Senior GL Accountant
Centrient Pharmaceuticals Netherlands, Netherlands
Job Description
Centrient Pharmaceuticals is the leading manufacturer of beta-lactam antibiotics, and a provider of next generation statins and anti-fungals. We produce and sell intermediates, active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished dosage forms.
We are a pharmaceutical company with a clear Purpose: to improve lives throughinnovative and sustainable manufacturing of medicines.
With our commitment to Quality, Reliability and Sustainability at the heart of everything we do, our over 2200 employees work continuously to meet our customers’ needs. We work towards a sustainable future by actively participating in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.
Founded 150 years ago as the ‘Nederlandse Gist- en Spiritusfabriek’, our company was known as Gist Brocades. Headquartered in Rijswijk (Netherlands), we have production facilities and sales offices in China, India, the Netherlands, Spain, the United States and Mexico. Centrient Pharmaceuticals is wholly owned by Bain Capital Private Equity, a leading global private investment firm.
The Finance department of the business Unit EMENA has a vacancy in its Rijswijk offices, for the following position:
Senior GL Accountant
The Position
As Senior GL Accountant you execute the general ledger and reporting activities, within the corporate requirements and guidelines and in compliance with all relevant procedures and instructions, in order to ensure accurate, complete and timely recording of (financial) data in the general ledger, and to prepare both financial and management reporting.
You work together with a team of GL accountants and AR/AP accountants and report to the manager accounting. In this role you will be also responsible for the payroll accounting activities for the Dutch legal entities.
The main activities and responsibilities
The main responsibilities in the payroll and GL accounting areas include (but are not necessarily limited to):
- Reviewing payroll data received from our payroll service providers to ensure timely and correct payroll accounting.
- Liaising with HR to ensure that payroll data is completely and accurately processed.
- Execute the payroll accounting process and recording of the monthly payroll journals in the general ledger.
- Ensure checks are executed, prepare periodic payroll reconciliations, and provide information and reports on payroll to internal stakeholders and our external auditor.
- Reviewing and analyzing financial transactions and/or activities to ensure accurate accounting.
- Preparing and reviewing journal entries pertaining to periodical closing of the accounts.
- Signaling potential fiscal issues on a pro-active basis, assisting with compilation of information for preparation of Dutch and foreign VAT returns.
- Performing and documenting balance sheet and account reconciliations and analyses.
- Preparation of the monthly balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and cashflow statements as reported to the group accounting and reporting team.
- Performing analytical reviews and providing information to internal stakeholders.
The Ideal Candidate
- You have a Finance related education coupled with 5 years of relevant working experience in payroll- and GL accounting in preferably a production and business-to-business environment.
- You have a strong knowledge of accounting and Dutch payroll regulations.
- You have practical knowledge of business processes, ERP systems and financial reporting systems. Experience with Tagetik is preferred.
- The ideal candidate has a hands-on, no-nonsense mentality. You can work both independently and together with the team, while being able to cope with strict internal reporting deadlines.
- Proficiency in both dutch and English is preferred.
Terms and reward
We offer a local contract in a challenging, comprehensive, operational environment, with many opportunities for personal input and growth and plenty of discussions with other professionals. The organization is very flat. You have a lot of freedom and responsibility in an open, direct and informal atmosphere.
The Procedure
Please submit your application before 26 December 2022 via the 'apply' button and upload your CV amp; cover letter in English. We also ask you to include information on your current remuneration. Only applications with CV and Cover Letter will be considered. For more detailed information about the role and about the Recruitment amp; Selection process you can contact us via . We invite you to visit our website www.centrient.com for information about our company.
Reference check procedures are part of the Centrient Recruitment amp; Selection Process. You will be contacted when a reference check is required.