Assistant accounting manager Netherlands

Assistant accounting manager Netherlands (Netherlands, Almere based – Full-time)

About Nidec

Nidec is the world's No.1 comprehensive motor manufacturer handling "everything that spins and moves", miniature to gigantic. Nidec is a global enterprise comprised of over 300 subsidiaries/affiliates. We are a leading manufacturer of commercial motors, industrial motors, appliance motors, and controls. Our product line features a full line of high efficiency motors for industrial applications in water treatment, mining, oil and gas, and power generation, and for commercial applications such as pool and spa, condensers, cooling towers and large refrigeration units.

From keeping us comfortable in our homes to pumping clean water to making our cars more safe, electric motors are an indispensable part of our daily lives. At Nidec, our employees are on the forefront of developing new motor technologies. As we move deeper into the age of robotics, the impact of motors will only increase.

Position of accounting department

With circa 120,000 employees stationed worldwide, Nidec continues to be a unique organization, and each location maintains its individual personality. Nidec Corporation is a Japanese listed company focusing on strengthening and enhancing risk management, and compliance. Nidec Europe B.V. as a result of exponential growth in the recent past is the holding company for more than 90 legal entities in the EMEA region, facilitating treasury, tax, internal audit and global accounting activities. Nidec Europe Sales B.V. is the sales company for product range of the Nidec Group in the EMEA region.

We are seeking a candidate to assist the accounting functions for various aspect of our accounting of our sales company.

Job Description

The assistant accounting manager will work from the Nidec Europe office at the WTC Almere, report directly to the accounting manager sales and indirectly to the Accounting, General Admin and HR Director Europe. The candidate will have a primary responsibility and accountability for the day to day and periodic accounting and related consolidation and reporting and provide hands on assistance where necessary.

We need someone that has experience with GL Accounting, periodic closings and has worked with different currencies. Furthermore you'll use your analytical skills in this position to get a good view and how to improve processes and make it more efficient.

Your key responsibilities will be

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• Preparation of monthly journal entries (various general ledger accounts, fixed assets, lease, bank fees, expenses, accruals).
• Identify and analyse unusual or reconciling items and take appropriate actions to resolve exceptions and reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Allocation of costs over various administration and departments.

· Maintaining the sub-ledgers, analysis of the P&L, balance sheets, reconcile the accounts.

· Contribute in weekly, monthly, quarterly and year end close activities, analysis, and reports in accordance with strict deadlines.

· Assisting with the internal and external audits.

· As a back up manage day-to-day accounting and reporting activities to ensure that the entities’ books are maintained in accordance with Dutch GAAP.

· As a back up processing purchase and sales (recharge) invoices and bank statements considering various currencies

· Assist in the VAT calculations & returns of sales company by providing input out of the ERP system and by checking the related balance sheet accounts.

· Support other members of Finance and management in other (ad hoc) projects as needed and to work on process improvements both for our sales and holding company

· Manage relationships with different entities in different countries.

The Successful Applicant

• Bsc degree in finance, accounting or a comparable field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experiences in accounting.
• Knowledge of Exact as ERP system is a plus.
• Accurate, team player, good organizational skills.
• Advanced user of MS Excel (pivot tables, Vlookup).
• Fluent in English both verbally and written. Additional languages and Dutch is preferred.
• Analytical, hardworking, internationally oriented.
• You are a self-starter, proactive and used to taking initiative.
• You enjoy problem solving and working under pressure.

· It's mandatory that you already live in The Netherlands and that you're eligible to work in The Netherlands.

What we offer

Working at Nidec means that you will contribute to the improvement and growth of our organization. All this together with your colleagues who continuously challenge themselves and others to be number one. We seek colleagues with a challenger mindset, concrete plans and who take their responsibilities and demonstrate their own ideas. We stimulate your independence and encourage talent development.

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Europe HR manager is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Europe HR manager.