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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.
The role:
As GL Accountant, you will be part of the General Ledger Department Internal Reporting Team. In this position, you will be responsible to execute Month End Closing activities processes which support EMEA’s Financial Accounting objectives. You will work closely with our Controllers, Financial Planning and Analysis Team, and interact with the General Ledger Department’s other teams (Workflow Management and External Reporting), as well as with AP, AR, and MDM departments. You will challenge the status quo and contribute to the continuous improvement and (semi-) automation of our processes and activities.
As the FSSC is continuously improving and changing, you may also take on other GL tasks. To further develop your skills, job and/or task rotation within the GL teams will be supported.
What you will do – GL related:
- Responsible for month end activities and month end journal entries for assigned processes/entities.
- Support with quarterly reporting for group consolidation.
- Ensures that all assigned balance sheet accounts are reconciled in a timely manner.
- Participate in various improvement projects within the FSSC.
- Enhance existing processes and help your manager to develop continuous improvement initiatives to ensure the most efficient completion of duties.
- Contribute to the preparatory work and implementation of S4 HANA.
- Other ad hoc support to the department.
What you need:
- Fluent English skills (also preferably one other EU language)
- Bachelor degree or higher, or work experience at this level
- 5+ years of professional experience in GL Functions
- ERP system experience (preferably SAP)
- Advanced Excel skills
- You easily visualize and think in processes, understand how your activities and actions influence other processes, and other (finance) departments
- You really look forward working together with colleagues from other departments
- You are enthusiastically seeking for opportunities to improve processes
- You welcome change and you are enthusiastic about working in an ever evolving organization
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 (hybrid).
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. This is why 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/
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