Junior Financial Accountant

Vesper; Amsterdam; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Catered lunch in office

Flexible office hours

MacBook Pro

Résumé du poste

A leading commodity intelligence platform in Amsterdam is seeking an ambitious finance professional to join their in-house Finance team. You will be responsible for managing journal entries, accounts receivable and payable processes, all while striving to improve current practices. The ideal candidate should have experience in accounting and be proficient in Microsoft Excel. The role offers an innovative atmosphere with personal responsibility and autonomy, along with unique perks like catered lunch and flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience in Accounting and Financial reporting.
• High competency with Microsoft Excel.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills in English.

Responsabilités

• Preparation and processing of journal entries timely and accurately.
• Management of the accounts receivable process and assisting with subscription management.
• Critique current processes and suggest improvements where necessary.

Connaissances

Accounting and Financial reporting

Microsoft Excel

Attention to detail

Time management

Verbal and written communication

Formation

At least 1 year experience in a similar role

Outils

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

Vesper is the fastest growing commodity intelligence platform in the market. Trusted and loved by some of the world’s largest companies (Nestlé, Cargill, Danone), we combine the latest in data science and artificial intelligence with deep domain expertise, as we set out to transform this enormous and traditional industry with cutting-edge tech. Vesper provides the eyes, ears and number-crunching advantage to buyers, sellers and commodity professionals; offering a real-time, personalized user-friendly view of the global commodity marketplace.

And our journey is just getting started!

After a successful launch and campaign to become leading in the dairy industry, Vesper is now expanding rapidly. We’re setting out to capture other commodity markets, provide new service offerings, and continue to delight our customers with the greatest commodity intelligence product on the market. We are building a team of passionate and talented people who are eager to contribute to this growth and help us write our story.

What you will be doing

Finance is the backbone of growth. With Vesper’s rapid expansion in the past few years, we are further investing in our in-house Finance team, ensuring that everything is in order on the financial and tax side, and we have the right people in place to get it all done! We are further investing more in our in-house Finance team to keep our financial and tax foundations solid, and to make sure we have the right people to support what’s next. Reporting to the Head of Accounting, this role provides a unique learning opportunity for an ambitious finance professional to work in a fast-paced environment and have a visible impact on the organization.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Preparation and processing of journal entries timely and accurately
• Management of the accounts receivable process and assisting with subscription management
• Management of the accounts payable process ensuring accurate and timely payment of supplier invoices and expense claims
• Critique current processes and suggest improvements where necessary
• Assist in the preparation of monthly and yearly closing, reconciliations and analysis
• Provide assistance on other ad-hoc financial projects, or finance related queries from staff

What you will bring

• Knowledge and experience in Accounting and Financial reporting (Preferably you have at least 1 year experience in a similar role.)
• Competency with Microsoft Office, and in particular high competency with Microsoft Excel
• Independent and solutions focused
• High accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Learning mindset and ambition to grow and excel
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills in English
• Diversity and inclusion: open minded and enjoy working with people from other cultures and respects cultural differences
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced and hard-working environment, learn quickly and adapt to changing processes

What you will get:

• A fun, young and innovative atmosphere
• An entrepreneurial environment where you learn more every day
• Personal responsibility with a ton of autonomy and growth potential
• A chance to see your work make a real difference in the real world and change a traditional business impacting every day of our lives
• A fantastic location in the city centre of Amsterdam
• Great hangouts with brilliant people
• Catered lunch in office everyday
• Some additional cool perks – MacBook Pro, supersize screen, flexible office hours, Friday drinks, and more than that!