Assistant Financial Accountant - European Language Speaker

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Start your career journey with Univar Solutions! Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you.

Start your career journey with Univar Solutions! Here you can make an impact on the world around you and accelerate your career in areas that energize and excite you.

This is a training role within the Controllership team. The role is responsible for ensuring a timely and accurate period-end, maintaining the integrity of the balance sheet, processing of journal entries, assisting with audit requirements and statutory accounts production and other ad hoc duties.

• Responsible for the month end close process and the provision of timely and accurate reporting
• Production and some review of reconciliations to ensure balance sheet integrity
• Assisting with external and internal audit requirements
• Journal processing
• Adherence to SOX and internal controls requirements
• Input into the continuous improvement and standardization of processes
• Member of one workstream (fixed assets/VAT/leases/GRNI) working across all entities within the FSS
• Other ad-hoc duties

• SAP experience is desirable
• Well organised and able to work in a fast paced environment
• Timely and accurate month end reporting
• SOX compliant journals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Able to demonstrate improvements to processes that have achieved efficiency, effectiveness or compliance benefits

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives - from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more. Our global team of more than 9,500 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet!

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe!

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges and respects the unique experiences, perspectives, and expertise of every employee. Through our dedicated Employee Resource Networks, we provide the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry while making a difference in our communities.

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification