The Finance Business Partner Benelux will support the Head of Finance (CFO) and can either be located in Belgium (Zemst) or in the Netherlands (Lelystad).
You will act as:
Country lead interface, facilitating interactions, providing instructions, managing escalation topics and issue resolution between local operations and SSC team (Lisbon)
Owner of local specific knowledge to ensure local regulations are correctly applied (local business, local regulations, Tax regulation, local policy., financial statements, group consolidation IFRS..)
Country responsible for local accounting activities (e.g: physical inventory participation, local bank relationship, account reconciliation...), and Auditor main point of contact
Approver for activities requiring country approval (segregation of duties between SSC and country as defined in Finance processes as VAT approval, bank...)
Local owner and point of contact for process and ERP/IT improvement design and implementation (with SSC, local and corporate IT)
Ensure consolidation packages to the group are well performed on time and reconciliated with local books.
Main Accountabilities
Verify invoices, perform invoice processing, and assist in resolution of invoice discrepancies.
Prepare vendor reconciliation and perform vendor data maintenance periodically.
Maintain Payment records and vendor files, as well as end-of-the-month Payment closing activities in accordance with group policies.
Verify claims with supporting documents, and conduct reconciliation in accordance to reimbursement policies regularly.
Ensure accurate data entry of accounting entries into the system and assist with internal control activities in accordance with group policies.
Check and validate the quality and accuracy of information provided by Affiliates for transaction processing.
Prepare bulk and ad-hoc payment for countries, and manage Supplier enquiries and Employee claims.
Liaise with IT/ bankers for any bank/ system issues.
Differentiating Criteria
Leading Finance topics
Decision Making / Activity
Review results, identify anomalies and propose appropriate course of follow-up action.
Validate information for transaction processing
Assist with internal control activities in accordance with group policies
Profile
5+ years financial reporting / financial accounting experience.
Demonstrated understanding of accounting rules including GAAP and SOX. Expert computer skills in SAP or other ERP; Oracle.
Fluent in Dutch, Englisch, French is not mandatory.
As the role operates in a Benelux setting, you are open to travel to the Netherlands or Belgium on a regular base (+- 2-3/month).
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