Head of Accounting

Deze procedure is gesloten (27-01-2022).
Vakgebied
Finance
Salaris
Max. € 110.000 + bonus
Locatie
Capelle aan den IJssel
Dienstverband
Permanent
Headhunter
TrFinance for Biscuit International

The organisation

The company markets a wide range of products with a European or local presence, including traditional biscuits and a growing portfolio of products for consumers with specific dietary requirements (organic, low-calorie, sugar-free, gluten-free, milk-free and other categories). 

Earlier this year, Platinum Equity acquired the shares in Biscuit International and is supporting the company’s plan to continue expanding its offering and its international reach, both organically and through additional add-on investments, with an objective to reach EUR 1.5 to 2.0 billion sales by 2025. 

Biscuit International was created in 2016 by the merger of Groupe Poult and Banketgroep and grew through the acquisitions of A&W Feinbackwaren in Germany in 2017, Northumbrian Fine Foods in the UK, Stroopwafel & Co in the Netherlands, Arluy in Spain in 2018, and most recently (October 2019) Aviateur in the Netherlands 

The group of companies is expected to generate cross selling synergies due to strong commercial positions, territorial complementarity, know-how transfer and operational synergies. This should be done by building on each company's corporate culture and local operations as this has been critical to their long-term success. 

The position

Biscuit International, one of the major players on the European private labels sweet biscuit market. Headquartered in Paris, Biscuit International employs approximately 1,900 people and generated sales in excess of EUR 500m during 2019, of which approximately two-thirds came from outside France.

Within the Benelux, the company has started integrating the Banketgroep and Aviateur into one company with one management team (although the various legal entities remain as stand-alone entities) and is searching for a strong Head of Accounting to complete the Finance team of the Benelux.

Reports to the CFO Biscuit International Benelux, Joost Beurskens 

Tasks & responsibilities

  • Responsible for managing the accounting team 5 FTE
  • Responsible for end-to-end preparation, auditing, management sign-off and filing of statutory accounts.
  • Responsible for effective execution, filing and monitoring of all accounting, fixed asset, and relevant controls in Biscuit International’s control framework.
  • Owns and maintains the reconciliation of stat account and IFRS accounts.
  • Maintains fixed asset records and control; determines depreciation terms/rates to apply to capitalized items; prepares property tax returns for review by Controller.
  • Performs supplier reconciliation on a periodic basis and review with CFO.
  • Contributes to strategic projects by providing input on accounting aspects of projects. Does accounting due diligence and vetting of business cases from accounting, tax and transfer pricing perspective.
  • Checks for proper approvals and authorizations before payments are made.
  • Maintains relationship with tax authorities, local auditors and relevant statutory authorities

Candidate profile

Ideal experience 

  • At least 10 years of experience in a technical accounting position
    • Background in external audit within one of the BIG4 companies is an advantage
  • Experience in manufacturing industry 
    • Ideally worked in (food) manufacturing or private label manufacturing 
  • Strong experience with IFRS is needed
    • Has experience with managing a team 
  • Master degree education level 
    • Ideally combined with a Registered Accountant (RA) qualification

Critical Leadership Capabilities 

Driving Results 

  • Works to achieve goals while overcoming obstacles and/or planning for contingencies. 
  • Shows strong feelings (e.g. urgency) about reaching targets. Gets the job done!
  • Checks work of self and others against required quality standards. 
  • Reviews performance and progress on a regular basis to ensure team is achieving results. 
  • Tests to see if goals are sufficiently challenging and implements corrective action based on deviations. 

Collaborating and Influencing 

  • Invites and uses the opinions and perspectives of others. 
  • Engages people in a dialogue to gain commitment and bring them "on board", linking their perspective to the intent.
  • Adapts own approach to the audience, anticipating impact of words and actions, preparing for possible resistance and responding in an appropriate style, using a range of influencing styles. 
  • Resolves conflicts by discussing individual issues with each person. 

Ideal Experience

  • At least 10 years of experience in a technical accounting position; combined with BIG4 experience
  • Experience in manufacturing industry (Ideally worked in (food) manufacturing or private label manufacturing 
  • Experience with managing a team 
  • Has experience with integration of systems and processes and setting up one way of reporting 
  • Master degree education level
  • Ideally combined with a Registered Accountant (RA) qualification. 
  • Fluent in Dutch and English

The offer

  • Market based salary (Euro 85.000 – 110.000, incl. holiday allowance)
  • Bonus on target 12%
  • Phone, laptop

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the form below.

Deze procedure is gesloten (27-01-2022).

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