Hybrid Senior Accountant

at citizenM hotels

• Job title: Senior Accountant
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Voorschoten, Netherlands

About the role

• Senior Accountant overseeing accounting, financial reporting, and tax filings for organizations. Driving continuous improvement initiatives and collaborating with stakeholders in a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

• Direct, monitor and review the daily accounting function back office and shared administration services departments, which include accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash administration and general ledger
• Work closely and cooperate with business departments in the collection of financial data
• Perform weekly spot checks on P&L and balance sheet performed by shared administration services departments, which include accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash administration and general ledger
• Report to the Team Lead R2R, highlighting and summaries any bottlenecks
• Weekly follow-up on pending issues and escalation
• Provide ad-hoc analyses and summaries of information when requested
• Prepare and review local tax filings for several entities; support other tax compliance activities and be in close contact with the Tax Manager
• Create and maintain the balance sheet register
• Prepare and review monthly and quarterly reconciliations
• Realize accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end close processes and the preparation of internal reporting in accordance with local accounting rules
• Work close with financial controllers to assure month-end closing processes are complete and accurate and serve as a direct point of contact for financial controllers about accounting and internal report queries for assigned entities
• Ensure that the shared service administration team delivers successfully and continuously improves our process, in line with our accounting strategy
• Developing and training of mediors, juniors and peers in their day-to-day tasks, in order to improve the quality of process, controls and reporting
• Identify opportunities for improvements and opportunities for standardization
• Recommend new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of the department and services performed
• Lead in Finance Transformation projects for GL team

Requirements

• Bsc or Msc in Finance / Accounting / Economics
• structured, organized and able to work under pressure
• knowledge of Microsoft Business Central 365 is an advantage
• as this is a new role, an entrepreneurial mindset is important - being proactive, flexible and independent is a must
• fluent in English, Dutch or French is a plus

Benefits

• Personal and professional development opportunities and programs
• Latest tech devices and all the tools you need to be successful in your role
• Commuting travel costs covered (by car or public transport)
• Pension and cycle-to-work scheme
• Subsidized fresh daily lunches at our support office
• Flexible public holidays
• Employee assistance program
• Varied team days and social events (from food trucks and quizzes at the office to parties on boats)
• Spacious office in a historic building surrounded by gardens