Senior Accountant - Hybrid - NL/BE/DE/LU/FR

Helios Software Group; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Helios Software Group is seeking a Senior Accountant to join our growing finance team. You will work alongside the Senior Director of Finance and the Head of Finance in a hybrid role with occasional travel for period closings, audits and team collaboration.

Responsibilities include monthly close, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, VAT returns, ICP declarations, and supporting audits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of accounting experience.
• Experience with multi-currency, multi-divisional structures is required.
• Proficient in accrual accounting theory and practice.
• Strong Excel/MS Office proficiency.
• Netsuite experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close, journal entries, and accounting analysis.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and intercompany accounting.
• Manage vendor communications and cost accruals for P&L review.
• Process payments and bank transfers with proper approvals.
• Coordinate payroll tax, VAT, and ICP declarations for local entities.
• Support audits, statutory filings, and annual closing.
• Prepare management reports and variance analysis.
• Oversee AP/AR team; coach and onboard.
• Participate in special projects.

Skills

5+ years experience

Fluent English

Multi-currency experience

Problem solving

Tools

Netsuite

MS Excel

Job description

Description

Description
Helios Software Group is looking for an eager and self-motivated Senior Accountant to join our growing team.
As the Senior Accountant, you will work alongside the Senior Director of Finance and the Head of Finance.
This hybrid role includes occasional travel to our other group offices for period closings, statutory audits and team collaboration.

What Your Day Will Look Like

• Perform financial period close tasks and complex journal entries/accounting analysis,
• Perform Balance Sheet analysis and reviews, including reconciliations of accounts,
• Follow up with Vendors/Suppliers regarding missing invoices, full accountability on the cost accruals for the P&L review,
• Process payments, bank transfers, and ensure that approvals are adequate,
• Reconcile inter-company transactions,
• Prepare and process payroll tax returns, VAT returns & intra-community (ICP) declarations for local entities,
• Ensure that key controls and procedures are respected and implemented where needed,
• Preparing financial KPIs and reviewing for accuracy,
• Lead annual statutory audits completion, yearly closing of financial statements and tax filings, and ad-hoc compliance requirements,
• Prepare ad-hoc performance analysis and management reporting,
• Perform monthly variance analysis of actual vs. plan (budget/forecast),
• Support Head of Finance in oversight of AP/AR analysts, including review of their work, coaching and onboarding. Supervise & assist the team and make sure the whole team delivers in a timely manner,
• Participate in special projects.

About You

• Minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Multi-currency and multi-divisional experience are key requirements.
• A professional qualification in bookkeeping and/or accounting is an asset.
• Demonstrable expertise in accrual accounting theory and practice.
• Proficient in MS Office, specifically Excel.
• Netsuite experience is a plus.
• A detail-oriented self-starter who thrives on the process and solving problems.
• A genuinely curious mindset, capable of quickly learning new systems, and the desire to grow and develop over time.
• A team player who loves a challenge and wants to eventually ‘own’ their area of the business.
• Fluency in English is required; Dutch, German or French is a plus.
• You're currently living in and authorized to work in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg or France (no visa sponsorship available).