Interim Senior Client Accountant Manager - 6 to 12 months, Corporate

Principal Accountabilities: 

• Take ownership of the accounting requirements for a portfolio of corporate clients.
• Manage complex or international client accounting matters.
• Prepare and review periodic management and group reporting.
• Prepare and review annual accounts for Dutch entities.
• Prepare and coordinate consolidated annual accounts for client group structures.
• Prepare and review balance sheets, income statements, trial balances, reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Prepare and review VAT returns and support other relevant tax and statutory filings.
• Assess outstanding accounting items and take ownership of progressing them to completion.
• Investigate and resolve accounting differences, historical issues and incomplete records.
• Ensure client deliverables are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines.
• Develop a strong understanding of client structures, transactions and reporting requirements.
• Act as a trusted accounting contact for clients and internal stakeholders.
• Work closely with Managers to coordinate the delivery of client services.
• Liaise with auditors, tax advisers, banks and other professional advisers.
• Provide clear and timely responses to complex accounting queries.
• Identify potential delays, risks or dependencies and escalate these promptly.
• Review accounting work and supporting documentation produced by less experienced colleagues.
• Ensure accounting and tax files are complete, accurate and supported by clear audit trails.
• Identify errors, control weaknesses and areas requiring further investigation.
• Maintain appropriate accounting standards, internal controls and company procedures.
• Support timely statutory reporting, audit and tax processes.
• Keep process documentation and client-specific instructions accurate and up to date.
• Support consistent and effective ways of working across the Client Accounting team.
• Provide additional capacity during overlapping reporting, audit, filing and project deadlines.
• Support finance-system improvements, testing, implementation and data-quality work where required.
• Assist with the development of new forms, procedures and control documentation.
• Maintain a clear record of progress, outstanding actions and dependencies.
• Support an effective transfer of knowledge and open actions before the assignment ends.
• Provide support and share knowledge and guidance to junior and medior colleagues.
• Review work constructively and provide clear feedback.
• Share knowledge and promote consistent accounting practices.
• Support the Manager with workload coordination and priority deliverables.

What we are looking for:

• Excellent written and spoken English.
• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or equivalent, or a recognised professional accounting qualification.
• Strong financial and/or client-accounting experience, preferably within professional services, corporate services or an international environment.
• Experience preparing and reviewing annual accounts, financial reports and reconciliations.
• Experience managing complex client portfolios and competing deadlines.
• Experience supporting and coordinating statutory audits.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and an understanding of financial controls.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to review, understand and address complex accounting transactions.
• The confidence to work independently and/or as part of a team as and when required.

While not essential, the following skills and experience would be advantageous:

• Knowledge of Dutch company law, Dutch GAAP and relevant Dutch tax requirements.
• Experience working with Dutch entities and international corporate structures.
• A good understanding of Dutch.
• Experience using Exact Online.
• Previous experience in an interim, project, backlog-remediation or transformation role.
• Experience supporting system implementation, integration or process-improvement activity.