Accounting Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Accounting Manager, based in the Netherlands, is a key member of the EMEA Accounting Team within the Chief Accounting Officer’s organization. The role leads a team of accounting professionals and is responsible for the accounting, financial reporting, and compliance activities of multiple legal entities while maintaining a strong internal control environment.
Key responsibilities include overseeing the preparation of statutory financial statements, coordinating statutory audits, submitting statutory filings and delivering accurate and timely financial reporting throughout the monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles.
The Accounting Manager promotes a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence by strengthening processes, controls, and ways of working. The position is hybrid based in Arnhem, the Netherlands, and reports to the Head of Accounting for the region.
 

• Oversee statutory and US GAAP general ledger accounting.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close.
• Review balance sheet and income statement analyses and account reconciliations.
• Ensure compliance with internal accounting controls, SOX requirements, and company policies and procedures.
• Respond promptly to information requests from the Corporate Accounting department.
• Support US GAAP internal and external audits and ensure the timely implementation of audit recommendations.
• Oversee the statutory financial statements preparation for several entities in multiple countries in accordance with local requirements.
• Coordinate and oversee statutory audits as applicable.
• Coordinate statutory filings such as VAT returns, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement by standardizing and automating manual processes and controls to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Lead, develop, coach, mentor, and motivate the accounting team, including conducting team members’ performance reviews.
• Support regional acquisition and merger activities as required.
• Assist with ad hoc requests and special projects as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Economics, or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualification, such as Chartered Accountant or equivalent.

EXPERIENCE:

• At least 8 years of progressive accounting experience, including experience leading an accounting team.
• Strong knowledge of and experience in preparing statutory financial statements.
• Demonstrated experience in leading process changes and systems improvements.
• Experience working for a U.S. based multinational company, with strong knowledge of US GAAP, financial reporting, and internal controls.
• Experience working with large, complex global ERP systems; Oracle experience is preferred.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to develop, motivate, engage, and manage an accounting team effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and preferably Dutch.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong time management, organizational, and prioritization skills, with a collaborative approach to teamwork.
• Results oriented and proactive, with a strong sense of urgency and the flexibility to meet demanding deadlines.
• Ability to lead effectively through change and approach new challenges with confidence.

Total Rewards: We understand that rewards are an important consideration as you plan the next step in your career. This position is eligible for an annual bonus with a target payout of 20% of base salary. You’ll also enjoy annual paid leave, access to our ULS University to support continuous learning and career development, two volunteering days each year to participate in community activities, and flexible working arrangements designed to help you balance work and life.

What you’ll experience working for ULS

UL Solutions has been pioneering change since 1894 and we’re still leading the way. From day one, we’ve blazed a trail protecting the planet and everyone on it. Our teams have influenced billions of products, plus services, software offerings and more. We break things, burn things and blow things up. All in the name of safety science.

That’s where you come in — because none of it could happen without you. It takes passion to protect people, problem-solving to safeguard personal data and conviction to make the world a more sustainable place. It takes bold ideas and brilliant minds to build a better world for future generations across the globe.  

This is more than a job. It’s a calling. A passion to use our expertise and play our part in creating a more secure, sustainable world today — and tomorrow. As a member of our safety science community, you’ll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a safer world.

Everyone here is unique. But we’re also a global community, working together to help create a safer world. Join UL Solutions and you can connect with the brightest minds in the business, all bringing their distinct perspectives and diverse backgrounds together to deliver real change.

Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we help build a better future — one where everyone benefits.

Join UL Solutions to be at the center of safety. To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com 

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