Position Summary
Working with colleagues in Amsterdam and across the group, you will lead treasury execution of internal restructurings and improve treasury accounting and control processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations and supporting schedules for treasury activities, ensuring accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual accounting close deliverables.
- Prepare and deliver the treasury notes and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements under US GAAP, including interest, borrowings and derivatives.
- Manage treasury reporting and analysis of net financial income and expense, including valuation movements, and deliver accurate, timely information to Global Control and FP&A.
- Develop and document treasury accounting positions and hedge designations within the group accounting framework.
- Manage the treasury SOX control framework, including control design, testing coordination, remediation and exception management.
- Manage the external auditor relationship for treasury matters and deliver quarterly and annual treasury audit requirements.
- Support refinancings, share repurchases and M&A from an accounting, controls and operational readiness perspective, identifying and resolving treasury issues before execution.
Process Improvement and Business Continuity
- Work with global Treasury, Technology and Finance colleagues to implement improvements in treasury systems and data flows.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field, or an equivalent professional qualification.
- 6+ years of relevant experience in corporate treasury accounting, financial control or treasury-related audit or accounting advisory work, including hands‑on exposure to financial instruments and treasury reporting.
- Advanced knowledge of US GAAP for treasury transactions, including debt, derivatives, hedge accounting, embedded derivatives and fair value measurement.
- Sound understanding of financial instrument valuation methods, key assumptions and their accounting implications.
- Experience preparing or reviewing consolidated treasury disclosures, documenting technical accounting judgments and working directly with external auditors on complex financial instruments.
- Practical experience designing, operating or assessing SOX controls, and managing control issues through remediation.
- Experience with treasury management systems and ERP environments, and a record of improving finance or treasury processes.
- CPA, ACA, ACCA or an equivalent accounting qualification; relevant treasury or finance qualifications are also valued.
- Experience in corporate treasury accounting or with a Big Four accounting firm, particularly in treasury audit or financial instruments accounting advisory.
- Experience with internal restructurings, refinancing or M&A, and coordinating the related accounting and operational requirements across countries.
- Experience with treasury process improvement, automation or data analytics in a global organization.