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General Ledger Accountant

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General Ledger Accountant

Mizuho Amsterdam

What is required?

  • Degree in Accounting
  • Several years of experience in an accounting function
  • Advanced command of the English and intermediate command of the Dutch language, both verbally and in writing
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills
  • Ambitious self-starter with perseverance and ability to work independently
  • Motivated by a professional work environment, focused on collaboration
  • Initiative, pragmatic, practical and an adaptable approach to work

What will you get?

  • €65K - €75K gross p/y (depending on knowledge and experience) including 13 th month and holiday allowance
  • Annual bonus
  • 37,5 hour working week (flexible working hours)
  • Possibility to work flexible and remote
  • 30 vacation days (based on fulltime employment)
  • Option to buy or sell leave annually
  • Technical and professional training possibilities
  • 100% company paid defined contribution pension plan
  • Global employee mobility plan
  • Unique opportunity of working in a dynamic international and multicultural environment and being part of one of the largest financial institutions of the world

What will you do?

  • 30% Processing invoices and memo bookings
  • 20% Filing VAT returns
  • 30% Managing general ledger and ensuring data quality
  • 15% Creating other reports and reconciliations
  • 5% Participating in internal meetings

This vacancy has been created based on interviews with employees to help you get a realistic preview of the job.

Vacancy

As a General Ledger Accountant at Mizuho, you are responsible for all accounting and general ledger-related matters, including the overall data quality of the financial administration and the bank's general ledger. Your focus will encompass a variety of accounting and administrative duties without losing sight of the broader financial picture. You have a keen eye for enhancing operational processes and dare to make suggestions.

Key responsibilities in this role include the preparation of periodical reconciliations of the general ledger, the VAT and other tax related returns, the recording of operational expenses and budget reporting. Your involvement extends to financial operations such as processing invoices and payments, assistance in the yearly budget cycle and maintenance of the general ledger application (Afas). Furthermore, your role involves aiding in departmental projects and audit assistance, ensuring the smooth functioning of and the improvement within the Finance department.

You will be part of the Finance department, which is split into two teams: Accounting and Reporting. In this role, you will be working in the Accounting team, which consists of about four colleagues and a Team Lead. You'll also have opportunities to collaborate with departments within the bank, including HR and IT. Your role aligns more with the operational side of accounting, blending accuracy with efficiency to create a valuable impact on Mizuho's financial stability.

If you enjoy administrative tasks and problem-solving and don't mind pursuing others for declarations and receipts, then this is a job for you.

Working week

General Ledger Accountant

On an enjoyable day, you experience a mix of team meetings and independent work, wherein you dive into complex reconciliations.

On a less enjoyable day, you find yourself immersed in the more mundane, daily administrative routine work. For example, approving budget applications, and handling general and expense (g&e) requests.
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    • Lunch break
    • Reading and replying to emails
    • Filing VAT returns
    • Contact with colleague
    • Performing reconciliations and exception reporting
    • Administration
    • Team meeting
    • Managing general ledger
    • Lunch break
    • Check in with other departments
    • Assisting in yearly budget cycle
    • Reading and replying to emails
    • Contact with colleague
    • Performing reconciliations and exception reporting
    • Processing invoice and memo bookings
    • Lunch break
    • Performing reconciliations and exception reporting
    • Reading and replying to emails
    • Maintaining general ledger application (Afas)
    • Team meeting
    • Processing invoice and memo bookings
    • One-on-one with Manager

Firsthand experience

You notice discrepancies in the credit card intermediate account and inconsistencies with vacation pay accounts during May. What do you do?

Upon identifying discrepancies between credit card expenditures and statements, you follow up with the relevant Accountmanager, asking for clarification and additional documentation like receipts to resolve the inconsistencies. This ensures that all transactions are properly accounted for.

Additionally, you engage in regular coordination with the Payroll department to monitor accounts related to vacation pay. If they do not adjust as expected, you take the initiative to communicate with the Payroll Administrator, investigating the underlying cause. This collaborative approach not only maintains the integrity of the financial records but also fosters a strong relationship between the accounting and Payroll departments.

Growth

The goal of Mizuho Bank Europe is that employees have the right skills, knowledge and attitude to drive results they need to achieve. Their key principle is that trainings should be accessible to anyone and contribute to their strategic business goals. Because of that, employees are allowed to follow a study or training in a relevant field. Additionally, Mizuho promotes internal and international vacancy's so employees can move from one department to another.

General Ledger Accountant

Working at Mizuho

Mizuho Bank Europe N.V. (MBE) is a fully-licensed bank incorporated in the Netherlands and supervised by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM). With over 45 years of experience providing financial services to Japanese and non-Japanese customers in the region, Mizuho has developed a solid client base and expertise throughout the European single market - with a focus on the markets in the Benelux, Iberia, and Central & Eastern Europe - using their EU Banking Passport.

View company profile of Mizuho
  • Based in Amsterdam (Zuidas)
  • 124 employees in the Netherlands
  • Over 65.000 employees worldwide
  • 45% / 55%
  • Average age 33 years
  • Possibility to work flexible and remote
  • Business casual

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