As a General Ledger and Reporting Accountant, your primary focus is to execute General Ledger processes for Eurofins Legal Entities (ELEs) in compliance with internal procedures and documentation standards. You support National Service Center (NSC) and Business teams by providing accounting and process-related input, contributing to accurate financial reporting and operational continuity. Your role includes participating in process improvement initiatives, supporting transition activities, and maintaining strong knowledge of accounting operations. This role plays an active part in the month-end close process, audit support, and financial data analysis. This position reports to the Team Leader.
Accounting operations in General Ledger Area
- Oversee and execute core General Ledger activities, ensuring a high level of quality, accuracy, and process efficiency across all tasks.
- Handle end-to-end Fixed Assets processes, including coordination with the business and NSC on assets under construction, reclassifying non-capitalisable items, performing asset additions and disposals, running depreciation, and resolving complex or ad hoc cases in line with accounting standards.
- Prepare and process journal entries, including standard Shared Services Centres (SSC) entries, ad hoc and complex postings, entries provided by NSC/business, and resolve AX processing errors to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
- Prepare and review journal entries, ensuring accuracy, compliance with internal controls, and alignment with accounting standards.
- Perform Intercompany reconciliation by identifying discrepancies, requesting missing documentation, responding to standard queries, and independently analysing and resolving differences to ensure accurate financial alignment.
- Perform end-to-end accounting activities for assigned legal entities, including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Inventory, Intercompany, and Treasury, with a focus on ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency.
Corporate reporting packaging and Cognos reporting
- Manage the monthly corporate reporting package, including uploading data to Cognos, reconciling recurring differences, completing required forms (e.g., Balance Sheet, P&L, FA table, Aging), and investigating discrepancies to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
Internal controls and Process governance
- Ensure accuracy and data integrity in the end-to-end financial reporting process by maintaining full compliance with Internal Control System (ICS) requirements.
- Manage and update internal documentation, including Desktop Procedures and ICS manuals, to reflect current processes and support audit readiness.
Account reconciliation and Balance Sheet Review
- Prepare and review Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations (BSAR), ensuring transparency and accuracy in account overviews, documenting balances, and escalating unresolved items when necessary.
- Perform subledger reconciliations for AP, AR, and Fixed Assets by identifying and resolving standard differences, investigating complex cases independently.
- Process monthly Balance Sheet and P&L fluctuation analysis, identifying key variances and providing explanations to support financial transparency and decision-making.
- Ensure completeness and compliance in reconciliation documentation and follow-up processes, supporting audit readiness and financial integrity.
VAT, TAX & External reporting and Audit support
- Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual tax reporting processes.
- Ensure timely and accurate preparation of VAT returns, reviewing all supporting documentation and calculations
- Support annual audits and tax return processes by collaborating with external auditors and tax authorities to ensure compliance and timely delivery of required documentation.
- Prepare and provide standard audit data, including downloading reports from AX, completing standard templates, and responding to routine auditor and tax-related requests.
- Support internal and external audit activities by providing required documentation and ensuring adherence to regulatory and internal control requirements.
Knowledge management and transition support
- Maintain up-to-date process knowledge by tracking exceptions or changes, updating process catalogues, and proactively proposing improvements in collaboration with relevant departments.
- Provide process-related support to NSC and business partners by communicating requirements and staying informed about country- or entity-specific procedures, particularly in back-up areas.
- Support transition activities by participating in knowledge transfer and checkpoint meetings, preparing GL process overviews for business stakeholders, and identifying and resolving issues during transitions to ensure smooth handovers.
Stakeholder management
- Contribute to client relationship management by supporting communication, helping identify needs, and ensuring timely and professional responses during issue resolution.
- Adapt communication style to suit the context, ensuring clarity and effectiveness in both written and verbal interactions, including meetings and calls.
- Build trust and long-term partnerships with key stakeholders (e.g., Financial and Business Controllers), addressing escalations constructively and fostering collaboration through consistent, solution-oriented engagement.
Process improvement
- Actively identify and implement improvement opportunities within daily operations, driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance team performance and process efficiency.
- Participate in process optimisation projects, taking ownership of accepted changes and supporting their execution.
- Support a culture of improvement by sharing expertise, collaborating on problem-solving, and helping team members apply effective solutions in daily operations.
Team support
- Support the team by assisting in onboarding activities, sharing process knowledge, and providing input on accounting and cross-process (PTP, OTC, RTR) matters to promote effective collaboration and adherence to best practices.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders by responding to queries from Operating Companies, supporting ELEs and HQ on ad-hoc tasks, and contributing to consistent, high-quality service delivery.
Scope of responsibilities may be extended depending on the supported business area, process changes, organizational needs, or at the discretion of the Team Leader. This includes close collaboration with cross-functional teams such as Tax, Operations, and Business to ensure alignment on accounting treatments and effective support during month-end and year-end closing activities.