Group Accountant (m/f/d)

Cabka Group; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Permanent employment contract & good待遇

Flexible work environment

Strong team support

Job summary

Cabka Group in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is seeking an Accounting Specialist to manage daily accounting operations in SAP and support closing activities. This role works with VAT, Intrastat, and local tax compliance while ensuring accurate payroll processing and cooperation with external auditors.

The ideal candidate has a degree in accounting, experience in general accounting, and strong analytical skills in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in accounting or related field with strong accounting focus.
• Experience with statutory accounts and external audits is preferred.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills; ability to handle confidential data.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting operations in SAP across GL, AR, AP, asset, and travel expenses.
• Support monthly and annual closings within strict deadlines.
• Oversee cash management including supplier payments and collections.
• Assist in VAT and Intrastat declarations and local taxes.
• Provide ad hoc financial analyses to support decisions.
• Drive process improvements with a focus on automation and digitalization.
• Coordinate payroll processing and liaison with auditors.

Skills

General accounting experience

Analytical & numerical skills

Confidential data handling

Fluent Dutch & English

Education

BA/Master in accounting

Tools

SAP

Payroll systems

Job description

Cabka develops clever and transformative solutions for shipping goods around the world. We take plastic waste and transform it into reusable transport packaging. This is how we turn the used into the useful. Transformation is our power because we know that while resources are limited, possibilities are endless. Together with our customers, we transform entire supply chains and beyond, combining technology, innovation, and sustainability. To us, success means creating solutions that are optimal for our clients and for the planet. In Cabka we believe that every transformation starts with a group of passionate, dedicated, and innovative people. It is for them that we live a culture of inclusion, respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values RESPECT, PASSION, CREATIVITY, ACCOUNTABILITY.

You want to be responsible for developing a key market with profitable growth? Join us in creating a future which makes us all proud!

Accounting Specialist (m/f/d)

based in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Your responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day accounting operations in SAP, including: General Ledger Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Asset Accounting, Travel Expense Accounting, Daily bank statement postings
• Support monthly and annual closing activities in line with strict deadlines.
• Oversee Cash Management, including: Preparing supplier payments
• Monitoring customer cash collections
• Assist in preparing and submitting local tax declarations, such as VAT and Intrastat.
• Handle matters related to additional corporate taxes and ensure compliance with local regulations.
• Provide ad hoc financial analyses to support decision-making and business needs.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to optimize processes, structures, controls, and reporting — with a strong focus on automation and digitalization.
• Manage payroll processing for Cabka NV and ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Serve as a key contact for external auditors and authorities, providing documentation and support when needed.

Your profile

• Successfully completed business studies (BA, Master) with a strong focus in accounting
• Working experience in general accounting preferred in an industrial environment or Big Four accounting firm
• Experience in (supporting the) preparation of annual statutory accounts and external audit
• Good knowledge of Dutch VAT and Corporate Tax
• Good understanding of Dutch Payroll and local requirements
• Experienced in handling confidential/sensitive data
• Very good Dutch GAAP and IFRS knowledge
• Strong analytical & numerical skills
• Fluent in Dutch and English; additional languages are a plus.

What we offer

• Independent work with lots of flexibility and creative freedom
• Company pension scheme
• Individual opportunities for further trainingPermanent employment contract and attractive compensation
• A great team with strong collegial support
• Flat hierarchies, a respectful leadership culture, and an open working atmosphere
• A crisis-proof medium-sized company in a future-oriented industry

We embrace Diversity and Inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all of our applicants as well as our employees – regardless of race, gender, age, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, cultural, ethnic or national origins.

Are you an innovativeout-of-the-box thinker with a passion for changing the world to the better tomorrow?