Senior Financial Accountant

Our client is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to join their expanding team based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Accountabilities Accountability's and Responsibilities will include:

• Execute the financial administration (GL) for one or more assigned contracts/entities.
• Act as right hand for the local Operational Manager and deliver financial support, coordinate the financial agenda and follow-up on financial matters.
• Compile the monthly balance sheet files.
• Run the monthly closing process, including Inter Company reconciliations.
• Prepare and submit monthly financial reports (P&L, Balance Sheet, movement schedules) and management reports (analysis).
• Prepare and submit budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor and control the account SSC activities.
• Monitor and control the right valuation and depreciation of assigned fixed assets.
• Compose and submit tax-filings (WHT, CIT, Dividend Tax, VAT, Payroll Tax etc.) in compliance with local legislation for countries in Africa. You will receive support by a local Finance Officer.
• Compose annual financial statements.
• Participate in internal and external (statutory and tax) audits.
• Deliver support on foreign payments.
• Deliver support on customs duty process.
• Monitor and ensure a proper filing of relevant documents.
• Participate in Finance Projects and contribute to the development and optimisation of financial processes.
• Assist the Regional Business Controller in operational issues and manage "special projects" independently.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in accountancy or finance
• Experience in a similar role
• Experience in an international setting (foreign legal entities and the complexity involved with that)
• Experience with multiple types of taxation like: WHT / VAT / Corporate Tax / Payroll Taxes / Deferred Tax
• Fluent (verbal and written) in English
• Analytical skills, critical, team player, hands-on, self-starting, pragmatic and able to work with different cultures
• Work permit to work in the Netherlands.

Some travelling (2x per annum) is required to visit operations.