Senior Accountant

Responsibilities

As a Senior (Financial) Accountant you will work in the finance team and report to the Finance Manager. Together with the Senior Financial Accountant you are responsible for the periodic closings of various entities in the Europe. This is a dynamic and challenging position where you have a lot of responsibilities and freedom to implement your own ideas.

In addition, the following tasks and activities are part of your responsibilities:

Ensure correctness, timeliness and completeness of the financial accounts of the Dutch or German entity

Evaluate procedures and work processes, advise improvements in this area (quality and efficiency) to the VP Finance Europe

Work together with local accounting firm’s and affiliate Certara entities

Create monthly journal entries and accruals

Provide monthly reports from the financial system, continuously maintain and improve these reports

Process and align intercompany relations

provide auditors with input for the yearly financial statements

Process VAT submissions

Oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities and support as needed.

Sox compliance

Organization Of The Job

Planning of the tasks and responsibilities, to safeguard continuity at all times

Set priorities in the work

Monitoring of the progress and the quality of the output

Ensuring correct compliance with regulations and procedures

To be continuously informed about internal and external rules and laws and regulations

Communication

Company language is English, fluent in Dutch and proficient in German is required

Daily contacts with the European Finance team

Regular contacts with European employees on expense claims and statutory benefits

Daily contacts with Finance colleagues in other Certara companies.

Frequent contacts with outside accounting firms

Regular contact with project- divisional leadership

Regular contacts with audit firms, suppliers and clients

Qualifications

A completed HBO/WO education in a financial direction

Minimum 5 Years Of Relevant Work Experience In Accounting

You are proactive, you know how to quickly understand numbers and you have leadership skills

A good command of the Dutch, German and English language

You live within 30 minutes of Oss, province North Brabant

Certara Benefits