Assistant Accountant - ARG

Jan De Nul Group; Buenos Aires; On-site; ARS 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

LEARN program

FIT program

SHIFT program

S.A.F.E. program

Job summary

Jan De Nul Group in Buenos Aires is seeking an Assistant Accountant to support the finance team in handling invoices, intercompany reconciliations, and month-end closing for Argentine entities and projects.

You will work closely with the (senior) accountant and project teams to ensure accurate financial records, timely reporting, and compliance with local standards. Based in Buenos Aires, the role requires flexibility around month-end deadlines.

Qualifications

• Studies in Public Accounting (Contador Público) or a related field in economics; relevant work experience is an advantage
• Good verbal and written Spanish and English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel. Experience with Tango is a plus.
• Initiative and eagerness to learn.
• The ability to work independently and handle deadlines and pressure well.
• You live in or near Buenos Aires and are entitled to work here.

Responsibilities

• Processing incoming invoices, issuing outgoing invoices (electronic invoicing through ARCA), and entering and coding invoices in our system.
• Following up on the approval workflow for incoming invoices with the relevant departments.
• Monitoring and reconciling intercompany transactions.
• Preparing and maintaining financial journals and overviews of customers and suppliers.
• Following up on open items with suppliers and customers.
• Supporting month-end closing and reporting.
• Ensuring all of this is in line with Argentine legal and accounting standards

Skills

Analytical

Attention to detail

Spanish fluency

English proficiency

Education

Public Accounting (Contador Público) or related field

Tools

Excel

Tango

Job description

About the role

As an Assistant Accountant at Jan De Nul in Argentina, you support multiple dredging projects. Our projects keep open the navigation channels that carry Argentina's exports to sea, deepen and maintain river and coastal ports, and build land reclamation and coastal protection schemes. You will work in a dynamic environment and gain valuable experience along the way.

To keep our activities in Argentina running, we need accurate, structured people who make sure our financial records are complete, correct and on time. We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our finance team and contribute to timely and reliable accounting for our Argentine entities and projects. You will play a key role in the financial flows of the projects, working closely with the (senior) accountant, project colleagues in different departments, suppliers and customers.

What you’ll do

As an Assistant Accountant, you will support the (senior) accountant in handling key parts of the accounts.Your responsibilities will include:

• Processing incoming invoices, issuing outgoing invoices (electronic invoicing through ARCA), and entering and coding invoices in our system.
• Following up on the approval workflow for incoming invoices with the relevant departments.
• Monitoring and reconciling intercompany transactions.
• Preparing and maintaining financial journals and overviews of customers and suppliers.
• Following up on open items with suppliers and customers.
• Supporting month-end closing and reporting.
• Ensuring all of this is in line with Argentine legal and accounting standards

Of course, you will not be doing this on your own: you can rely on the support of colleagues in finance and other disciplines within the project team.

Your base in Buenos AiresYou will be based at our office in Buenos Aires, working from Monday to Friday. Because of month-end closing and tax deadlines, we count on your flexibility to occasionally work outside these hours when the situation requires it.What do you need to have?You are analytical, accurate and hands-on, and you enjoy keeping the numbers right behind the scenes.

• Studies in Public Accounting (Contador Público) or a related field in economics; relevant work experience is an advantage
• Good verbal and written Spanish and English.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel. Experience with Tango is a plus.
• Initiative and eagerness to learn.
• The ability to work independently and handle deadlines and pressure well.
• You live in or near Buenos Aires and are entitled to work here.

Why working for us

• Long-term employment in Argentina in an international company working on projects with real impact.
• A salary package that includes medical insurance.
• A caring culture through our 4 corporate programmes (LEARN, FIT, SHIFT and S.A.F.E.): o LEARN stimulates a learning culture that triggers all Can-Do people to learn continuously and take ownership of their learning journey.o FIT allows us to monitor your well-being. The programme is centred around exercise, food and a healthy work-life balance.o SHIFT: we want sustainability to be part of everything we do. This requires a new way of thinking and acting: a shift towards bold ideas, smarter solutions and long-term thinking.o S.A.F.E. unites us in our commitment to achieve equal safety standards for every co-worker at Jan De Nul.

The world is what you make itJan De Nul Group shapes water and land around the world, addressing some of the most important challenges of our time. We boost the energy transition with infrastructure for renewable offshore energy. We focus on nature-inclusive dredging solutions to build harbours and protect our coastlines from the rising sea. We develop innovative construction projects for smart mobility and durable buildings. And we invest in planet redevelopment, giving new purpose to polluted sites. At Jan De Nul, the world is what you make it. Jan De Nul Group promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunities and anti-discrimination employer.