Senior Financial Accountant (Banking)
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A fully licensed bank incorporated in the Netherlands and supervised by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM).
With decades of experience providing financial services to international clients in the region, it has a solid client base and expertise throughout the European single market.
Our client is amongst the top 100 on TIME's World's Best Companies list for 2024.
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You are responsible for managing and maintaining the general ledger to ensure the accuracy and completeness of all transactions and balances. This will involve reviewing and reconciling accounts, analyzing and interpreting financial data, identifying and resolving discrepancies, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.
In addition, you will lead general ledger-related projects, such as setting up new products or account keys, as well as other departmental projects. You will collaborate with other teams across the organization to ensure that all financial reporting and analysis is accurate and timely.Furthermore, you will assist with financial and other audits for all locations and provide ad hoc financial analysis and reporting as required by management.
You will be part of the Finance Department, which is split into two teams: Accounting and Reporting. You will be working in the Accounting team, comprising about six colleagues. The team is responsible for all accounting and general ledger-related matters, the overall data quality of the financial administration, and the general ledger of the bank.You will also work closely with other departments, such as Operations and IT, which are based in London.
Profiel- University degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or CMA preferred
- Minimum of 7 years experience in financial accounting and management accounting roles, preferably at a financial institution
- A solid understanding of the business and the relevant products
- Strong knowledge of Dutch GAAP and IFRS accounting standards
- Experience in managing financial operations
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, and basic SQL knowledge
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with key stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Excellent command of the English language, both verbally and in writing
- Good adaptability, active, pragmatic, enterprising and customer-oriented
- Annual bonus
- 37,5 hour working week (flexible working hours)
- Possibility to work flexibly and remotely
- 30 vacation days (based on fulltime employment)
- Option to buy or sell leave annually
- Technical and professional training possibilities
- 100% company-paid defined contribution pension plan
- Unique opportunity to work in a dynamic international and multicultural environment and be part of one of the largest financial institutions in the world