct and third party applications will be managed by EMEA Recruitment.