Senior Accountant

Job Description

Step into a key role within our Finance team as a Senior Accountant, where your expertise will directly influence our commitment to financial integrity and compliance

For our team located in Haarlem and Oss, we are looking for a highly motivated and experienced colleague to fill the position of Senior Accountant at our organization.

Welcome to our team

Our Finance team brings together our financial perspectives into our overall strategic and tactical decision making. We use state-of-the-art techniques for financial analysis, planning, accounting, reporting and performance evaluation. This allows the organization to continue advancing medical innovation and improve lives.

About the position

As a Senior Accountant you will have a pivotal role in compliance related financial deliverables and you will drive the execution and timely & correctly delivery of the full Management and Statutory Reporting for our entity. Our entity is engaged in production and trading of human pharmaceutical products and is a partner in research activities and in royalty agreements. You will cooperate closely with other members of the Entity Controllers Group, with the Commercial & Manufacturing Controllers team, our Business Service Center (BSC), the Costing team as well as with Treasury and Supply Chain teams.

Primary responsibilities

As a Senior Accountant, you will have a diverse role within the company, providing the opportunity to develop a comprehensive understanding of the Finance organization and establish valuable partnerships with stakeholders. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for accurate financial reporting of our company BV, usgaap and dutch gaap based.
• Build and develop network and partnerships with finance accounting teams for our organizations in Haarlem
• Maintain the strong entity control environment on financial, operational and external business relationships. Continue to meet S404 Requirements.
• Strong support for our company in interactions with internal and external auditors, including preparation of statutory annual accounts, workpapers and accounting memos.
• Take leading role in the Entity Controllers Group on overarching accounting topics.
• Support team members on a mix of activities, varying in complexity and timing.
• Ready to take the lead in driving automation initiatives to enhance efficiency and accuracy in our accounting and reporting processes.
• Assess financial impacts of complex projects to the entity. This may include financial supply chain, system implementation and business deals.
• Assess impact and oversee implementation of newly issued global accounting or reporting initiatives.
• Prepare for and present in our Quarterly Financial meeting with the International Controller

Your profile

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Auditing and at least 4–7 years of experience in Accounting or Auditing.
• Demonstrating understanding of national and regional accounting laws, regulations, and standards and applies them appropriately to ensure the financial integrity of the business and financial statements.
• Adhering to the highest standards of ethical behavior in all interactions and hold others to the same standards; complying with all laws, policies and regulations; identify and address ethical issues without hesitation.
• Stakeholder focused, resilient and reliable person.
• Building trust and credibility by delivering results and following through on commitments.
• Ability to influence and coordinate teams.
• Experience with Analytic Data and Prescriptive analytics is a preference.
• Committed to travel within the country.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, collaboration, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

What we offer

We welcome you to a truly global, dynamic and challenging environment with great opportunities for personal development. Our benefits are very competitive, and the summary below will give you an idea of what you can expect.

• Competitive salary;
• 35,5 days of leave;
• Attractive collective health care insurance package with considerable reduction rates;
• Solid Pension Plan;
• Annual bonus based on own and company performance;
• Travel allowance for commuting;
• Free in-house sport facilities in Haarlem
• Numerous trainings, coaching and e-learning modules for long term job opportunities and development

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

01/9/2025

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Requisition ID: R322325