You will be part of an international Accounting team, responsible for the accounting and reporting of the European HERE subsidiaries. This team is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Within this team, you will be assisting the Accountant responsible for various EMEA countries and subsidiaries. 

Responsibilities / Working area:

• Payroll: Implement and check all salary changes and bonus payments for processing through payroll via outsourced payroll administration for HERE in various countries. Reconcile output payroll administration and assist in making corresponding journal entries in the ERP system PeopleSoft.
• Payroll: In cooperation with Human Resources (HR) answer questions from employees about their pay slips or other payroll related topics
• Social taxes: Assist the Accounting manager with completion and filing of all social security related taxes, wage taxes and other fringe benefits.
• General Ledger accounting and month end closing: Together with the Accounting manager you will be responsible for the accounting of assigned HERE subsidiaries, whereby order management, Accounts Payable and Revenue are taken care of by other teams in the Shared Service Center. Make sure that the books are up to date and all account values are supported by either sub administrations or by authorized documents and reconciliations. Record journal entries, accruals, allocations, depreciations etc. Perform account reconciliations.

Other areas of the team are:

• Monthly review of financial reports small subsidiaries: review of Balance Sheet, P&L and other reports for assigned subsidiaries.
• Communication with accounting agencies: Communicate procedures, processes and adjustments related to financial numbers to the accounting agencies responsible for the accounting of small subsidiaries.

Any other financial or statutory accounting related tasks as requested by Management.

You will have preferably a background in accounting and international pay-roll administration and are used to working within a diverse and international technology organisation.

• Educational level: MBO+, Business Administration
• Verbal and written English. German considered a huge plus. 
• Good communication skills, pro-activeness, team spirit
• At least 5 years of working experience in Accounting and Payroll
• Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, Outlook)
• Experience with an Accounting ERP system is an advantage.

HERE offers a diverse and international environment. We are a fast growing tech company where you will have the ability to grow and develop yourself. Our modern office is located next to the Eindhoven station. 

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Job Title    Governance & Control Accountant BeNelux
Segment / Business Unit    Petcare / Royal Canin BeNelux
Country / Site    Netherlands / RCN
Job Function    Finance

Job Purpose/Overview
The Governance & Control Accountant BeNelux ensures a sustainable and ongoing focus on the cluster's internal control & governance.
The jobholder is responsible for enhancing the cluster's Internal Control culture, will be the primary lead in deploying projects increasing control and efficiency within the Financial Operations team and drives, in collaboration with the ICTC team, the clusters compliances agenda in line with local tax and legal legislations.

Key Responsibilities
•    Act as Governance & Control Lead for the cluster
o    Drive the Internal Control Excellence (ICE) process for the cluster and coordinate and secure all actions needed to control and mitigate any ICE gaps.
o    Drives and secures the Internal Audits follow-up and implement the management action plan.
o    Conduct Internal Control Excellence (ICE) engagement sessions with all internal stakeholders.
o    Internally lead the appropriate updating & validation of all ICE descriptions and documentation by all control owners.
o    Preforms the annual A08 governance cluster self-assessment. 

•    Act as Continues Improvement Lead within the Financial Operations Benelux team
o    Manage continuous improvement projects within Financial Operations
o    Lead the Financial Operations Excellence by performing AR/AP Balance Controlling and AP/AR reporting to the Financial Controller
o    Making recommendations for streamlining processes by highlighting opportunities for improvements
o    Review and approve cluster Manual Journal Entries
o    Coordinate external audits and secure proper follow-up on findings (VAT, Income tax, horizontal toezicht)

•    Act as Indirect Buying Champion for the cluster
o    Secure that the Indirect Buying guidelines are followed, and regionally proposed guidelines are properly implemented In the cluster
o    Continuously develop the indirect buying tool
o    Responsible for keeping the indirect buying tracker updated on a quarterly basis
o    Management and engagement of all internal stakeholders within the cluster and towards the regional team
o    Secure a high standard and compliant Purchase Order Maintenance

•    Act as one of the two 1NAV Master User
o    Checking & Mitigating Segregation of Duties conflicts in the ERP system
o    Perform and challenge permission delegation checks
o    Periodical review, control and submit the user conflict reports, including follow-up.
o    Perform periodical closing responsibilities to secure appropriate governance is in place e.g. 

•    Responsible for having a good understanding of Golden Processes, Finance Manual and General Accounting principles (local and US GAAP).

•    Act as general accountant for the cluster

•    Back-up and support Financial Controller

Context and Scope
The position has a wide range of (mainly internal) stakeholders. He/She is the key contact point for regional expert teams regarding the various governance processes, tech enabler projects and legal/tax compliance reviews. At the same time he/she is serving as first point of contact for all associates within the cluster in questions regarding the defined governance processes. The jobholder needs to influence without authority to secure high levels of compliance and drives change.
Furthermore, the jobholder needs to have a very profound knowledge and understanding of all Financial operations processes for both countries (Netherlands/Belgium) to drive continuous improvements. He/She manages or coordinates the implementation of new or updated processes and needs to secure appropriate trainings for associates for successful process adaption and change acceptance.

Job Specifications/Qualifications
Education & Professional Qualifications    University Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
Knowledge / Experience    Minimum 3-5 years of experience in the field of accounting and/or controlling, preferably also on Belgium specific accounting.
Advanced IT skills; especially in reporting tools, Navision and MS Office
Project management experience is an advantage
Strong planning and prioritizing skills
High approachability and good communication skills (verbal and written)
English and Dutch languages are mandatory, French is not required but an advantage.

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Wat kan je?

• Accountants
• HBO, WO denkniveau
• Senior werkniveau
• 5-10, 10 jaar werkervaring
• Nederlands sprekend

Wat krijg je?

• Vast
• € 4000 - € 6500 bruto per maand
• Flexibele werktijden
• Lease auto
• Tankpas
• Pensioen

Wat doe je?

• Minimaal een 32-urige werkweek
• Samenwerken met 0-10 collega's
• Je werkt samen met Finance
• Focus op B2B
• Je werkt voornamelijk met

De vacature

Functie eisen

• Je hebt een bewezen trackrecord als zelfstandig accountant AA of RA;
• Je bent kritisch op de kwaliteit van je dienstverlening en werkt graag samen met interne experts;
• Je bent zeer goed in het onderhouden en bedienen van je lokale relaties en netwerk;
• Je hebt ervaring en affiniteit met de MKB-ondernemers in de regio Zuid Oost Brabant;
• Je weet complexe adviestrajecten te vertalen naar begrijpelijke taal voor je klanten;
• Bent een “kei” in het motiveren en stimuleren van een jong team van professionals;
• Indien je wilt doorgroeien naar partner dan heb je tevens een gezonde dosis commerciële skills;
• Je woont binnen een straal van 20 km in de regio van Helmond.