Corbion

Team Lead – Accounting & Reporting

Corbion

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Gorinchem • Netherlands

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead, coordinate and guide the Dutch GL team
  • Support Accounting & Reporting activities outside NL but within EMEA, where needed.
  • Act as the key point of contact for the Dutch GL accountants and the Dutch A&R activities.
  • Guide daily GL activities, supporting team members with their questions and (if needed) escalation topics.
  • Work in close cooperation with the Senior Manager A&R EMEA on priorities and workload distribution.
  • Handle your own operational accounting activities independently.
  • Collaborate closely with Business Control, Operations Control, HR, Payroll, IT, and other stakeholders.
  • Contribute to performance management processes: goal setting, mid year review and year end review.
  • Ensure accurate and timely financial closing & reporting
  • Coordinate the Dutch monthly financial closing cycle and ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
  • Ensure accounting is compliant with IFRS, group standards, and local statutory requirements.
  • Review and/or prepare financial specifications and reconciliations with strong focus on P&L understanding and Balance Sheet accuracy (“no surprises”).
  • Understand margin development, added value drivers, operations results, and fixed cost trends.
  • Lead, prepare, and/or participate in review calls for Dutch legal entities.
  • Provide proactive ad hoc analysis when required.
  • Identify and recommend improvements in reporting processes and procedures.
  • Act as the primary contact for external audit, internal audit, and internal control activities.
  • Align audit planning and execution with external auditors; ensure timely and high-quality deliverables.
  • Collaborate with HQ Internal Audit and follow up on audit findings.
  • Execute and review quarterly internal control checks.
  • Ensure Dutch tax compliance, tax reporting, and tax control execution.
  • Support compliance with local tax regulations (e.g., BUA, WKR).
  • Work closely with the Dutch payroll team.
  • Review monthly payroll outcomes and ensure correct accounting treatment, including special entries.
  • Drive harmonization and standardization of processes, procedures, and systems in collaboration with A&R EMEA.
  • Participate in cross-country and cross-departmental improvement projects.
  • Act as a point of coordination between the Dutch and Spanish GL teams when required.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting.
  • 7-10 years of experience in Financial Accounting & Reporting.
  • Strong technical accounting background, including IFRS expertise and solid hands-on GL experience.
  • Experience in a production/manufacturing environment or strong affinity with production processes (inventory, costing, variances, production orders).
  • Able to work operationally while coordinating and guiding a small team.
  • Strong affinity with auditing, controls, and compliance.
  • Experience interacting with multiple departments and stakeholders.
  • Excellent analytical skills and a proactive, independent working style.
  • Strong communicator with the ability to switch easily between detail and overview.
  • Affinity with SAP / SAP S/4HANA and reporting systems.
  • Fluent in English; comfortable in an international environment.
  • Preferred Experience in an international production environment.
  • Experience with complex or multinational accounting environments (multiple cost centers, profit centers, segments).
  • Knowledge of Dutch tax frameworks.
  • Prior experience guiding a team of two or more people.
  • Intercultural mindset and experience working with cross-border teams.
Benefits
  • A key, visible role in our Dutch organization with real ownership and impact.
  • A rich and diverse learning environment: from production-driven accounting to complex global flows
  • Close collaboration with colleagues in HQ and across EMEA, including our Spanish GL team.
  • A clearly defined growth path toward broader EMEA Accounting & Reporting responsibilities.
  • Collaboration and regular interaction with Accounting and reporting owners in other Corbion Entities around the world.
  • Hybrid working possibilities (3 days on-site, 2 days from home).
  • A well-structured onboarding period including direct handover and shadowing opportunities with the current role holder and the Senior Manager A&R EMEA.
  • An environment with stability, challenge, and long-term development potential, ideal for someone who wants to grow steadily into a senior role.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Financial AccountingReportingIFRSGeneral Ledger (GL)Tax ComplianceAuditingAnalytical SkillsCostingInventory ManagementFinancial Closing
Soft Skills
LeadershipCoordinationCommunicationProactive Working StyleTeam GuidanceInterpersonal SkillsDetail OrientationIndependenceCollaborationProblem Solving
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in FinanceMaster’s Degree in Accounting