Financial Compliance and Reporting Specialist

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As the Financial Compliance and Reporting Specialist you act as a central contact for ARLANXEO group companies on divers accounting topics and advise on GAAP interpretation and their content. You prepare the quarterly and full year financial statements for the ARLANXEO Group and alignment with the Group auditor. Next to that you adapt and develop the ARLANXEO Group’s accounting guidelines to meet steadily rising reporting requirements. You integrate and advise on new business processes into the existing templates with minimum impact on present processes. And you train and instruct on principles and philosophies to ARLANXEO group companies and Corporate Functions.

In this role you are working withhin the Corporate Financial Compliance & Reporting department which is part of the Corporate Accounting department of ARLANXEO.

The Corporate Accounting division is composed by a young and dynamic team split into three sub teams – Financial Compliance and Reporting, Financial Accounting and Consolidation and the Accounting Shared Service Center next to the country accounting teams. As the Corporate Accounting Department is still growing this is a unique chance to contribute in shaping a successful and unique working environment. We are continuously working on optimization and automation projects within Corporate Accounting.

Location: Geleen (Hybrid Role)

YOUR KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Lead and participate in projects regarding improvements in the accounting and reporting processes and tools (optimization and digitization in relation to transformation process).
• Advises Group management (Head of Financial Compliance & Reporting, Head of Corporate Accounting and Group CFO), regional finance teams and other Group functions like Tax, Controlling and Treasury regarding (complex) accounting topics (pension, IFRS 9, IFRS 16, etc.) and compliance aspects of financial reporting.
• Advise on complex accounting issues, in accordance with accounting guidelines and IFRS including maintaining the Group Accounting Guidelines based on IFRS.
• Responsible to coordinate the external audit (Quarterly reviews and year-end audit) including the preparation of the Group Annual Report and Quarterly Statements.
• Responsible to prepare and present quarterly management reports and analysis of financial data for both internal and external purposes.

WHO YOU ARE:
• Master degree in Business Administration, Finance or Accounting, preferably supplemented with a post-master degree (e.g. RA/RC/CPA).
• Minimum of 5-6 years professional experience in the field of Corporate Accounting or Audit, preferably in an international environment, manufacturing business or a Big 4 firm.
• Fluent in English (verbal and written).
• Has deep and broad knowledge of reporting an accounting principle (IFRS).
• Experience and capability to operate in a multicultural and multi-disciplinary global business environment.
• Accounting knowledge of specific topics such as pensions, tax or lease is a plus.
• Focuses on (the improvement and development of) global financial processes and procedures.
• Affinity with sustainability reporting and is willing to take responsibility in project environment.
• High analytical, numeric, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong collaborative and communicative personality.