דרושים Senior Accountant - Finnish Speaker ב-Applied Materials ב-הולנד

Role and responsibilities:

Accountancy:

• Performs monthly, quarterly close activities under US GAAP reporting requirements.
• Supports the financial statement consolidation activities of some companies controlled by the Finnish parent company.
• Prepares and inputs journal entries and assigns accounting classifications to various records and transactions within established procedures and policy.
• Prepares or assists with tax filings, government information reports and management information reports (VAT, Income tax, wage tax, statistical info., grants, R&D tax credit, …).
• Regular communication and coordination with other Applied teams (R2R/P2P/O2C), to insure proper accounting process and documentation.
• Cooperate as and when necessary, with the external auditors, in the context of the annual audit of the Finnish GAAP (statutory) accounts.
• Assist Finance Manager, with any matter related to statutory audits, e.g. income tax, value added tax, social charges, and other similar.

Payroll:

• Compile and prepare the data file to be sent to the Local payroll provider.
• Follow-up and control of the payroll files prepared by the provider.
• Main point of contact with the payroll provider.
• Where applicable, point of contact for any questions from local employees in coordination with HR.
• Possible to act as back up in ensuring proper administration of time and absence (T&A) in Workday.
• When needed, ensure alignment of HRIS (Workday) with local requirements.

Project-basis:

• Ad-hoc project management depending on local priorities.

You will work in partnership with the local Finance Manager, HR, BU Finance Controllers, and various teams in Corporate Finance.

Your profile:

• Holder of a bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance / accountancy / Audit.
• Hands-on experience in Accountancy and (Finnish) Payroll Management concepts.
• Native Finnish, or equivalent.
• Fluent in English.
• Strong skills in Excel and PPT.
• SAP and Netsuite ERP knowledge is a plus.
• Workday knowledge is a plus
• Agility, curiosity, open-mindedness. Can-do attitude, capacity to drive change.
• Strong interpersonal and customer relationship skills. Possesses the ability to work as an integral part of a geographically and culturally diverse team.

What we offer:

Our compensation package is composed as follows:

• Base salary.
• Performance bonus, targeted at 10% of the base salary.
• Possibility to participate in our Stock program plan.
• Private pension.

What We Offer

In this position, you will be responsible for payroll accounting, serving as the main point of contact for employees, government authorities, and the HR department on matters related to payroll tax and social security law. You will also manage the time tracking system, ensuring accurate calculation of time accounts and payroll-related premiums, while maintaining compliance with relevant Finnish regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Preparation and monthly transmission of all payroll-relevant data to the payroll service provider(external)
• Review of payroll accounting carried out by the external service provider (all salary components, social security and payroll tax)
• Cooperation in all payroll-related matters with internal and external contacts
• Provision of information to authorized public bodies (tax office, health insurance companies, employment office, pension insurance institutions, social security institutions and other authorities)
• Implementation of changes in wage tax and social securityregulations
• Ensuring correct reports to the employers' liability insurance association and for the severely disabled person's levy
• General ledger account reconciliation of payroll accounts in SAP
• Registration and certification as well as the maintenance of master data with the external providers and institutions. Correspondence with health insurance companies, tax offices and any other authorities for payroll related matters.
• Participation in payroll projects and initiatives in an international environment
• Support with audits (tax office, pension insurance, employers' liability insurance association)
• Provision of salary-relevant data for external statistical reporting
• Administration of time & absence in the time tracking tool Workday. This includes the review and processing of the data for accuracy and completeness and the correct implementation of the shop agreements, as well as the provision of the relevant overtime balances and premiums for payroll accounting and support of employees with questions regarding time recording.
• Supports ad hoc projects, integrations and tasks.

Personal Skills

• Self-starter and autonomous (Learning on the Fly; taking ownership)
• Able to work effectively in a cross functional environment
• Team player with a ‘can do’ mentality
• Strong computer skills and experience with MS Office (primarily Excel) and SAP
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Native Finnish language skills, proficient knowledge of business English

Education and experience

• Completed a Finance/Accounting degree at minimum of a Bachelor level or an apprenticeship as a payroll accountant
• In-depth knowledge of Finnish payroll tax and social security law
• Minimum of 5 years of working experience in a similar role