Finance Administrator

As a Finance Administrator, you will be reporting to the Head of Financial Operations & Control (who reports to the CFO) and working alongside two Accounts Payable Specialists, two other Finance Administrators, an Accounting & Reporting Specialist and a Finance Co‑ordinator.

As a Finance Administrator, you are seen as an “all-rounder” in the finance team, so not just dedicated to Accounts Payable or Accounts Receivable, but able to carry out tasks associated with both. Furthermore, in addition to being competent in transactional work (accounts payable, accounts receivable and bank), you are also able to take on some simple accounting tasks, such as preparing reports, work papers and balance sheets specifications.

In this role specifically, there will be a strong focus on Accounts Receivable in the beginning. However, we are searching for someone who is interested in driving change and improvement, so that much of the AR work can be streamlined and automated and the role can evolve and grow with the company.

• Managing and monitoring various AR mailboxes; creating sales invoices in the accounting system and sending invoices to debtors; maintaining debtor master data; processing AR related forms (Certificates of Residence, withholding tax (WHT), etc.)
• Assisting with royalty run deliveries (revenue received); chasing payments for outstanding invoices; preparing the monthly AR Aging report
• Preparing various work papers, journal entries and a range of balance sheet specifications (including accounts receivable, bank, prepaid revenue, withholding tax and other general ledger accounts); helping to prepare revenue related financial reports
• Communicating and coordinating with other departments to obtain transaction information, research reconciling items and resolve issues; keeping digital records organized for audits and compliance
• When necessary, managing the Accounts Payable mailboxes and timely processing of AP invoices in the accounting system (Account View); processing the incoming invoices efficiently; responding to queries about invoices and payments; assigning invoices to the correct authorization routing; maintaining creditor master data; helping with weekly payment runs; ensuring timely authorization of invoices and active reminders to colleagues; creating bank payments in Account View and importing into Rabobank;
  
  preparing a weekly overview of creditor payments
• Processing bank transactions in Account View and credit card transactions in Account View
• Assisting in implementation of new procedures to enhance workflow of the Finance department
• Supporting overall department goals and objectives; continuously driving improvements to optimize processes and support process improvement, including recommendations for training and updates to procedures

• Minimum Education:
  
  MBO-HBO financial education
• Minimum Experience:
  
  3‑5 years in a similar finance/accounting role
• Experience with various Accounting Systems (Account View a plus)
• Experience with Excel
• Highly organized and structured
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Dutch
• Energetic and proactive; able to balance independent work with asking for help
• Mindset of optimisation, efficiency and continuous improvement