Senior Accountant (Reporting)

Senior Accountant, Private Equity, Amsterdam, €65,000 - €75,000

Altum Consulting are recruiting for a Senior Accountant to join a global private equity backed business based in Amsterdam. The Senior Accountant will be responsible for management and control of accounting processes and procedures with a specific focus on investor reporting. The successful candidate will gain an in-depth understanding of private equity, working procedures and client portfolio accounting.

The working environment is highly professional and challenging where cooperation, productivity and flexibility are valued.

Role:

Accounting and Reporting (60%)

• Satisfy information/reporting needs of external and internal clients.
• Determine the appropriate accounting policies to be used in different scenarios after consultation with various users on the requirements.
• Write/update notes and disclosures for financial statements based on (new) GAAP rules which require thorough understanding and up to date knowledge of the GAAP rules and changes.
• Prepare/review Transaction Types definitions and accounting policies/business rules ensuring documentation is available and up to date.
• Ensure data used is accurate and complete in a timely manner.
• Prepare, analyse and review reports to ensure completeness and integrity of information, showing thorough understanding of the use of information by the end user.
• Assisting external auditors in relation to financial and control audits.

Projects (20%) Execute assigned project tasks:

• Project planning.
• Engage and manage project resources.
• Monitor and report progress.

Coordination of reporting activities (10%):

• Assist in keeping reports and reporting templates up to date.
• Assist in preparing audit information.

Develop Professionals (10%)

• Provide coaching/training to colleagues in the preparation and review of reports.

You'll be/have:

• Qualified Accountant - Ideally Big 4 Audit background (RA, CA, CPA or equivalent)
• Bachelor / master's degree in business economics, business administration and/or information sciences.
• Demonstrable knowledge of and expertise in the areas of audit and accounting/control preferably in financial services environment.
• Fundamental Accounting knowledge and high level of Financial Statement / GAAP knowledge.
• Strong attention for detail, with ability to work on several tasks at the same time.
• Strong communicative skills with demonstrated ability in technical writing, fluency in English.

For further information on this new role please contact Jen McMurray on the attached details. Candidates will be considered immediately for interview.