Administration and Accounting Officer

A Japanese-Engineering company based in Rotterdam is looking for an Administration & Accounting Officer to join their team. The role would be ideally suited to someone with a degree or experience in accounting, and within close commuting distance to Rotterdam.

The Role

You will be responsible for all administrative functions and support the finance manager on accounting and human resources matters. The role reports directly to the Executive Director, Head of Corporate Team, and works in close liaison with the finance, legal, and technical team.

Job type: Permanent, full-time

Salary: Depending on the experience up to 45K

Working hours: Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week (Flexible)

Main Responsibilities

• All administration matters, including office management, of the company and its subsidiaries.
• Support general accounting for the company and its subsidiaries.
• Monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing procedures.
• Payment and cashflow management.
• Annual closures and consolidation with the external auditors.
• Tax, including VAT and CIT in- and outside the Netherlands.
• Support HR.
• Personnel administration (including expats).
• Payroll (liaison with local accounting firms and HQ).
• Pension, occupational health and safety services, and related.
• Support implementation of a document management system.
• Organize board meetings of the company and its subsidiaries.
• Any other ad-hoc administration.

Ideal Candidate

• Degree in Accounting or work experience in an accounting-related field.
• Fluent in English and intermediate in Dutch, both written and spoken.
• Proficiency in MS Excel.
• Team player.
• Flexible attitude and ability to work in a multicultural environment.
• Experience with Twinfield (Accounting software) is an advantage.
• Intermediate level Japanese and above is a plus.
• All applicants must have the right to work in the Netherlands as the Company is not able to offer visa support.