Senior Accountant - General Ledger

Who we are: 
  
Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives with our high-quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all – a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment.  As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values, we pride ourselves to be listed among the World´s Most Ethical Companies since 16 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation and treating each other with trust and respect. 
 
Kao’s EMEA Financial Shared Service Centre (FSSC) was established in 2017 and is based in Amersfoort. The FSSC takes care of the bookkeeping and accounting of 18 Kao entities across EMEA. 

This role is to perform the duties and responsibilities of an employee on maternity leave for the period of at least one year.
 
The role:   
As GL-accountant, you will be part of the External reporting GL team. In this position, you are responsible for the audits, financial statements and CIT-filings within the DACH region and Italy. You will work closely with our auditors and external advisors, and you will interact closely with various stakeholders such as the Country Controlling Team, General Ledger but also AP, AR and FP&A. Also, you will be encouraged to improve our audit processes and work independently to reach our Finance goals.  
 
As the FSSC is continuously improving and changing, chance is you will be asked to take on other GL/Finance tasks.

What you will do: 

• Be responsible for yearly and quarterly audits for the DACH region and Italy.
• Prepare all the audit related documentation after year end.   
• Prepare the bridge documentation per year end as basis for the financial statements.
• Prepare financial statements together with our Controllers with the use of the Workiva platform.
• Prepare all data for our CIT filings prepared by our foreign tax compilers to file local CIT returns within the DACH region and Italy.
• Support tasks/ Continuous Improvement:
  • Work together on other tax filings and statistical surveys
  • Participate in process improvement projects
  • Other ad hoc support to the department

What you need: 

• Fluent English skills (also preferably business fluent German language skills). 
• Bachelor degree or higher, or work experience at this level.
• Experience with preparing Financial Statements and Tax data in the DACH region.
• 3+ years of professional experience in GL functions, with proven expertise in audits.
• Strong Knowledge of GAAP/ IFRS/ HGB.
• ERP system experience (preferably SAP).
• Advanced Excel skills.
• You have  the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• You really look forward working together with colleagues from other departments.
• You are enthusiastically seeking for opportunities to improve processes. 

  
How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 16 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers. 
  
What we offer:  
A friendly and flexible work environment with the possibility to work remotely.  
 
You will get a competitive salary, 25 holidays (+2 days extra) – based on a 40h work week, and free Kao products. At Kao we are very supportive of charity and volunteer work. To facilitate this, Kao provides for one extra day off per year to do volunteer work.  
 
We also offer ongoing development via our own Kao Academy and LinkedIn Learning, and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results.  
 
At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation. 
  
Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. Therefore, we welcome applications from all areas of the global community.  
  
Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit https://www.kao.com/emea/en/