AP Accounting Officer

Are you looking to grow your accounting career in an international logistics company?

As our new AP Accounting Officer
, you will become part of a motivated and collaborative team where your expertise and ideas will truly make a difference.

• You are part of the AP team by promoting task rotation, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning to strengthen team capabilities and coverage.
• You execute the daily operations of the AP team to ensure efficient workflow and timely, accurate payment activities.
• You ensure proper validation, coding, and booking of AP invoices, including both general expenses and operational cost allocations, in compliance with accounting policies.
• You develop operational knowledge in logistics to enhance accuracy in cost allocations and accrual controls.
• You manage accrual bookings to ensure completeness and accuracy of costs in each financial period, including proactive follow-up and reconciliation of outstanding items.
• You guarantee timely and successful execution of supplier payments in coordination with internal departments and according to agreed payment terms.
• You coordinate with the Facility and Asset Management teams to ensure proper accounting and tracking of assets related to supplier invoices.
• You ensure timely and accurate preparation and submission of VAT declarations in compliance with local tax regulations.
• You review and approve the creation and update of supplier master data in close collaboration with accountable stakeholders to ensure data integrity.
• You contribute actively to the monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing process by ensuring timely AP cut-off, reconciliation, and reporting.

• You prepare regular and ad-hoc reports for management review.
• You ensure compliance with company policies, local regulations, and accounting standards.
• You support audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations to auditors.

• You assist in the closing process, including preparing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analyses for AP accounts.
• You ensure all transactions are accurately posted with the correct ledger within established timelines.

• You identify process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls within the AP function.

• You identify your own weaknesses proactively and improve your professional and soft skills.
• You communicate your development needs to receive training internally or externally.

• You work closely with the AR team and other Finance & Accounting functions to optimize end-to-end financial processes and drive consistency across the organization.

• You hold a Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a similar field.
• You bring 1–3 years of experience in AP or general accounting.
• You are confident in working with ERP systems such as SAP, Cargo Wise, or Microsoft Dynamics.
• You use Excel at an advanced level (pivot tables, formulas, VLOOKUP).
• You communicate fluently in English, Dutch is a plus!
• You enjoy working in a team, you are detail-oriented, and you are eager to develop yourself further.

• Full-time contract, undetermined time
• Attractive salary package, including 13th month
• Meal vouchers and ecocheques
• Hospitalization insurance + group insurance
• Transport reimbursement according to CLA PC 226
• 20 vacation days + 6 ADV days + 1 NXB day after 3 years + 1 CLA day after 1 year
• Laptop
• Free coffee, tea, water, soup
• You will be part of a dynamic team
• Benefits Plan (“MyChoice”)