Senior GL Accountant

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Position Summary

This position reports to the Finance manager. Primary duties deal with preparation of balance sheet and profit and loss analysis for monthly closing and regular audit requirements, intercompany reconciliation and resolution, taxes preparation and filing, and all related month-end financial closing and financial reporting tasks. This position facilitates invoice payment processing and maintains successful relationships with vendors and customers related to Accounts Payable operations.

Essential Functions / Key Areas of Responsibility

• Prepare monthly financial statements, variance analysis, corporate financial reporting analysis and requirements, and other regulatory compliance.
• Perform month-end closing tasks to ensure financial statements are closed timely.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger (GL) and related subsidiary ledgers (SL). Ensure SL ties up with GL. Prepare monthly balance sheet accounts reconciliation and perform account analysis to propose clean-up or adjustment JE. Ensure account balances are correct in content and total ties up with accounting system before books are finally closed for the period.
• Compute all necessary accruals, review deposits and prepayments, and prepare all related journal entries thereof including clean-up adjustments.
• Assists in various accounting and statutory functions such as accounts payable analysis, payroll reconciliation, expense report processing, fixed assets reconciliation and review, government reporting, and other ad-hoc general accounting related tasks.
• Support internal and external audit which include preparation of all analysis related to financial reporting audit, Thales internal audit and tax related audit.
• Support AP/AR (TBSS Portugal) to resolve vendor invoice discrepancies with outside vendors as well as expense report issues with internal department employees.
• Analyze vendor accounts, research and correct problems and maintain unresolved discrepancies on AP Exception Report

Minimum Requirements: Skills, Experience & Education

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or related field with 5+ years of experience OR Associates degree in Accounting or related field with 5+ years of related work experience Experience with ERP preferable Oracle
• Proficient with Microsoft applications, especially Excel and Outlook.
• Excellent analytical skills as it relates within a large ERP system
• Self-starter with experience working autonomously
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills

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