Overview
Financial Accountant Jobs in Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands at Antal International
Title: Financial Accountant
Company: Antal International
Location: Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
The Senior Accountant is the operational backbone of the accounting pillar. This role executes the day-to-day accounting across one or both Dutch sites, owns the month-end closing dossiers, and plays a critical role in building and documenting accounting processes in a business that is actively formalising its ways of working.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Execute all operational accounting tasks: journal entries, account reconciliations, GL maintenance, and intercompany postings.
- Prepare and own the month-end closing dossiers, ensuring completeness and audit readiness.
- Support VAT declarations, corporate tax preparation, and other statutory filings under the supervision of the Chief Accountant.
- Identify inconsistencies, gaps, or errors in the accounting data and flag them proactively before they reach the controlling side.
- Document accounting workflows and procedures as they are being formalised across both sites.
- Coach and support the Junior Accountant on transactional tasks and quality standards.
- Act as backup for the Chief Accountant on routine closing tasks during absences.
- Contributes into upgrading the capability of the company through automation or implementation of new functionalistes (OCR, ERP upgrades, etc)
MUST-HAVE PROFILE
- Senior Accountant: 4+ years of hands-on accounting experience, preferably in an industrial or multi-entity environment.
- Junior Accountant: 1+ year
- Strong technical accounting skills: GL, AP/AR, reconciliations, and month-end close.
- Knowledge of Dutch VAT rules and basic statutory reporting requirements.
- Rigorous, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
- Comfortable operating in an environment where processes are still being defined.
- Fluent in English; Dutch is a strong plus.
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience working across two or more legal entities or sites simultaneously.
- Basic understanding of management accounting and cost centre structures.
- HBO or WO degree in Accountancy, Finance, or Business Administration.
