Financial Controller

• Performing month-end close activities for multiple entities.
• Collaborating with internal departments to gather, analyze, and interpret relevant financial information.
• Performing account analysis to ensure that journal entries and balances are correct.
• Gathering supporting documentation and performing recordkeeping.
• Reconciliation, review, and maintenance of all balances in the entity trial balance - In depth knowledge of the balances included in the trial balance and First point of contact for questions on balances.
• Maintain general ledger accounts and perform month end balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensuring that financial information complies with professional and regulatory standards.
• Keeping abreast of regulatory requirements and best practices in accounting.
• Responsibility to identify, flag issues and ensure actions are being taken to solve the problem either by solving the issue yourself or by prompting a different department in the company.
• To ensure the accuracy, completeness, and validity of all financial information in the business company.
• To ensure all entities comply to statutory requirements (Netherlands and France) and internal reporting deadlines.
• Propose and support the European Business Controller in the continuous improvement of processes and internal controls.
• Manage relationship and expectations of the external and internal auditors.
• Manage relationships and expectations with external finance service providers.

• Scheduling and presenting pre-close meetings for all entities.
• Preparing and reviewing (self-review) monthly/quarterly/ annual reporting packs before submission for approval.
• Preparing the deviation file for all respective entities for the BS (Month-to-month, prior year).
• Understanding of the movements/fluxes on the P&L (Month-to-month, prior year).
• Completing the monthly closing checklist and ensuring proper sign off from respective persons.
• Ensuring all manual journal entries have proper support and is signed off by yourself and approve.
• Explaining and actively solving IC differences in financial data.

• Bachelor´s Degree of Commerce or Accounting or equivalent.

• Bachelor´s Degree of Finance or Accounting or equivalent.
• A classic accounting background with one of the 'Big 4' is preferred.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in hands-on financial controlling role .
• Experience in a shared service environment.
• English language proficiency.
• Strong excel, word and power point skills.
• Knowledge of monthly and annual general ledger accounting and closing processes.
• Knowledge and application of accounting guidelines (Dutch GAAP and IFRS).
• Knowledge of ERP systems and Accounting Software packages, preferably JDE.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to participate in group meetings.
• Excellent analytical, time management, reporting, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving and administrative skills.
• Proactively addresses business issues arising and takes action to resolve.
• Flexible and able to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Ensure critical work tasks are completed on time, accurately and completely.
• Excellent communication skills and team player.
• Self-starting and result / deadline oriented and accurate.

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