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About TMF Group

TMF Group is a leading provider of employee, financial and legal administration services, helping clients invest and operate safely around the world. Our 10,000 experts in 125 offices across 86 jurisdictions worldwide serve corporates, financial institutions, asset managers, private clients and family offices, providing the combination of accounting, tax, payroll, fund administration, compliance and entity management services essential to global business success.

We have been present in Poland for over 20 years, helping our clients from offices in Warsaw and Katowice, where more than 700 people already work.

Katowice is also the location for our new structure - the Regional Delivery Center, whose task is to serve the European markets of our clients, companies from the Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 rankings. As part of the structures, we are looking for specialists in the field of international accounting & tax, human resources and payroll, and global entity management. We also build teams that will be responsible for handling international funds and supporting internal financial processes of the TMF Group.

Job Purpose

As an Accounting Officer, you will be the first point of contact for our clients in the Netherlands for the full range of financial, accounting and tax matters. Together with the Legal Officer, who is responsible for legal and compliance matters, you will be responsible for managing the client relationship under the supervision of the Supervisor Accounting. You will be dedicated to creating a long-term relationship with our clients and business partners and help our clients navigate the complex environment they do business in, taking the interests of all relevant stakeholders at heart. You demonstrably understand that teamwork is what makes the dream work for all parties involved.

Key responsibilities:

• Build up a strong working relationship with local and international clients, notaries, external advisors, banks, regulatory bodies and other relevant parties.
• Adequately keep up with (client) activities and refer them to trusted third parties, to tighten the relationship with such parties, also enabling increased business opportunities for TMF Group as a whole. Pro-actively engage with Client Executive Directors, Business Development Directors and other local and international commercial colleagues where beneficial.
• Provide the client with comprehensive financial and administrative support and transactional assistance.
• Set-up and maintain computerized administrations and/or financial databases
• Generate and administer accounting procedures and ensure that all procedures are carried out in accordance with local legislation and policies of the client
• Compile, enter and post monthly journal entries
• Prepare statutory financial reports as well as client-specific reports
• Assist in cash management including the management of bank accounts and payment instructions
• Prepare reporting to third parties, e.g. Chamber of Commerce, Dutch Central Bank, Tax Authorities and other relevant parties
• Interact with Supervisor Accounting on daily basis and assist on special projects.
• Ensure proper correspondence for accounts
• Maintain contact with auditors, tax advisors, lawyers, notaries and other involved parties in order to obtain the required information for reporting purposes
• Interact with external auditors in completing audits
• Identify problems or unexpected events arising during work and resolve them.
• Draft notifications concerning income tax, dividend tax and where necessary VAT (if no advisor has been appointed)
• Organise the correspondence file, have the company file prepared, and supervise the input of documents in the company file. Perform regular checks to ensure the company file is correct and complete.
• Signal any accounting, administrative or tax issue of a(n) (intended) client transaction and liaise - after consultation with a Supervisor Accounting - with the client and/or advisors. Identify financial, economic and fiscal bottlenecks and contribute to their solution in liaison with external advisors.
• Attend and independently carry out meetings with clients and business partners.
• Execute any activities necessary to ensure TMF Group c.a. and its clients comply with which is from a sound compliance point of view required or otherwise desired
• Interact with the Cluster Lead, Supervisor Accounting and MPM on daily basis and assist on special projects
• Ensure a timely and correct filing of the administrative records
• Keep client data and the client database up to date in a timely and accurate manner.
• Keep records per account of own worked hours on a daily to weekly basis and in line with the specific fee arrangements with the client.
• Pro-actively coordinate outstanding debtors balance and  arrange for payment of (annual) fees, debtors control and collect outstanding receivables.
• Together with the Legal Officer monitor the fixed fee agreements and manage the potential fixed fee gap. Pro-actively entering into discussions with the client after consultation with a Supervisor Accounting.
• Act as a gatekeeper to ensure TMF Group meets its obligations as a gatekeeper of the financial system as required by local and international laws and regulations.
• Perform any other tasks and duties as requested or assigned by the Supervisor Accounting and/or Market Practice Manager.

Key requirements

• University Degree, preferably in Finance / Accounting or related field 
• Minimum of 2 - 5 years of relevant working experience within finance / accounting; experience in GL accounting would be preferred 
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and experience with IFRS 
• Good knowledge of finance, accounting and cost control principles 
• Preferably a good knowledge and experience in the use of Caseware and / or Dynamics or other similar Accounting programme
• Strong English language skills (both written and spoken) 
• Good communication skills coupled with the ability to liaise with people internationally, through spoken and written channels and at all levels 
• The ability to work effectively with others in order to achieve a shared goal 
• Strong analytical and learning skills 
• Good knowledge of MS Office  
• Positive can-do attitude          

 Working at TMF Group offers

• Convenient central location of the office
• Stable employment
• Flexi-time and remote working
• An international and dynamic environment
• Private medical care
• Life insurance
• Co-financing for the Multikafeteria program (e.g. Multisport card)
• Access to a language platform with 12 different languages to learn
• Access to a mental health and well-being platform offering a variety of functionalities that will support you in caring for your well-being
• Exceptional people and atmosphere
• Christmas and occasional gifts
• Co-financing of holidays (social fund)
• Opportunity to take part in charity projects

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