Senior G/L Accountant EMEA
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Senior Accounting role at Fortive Careers. Eindhoven · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Handle monthly close for assigned countries, posting journals and accruals and checking payroll data and backup
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and explain monthly movements to managers and auditors for your entities
- Arrange internal and external audits, and review foreign-currency revaluations and their month-end effects
- Prepare local statutory statements and tax packs, then follow up on related audit work
- Improve close, reconciliation and statutory reporting through standardization, automation and stronger controls
What you bring
- An accounting associate or bachelor’s degree, plus four to six years of accounting work in an international or US organization
- Experience closing and reconciling multiple European entities, with working knowledge of US GAAP
- Fluent English and proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Office, including strong Excel skills
Who this fits
This senior role suits a detail-focused accountant comfortable balancing hands-on close work with broader process improvements. You’ll work across EMEA entities and support SOX controls and audit fieldwork. The role is hybrid in Eindhoven.
From the employer
Your Impact:
You will be part of a dynamic team supporting the team on various accounting activities. Support on a timely and accurate monthly close, support on reconciliation of all relevant Balance Sheets Accounts in line with company policy and maintaining a robust control environment.
Job description:
In this exciting and highly visible role you will make an impact by supporting the financial accounting activities of the EMEA SSC team:
• Responsible for Monthly closing process for some countries including:
- Standard and non-standard monthly journal postings
- Month end accruals review and posting
- Payroll entries, including review of payroll data, mapping and related supporting documentation.
• Control, maintain and present monthly balance sheet reconciliations and balance sheet flux to management and internal/external auditors for assigned legal entities.
• Coordinate Internal and external audits for assigned legal entities.
• Review foreign currency revaluations, FX exposures and related month-end accounting impacts.
• Preparation of local statutory Financial Statements & Tax packs and related audit follow-up for assigned entities.
• Own and drive improvements to EMEA financial processes by contributing to process standardization, automation and quality improvements across close, reconciliation and statutory reporting activities.
• Support and follow up on Internal Control mechanisms and actively participate in SOX audit field work with respect to entities in scope and the area of your expertise (SME role)
• Assist with other ad-hoc accounting projects as necessary. Such projects may include system upgrades and testing of controls (SOX).
Your profile:
To be successful in this role, we expect the candidate to bring the following skills and experience:
• Accounting associate or bachelor’s degree. ACCA, CPA or relevant professional qualifications are a strong asset.
• 4-6 years of solid experience on accounting within an international / US organization.
• Technically skilled with experience of month end reporting and reconciliations for multiple European entities. Experience with preparation of local statutory financial statements is a plus.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP regulations and in-depth experience on compliance and accounting requirements of listed international companies gained within EMEA jurisdictions
• A ‘hands on’ work style, comfortable with the detail, and able to move seamlessly between tactical and strategic issues as required.
• Proficiency with ERP system(s) (SAP preferred) and Microsoft Office with solid Excel skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines, handle a demanding and fluctuating workload and at the same time provide accurate and reliable data.
• Demonstrated thoroughness and attention to detail with a steadiness under pressure.
• Solid communication and presentation skills
• Confident, enthusiastic and a team player
• Fluent in English
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