Accounting Lead

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Country: Netherlands
City: Amsterdam
Req : 516845
Job Type
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Full Time
Workplace Type
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Hybrid
Seniority Level
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Mid-Senior Level

We are CRH, and we are committed to contributing to a more resilient and sustainable built environment. We understand the wider impact our businesses can make in supporting human activity. We continue to do this through the delivery of unique, superior building materials and products for use in road and critical utility infrastructure, commercial building projects and outdoor living solutions.

CRH (NYSE: CRH, LSE: CRH) is the leading provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world. Employing c.78,500 people at c.3,390 operating locations in 28 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in both North America and Europe. As the essential partner for transportation and critical utility infrastructure projects, complex non-residential construction and outdoor living solutions, CRH’s unique offering of materials, products and value-added services helps to deliver a more resilient and sustainable built environment.

The company is ranked among sector leaders by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating agencies. A Fortune 500 company, CRH’s shares are listed on the NYSE and LSE.

Without you noticing our products, we are everywhere you live, work, and relax.

Our project portfolio includes some of the most sustainable and cutting‑edge building projects around the world. Think of the asphalt on the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, the Paris Metro Rail project, but also the Louis Vuitton Museum in Paris, parts of the Burj Khalifa, and the Kennedy Space Centre
.

Learn more about us through the following Link .

The CARA team acts as a financial service centre for the Amsterdam Head Office divisions and functions. We play a central role within the wider finance organisation and are responsible for the AP/AR processes, VAT compliance, payroll review, financial reporting for our legal holding entities on a global scale, and provide parent company services and funding for CRH group companies all over the world.

We work in close collaboration with the CRH Legal, Tax, HR Operations, Risk & Compliance and Group Treasury teams.

As the Accounting Lead in the CARA team, you will oversee the financial cycles of CRH Nederland B.V., being responsible for GL accounting, monthly, interim and year‑end group reporting. You act as a hands‑on accountant/business partner for internal senior stakeholders in relation to the accurate and timely reporting, budget development and monitoring, cost allocation and forecasting of corporate costs. The candidate is a skilled financial professional with an understanding of financial consolidation processes, corporate accounting, compliance and affinity with US GAAP / IFRS.

Leading a team (AP/AR officers, senior accountant, finance graduate), you play a pivotal role in ensuring continuous improvement in the accounting, reporting and AP/AR processes in CRH Nederland, taking responsibility for timely and accurate payment execution and cash collection, and being the lead accountant/business partner in the month‑end close processes of the Europe IT division and the various International Solutions’ divisions and clusters (outlay packs) in Amsterdam.

As an operational team player, the Accounting Lead deals with multiple stakeholders, motivates and connects people, and drives innovation in the world of accounting & reporting.

In this role, you will:

• Manage and coach a team of four professionals, ensuring high levels of engagement, performance and continuous learning. Provide backup support with hands‑on mentality
• Prepare monthly management accounts, forecasts and annual budget including reporting to Group
• Prepare quarterly financial accounts to Group, in line with US GAAP / IFRS and Group standards
• Be the main point of contact for the IT Finance and divisional and cluster business controllers, be responsible for the monthly general ledger accounting & reporting of the outlay packs as well as…