GL Accountant

Job title:

GL Accountant

Company:

Action

Job description

This is your daily actionAction’s exponential growth means that tasks could easily get blurred. Trying to cope with an ever growing workload, GL and business controllers at our entities across Europe increasingly take on non-role-specific tasks. To free up their time and enable them to review and challenge reporting and recommendations, you will transfer and centralise key GL accounting tasks. These include transfer pricing, stock provisions, margin adjustments, preparing financial information, currency revaluation, intercompany loans and interests, etc.In the transitional phase, you will develop a profound understanding of the tasks to be transferred, for which you will collaborate closely with our entities’ GL and business controllers. And you will align general ledger accounting practices for group and local ledgers. Creating processes for collating and analysing the financial information from across Europe and reconciling accounts with the general ledger, you will ensure that the information complies with professional and regulatory standards. You’ll also be sparring with your stakeholders, who may challenge decisions and provisions. That’s how you will create a sound financial base for the group as a whole and help stakeholders make informed decisions.Questioning the status quo, you will consolidate and standardise practices while continuously improving our methods. Once processes are in place, accounting tasks will be delegated to the central GL Accounting team, which is your home base. Our currently seven-strong team of accounting & controlling specialists is growing to ensure we can absorb the demands and challenges in our Finance Department, of which we are part. We are very collaborative, sharing ideas and best practices. Working in a happy, positive environment, you will get every opportunity to evolve and grow your career!Meet your teamWelcome to Finance: the figures club. And we have great figures at Action. We open more than 300 new stores every year and new distribution centers spread across Europe on a regular basis. Turnover growth? In recent years, it’s been 20% a year on average. So it’s no surprise that our team is bursting with energy. In total, we work with about 90 specialists on various topics. From financial administration to reporting and from treasury to business control. We ensure that all figures are in order and well recorded, and that our systems and processes work more and more efficiently. We do this for all the countries where Action operates. We also challenge the business owners to broaden their field of vision. Hard growth triggers us to constantly reflect together, build new structures, improve and positively influence the operating result. So if there is anywhere you can develop as a financial professional, it’s at Action Finance!Curious about your new team members? Miles, Manaf and Andisheh can’t wait to work with you!This is youYou thrive on implementing efficient and effective working methods with the least possible complexity. Focusing on continuous process improvement, you do not hesitate to question current methods. To convince the internal stakeholders of your approach and achieve resounding results, you harness your communication and stakeholder management skills. Meeting time-sensitive deadlines, you work accurately, have a keen eye for detail and take ownership of your area of responsibility in our fast-paced organisation.In addition:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Finance, an accounting qualification or you’re studying for an accounting qualification.
• Extensive experience (at least 5 years) of GL accounting and controlling.
• In-depth knowledge of the wider finance function.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, budgeting tools and preferably with SAP.
• A good command of written and spoken English, as you’ll be working with international colleagues at our headquarters in Zwaagdijk in the province of North Holland.

What we offerSurprisingly more! From our bustling home base in the Netherlands, you’ll have an impact on the whole of Europe. The counter now stands at more than 2,500 stores in 12 countries and millions of smiles from our customers. And we have big growth ambitions. For Action and for you. Because our growth means that you can always take new steps. A different job, an interesting innovation project, new skills: as a professional you can develop without limits. And all this in a culture where our shared values are truly lived: customer focus, teamwork, simplicity, discipline, cost conscious and respect.
Did you know that you can also count on us for:24 vacation days, with the option to purchase 5 extra days based on a 38-hour work week
an annual bonus between 7.5% and 15% based on business and personal performance
Flexible working hours and the option to work 40% of your working hours working from home (in coordination with your team and manager) 15% staff discount on your purchases at Action
A good pension scheme, work from home allowance, collective health insurance and travel allowance (Zwaagdijk-Oost is reachable from Amsterdam by car in just 30 minutes on uncongested roads or through public transport, using the shuttle bus from Hoorn train station).How we contribute to societyIf you only know Action from the stores, a world will open up for you when you join us. For example, we are working hard behind the scenes to make a positive impact on society and the environment. Did you know, for example, that we sponsor more than 2,500 children worldwide who are growing up in an SOS Children’s Village? That our team reflects the diversity of our customers, including 124 nationalities? That we already source more than 92% of our wood products and 100% of our cotton sustainably? And that only energy-efficient LED lighting is used in more than half of our stores? Yes, that is also Action. Curious about what other initiatives we’re facilitating? Join our team and find out for yourself.Interested?We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we warmly invite anyone who recognises themselves in the vacancy to apply. So take action and respond to this vacancy now!What happens next: * Response to your application within 14 days (and usually earlier)

• First meeting with the manager and a colleague
• Online assessment to get to know you better
• Second interview the recruiter and an important stakeholder
• Welcome to Action…

Throughout the process, your recruiter is your permanent point of contact and is available to answer any questions you may have.Integrity is very important to us. Pre-employment screening is therefore part of the process for this vacancy. Ask your recruiter for more information

Expected salary

Location

Zwaagdijk, Noord-Holland

Job date

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:53:06 GMT

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