Finance Assistant

Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Finance/Legal – Accounting Reporting /
Full Time - 12 Month Contract (NL) /
Hybrid
The Finance & Accounting area is responsible for activities related to finance,
treasury, financial planning and analysis, financial management, regulatory reporting,
and tax. Produce timely, accurate, and reliable financial information. Prepares profit
and loss, balance sheet accounts, group consolidations, general ledger journals,
accruals, and prepayments. Reconciles accounts. Manages and controls the fixed
asset register and capital expenditure controls. You will be located in the Netherlands, Apeldoorn and will be part of the EU finance team that is taking care of Finance & Accounting for the Netherlands, England, Denmark and Romania.

Main tasks:

    • Assist the various countries, based on demand with:
    • Invoicing, receipt management, and sales ledger control
    • Credit control
    • Supplier invoice management, and purchase ledger control
    • Periodic VAT reporting
    • Expense management
    • Bank and cash management, and reconciliations
    • Journal posting and general ledger management
    • Ledger and nominal reconciliations periodically
    • Collect and report on data for management for the EU region for the Toronto headquarters
    • Assistance with annual budgets Governance
    • Report unusual activities or system weaknesses to senior management, advise on solutions
    • Ensure the organization’s financial policies and procedures are implemented
    • Keep track of the possible differences between country-specific accounting policies and the organization’s accounting policies

Critical skills to succeed in this role:

    • Must be able to reconcile all Ledger accounts
    • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to compose routine correspondence
    • Exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills to ensure the accuracy of deliverables
    • English as a first or second language
    • A motivated, self-starter capable of owning and driving assignments to completion with minimal supervision
    • Capable of contributing to a positive team environment with teamwork and open communication
    • Hands-on team player who is motivated to support the group in meeting deadlines
    • Willingness to travel

Qualification:

    • Bachelor’s Degree (HBO) in Accounting, Business or related discipline
    • 2+ years of experience in a similar level or role within accounting/finance
    • Expert-level knowledge of excel
    • Experience with financial reporting requirements
    • Experience in SaaS and/or recurring revenue Industry
    • Experience in working with multiple legal entities
    • Experience with audit
    • Experience with Netsuite would be an asset
    • Experience with O365

Benefits:

    • A job of 32 to 40 hours per week;
    • An informal, open culture in an agile work environment;
    • Hybrid working, a healthy mix between office and home where we are at least 50% in the office;
    • Travel allowance of €0.23 per kilometer;
    • Home working allowance of €2.35 per day;
    • Share in the profits in the form of a profit scheme;
    • Working at a financially sound company with growth ambitions;
    • 25 vacation days and the option to buy an additional 5 days (30 days of vacation);
    • Several get-togethers per year and budget for team outings on your own initiative.
€3,000 - €4,000 a month