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The Local General Accountant & Compliance is responsible to deliver IFRS & statutory reporting and ensure tax compliance for entities within Ecotone /Group.

The successful candidate is responsible to ensure that internal controls and group policies are applied in order to ensure that the region’s assets are protected and adequately monitored. He/she is recognized internally as specialist on complex technical and financial or tax matters.

Main activities:  

• Process the monthly closing  & reporting activities such as monthly accruals booking ; fixed assets closing activities ; incomes taxes; calculation and booking of provisions with close connection with the Benelux Business & SSC;
• Direct and indirect tax compliance within the region;
• Work actively with the Benelux Senior Business Controller and the European SSC to improve the visibility and importance of Finance and Control within the region, ensuring buy-in from all other operational areas;
• Bookkeeping of bank input or output not linked to vendor payment or cash received by customer managed by the SSC;
• Bank statement reconciliation;
• Internal (together with Senior Business Controller) and external reporting requirements are met;
• Correct P&L and BS position of the entities on a monthly basis with the business controlling and the SSC;
• Intrastat compliance;
• Setup/close/merge entities within the region if required by the company and liaise with lawyers, Treasury and Tax to achieve this.

Skills and qualifications:  

• Qualified Accountant with minimum five years’ experience in Finance/Accounting, preferably in a multinational company in the FMCG environment;
• University degree in Finance, Business Administration or equivalent;
• Local GAAP knowledge (country related) and IFRS knowledge;
• Previous audit or tax experience is a strong asset;
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office suite of applications, particularly Excel;
• Knowledge of SAP required. Tagetik tool is a plus.
• Fluent in English and Dutch is required;
• Key skills: the ability to work autonomously and accurate, with a strong team spirit and a pro-active attitude;