Group Reporting & Technical Accounting Specialist

Job Summary

Are you the Group Reporting & Technical Accounting Specialist with a proven ability to advise on financial integrations in acquisitions from an accounting perspective? Do you thrive on collaborating with M&A, Legal and Tax teams to gather acquisition and merger data, in order to provide accounting guidance and tools to Kiwa Finance departments worldwide? Then this vacancy might be what you are looking for!

About the role

Kiwa is a company with over 12.000 employees, active in inspection, testing, certification and technical consulting. We operate in more than 35 countries and we aim to continuously expand through organic growth and acquisitions. Together with 8 colleagues, you will be working in the Group Consolidation and Reporting team that is responsible for:

• consolidating monthly financials to report to Senior Management, our parent company SHV and other stakeholders;
• preparing the Kiwa Annual report;
• managing our Onestream EPM system;
• giving technical accounting training and advise to local finance departments;
• work on various project with respect to process and system improvements, in order to comply with legislation and requirements.

The Group Reporting & Technical Accounting Specialist ensures that acquisitions are correctly accounted for in accordance with IFRS 3. You will do this in close cooperation with local finance departments, the M&A team and third party valuation agencies for larger acquisitions, where you will be the subject matter expert. Subsequent to the initial accounting exercise, you will also be monitoring the local finance teams with respect to amortisation, deferred tax release, and the development of earnouts and business combination liabilities. With respect to year-end audits, you will act as a key liaison with external auditors.

 

Another important aspect of your role will be to monitor and provide guidance with respect to the accounting that originates from integrating acquired companies, which involves merging and liquidating legal entities, and sometimes divesting legal entities.

 

Your responsibilities:

• Maintain the Kiwa M&A accounting manual and associated templates;
• Act as a primary contact for corporate departments, including M&A, Tax, Legal, and Corporate Accounting, as well as with Kiwa Group companies, to coordinate data collection and transaction analysis;
• Ensure effective data storage of all acquisition related documentation;
• Collaborating with integration teams for significant acquisitions;
• Providing guidance and tools to local finance teams to facilitate accurate acquisition accounting;
• Overseeing the correct amortization of customer relationships, brands, and related intangibles;
• Monitoring the appropriate calculation and monthly release of IFRS 3 deferred tax amounts;
• Ensuring accurate reporting of M&A accounting in the Financial Consolidation system (OneStream);
• Oversee PPA related accounts and disclosures with respect to the Annual Group reporting process;
• Offer support in the annual goodwill impairment testing.

Do you have what it takes?

For this role we are looking for somone who likes working in a dynamic, fast-paced working environment. You show strong self-motivation, work independently but are also collaborative and team-oriented. You bring strong communication and influencing skills to inform, explain and persuade a variety of stakeholders globally on our technical accounting positions and considerations. Further you have attention to detail, you are organized and have a high degree of accuracy in all work;

 

In addition you bring:

• A chartered accountancy qualification would be ideal, or a Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline;
• A minimum of 5-7 years of professional experience, ideally in a similar role or within an audit and advisory firm with exposure to M&A;
• Strong interest in technical / PPA accounting;
• You have proficiency in IFRS accounting standards, including leasing, consolidations, GAAP conversions, fair value assessments, revenue recognition, and business combination accounting;
• You are able to distill complex accounting concepts into clear, actionable guidance for stakeholders;
• You are fluent in English (speaking and writing);
• You are based in the Netherlands and allowed to work here.

What can you expect from us in return?

Our employees are our most important asset. This is directly reflected in the attention we pay to our people and why we reward them with a good salary (in accordance with their knowledge and work experience). The fulltime salary is in the range of Euro 65.000 to 98.000 Euro on an annual basis including holiday allowance. Further we offer a contract for 36 - 40 hours per week, 33 annual leave days, a good pension scheme and a variable bonus of 11% on target.

 

Where you’ll work

Your working location will be at the Kiwa headoffice in Rijswijk, although it is also possible, after the familiarization period, to work partially from home. As a member of the Corporate Consolidation and Reporting team, you will work for and report to the Head of Group Consolidation and Reporting.

 

Why work at Kiwa?

Kiwa today is one of the most successful companies in inspection, testing, certification and technical consulting. This is thanks to our employees who, through their commitment and knowledge, contribute with safety and sustainability to our customers and also to society. Therefore, Kiwa invests a lot in its employees and their development. Through your daily work, interesting projects and training, you and your skills will constantly develop. By joining the Consolidation and Reporting team, you will also become part of the Consolidation and Reporting community for all SHV wide groups.

 

Are you interested and does this position suit you? Please do not hesitate and click the blue application button to apply at Kiwa.

More information

Should you have any questions about this position at Kiwa Group, please contact Anko IJtsma, Head of Group Consolidation and Reporting, phone +31 (0)6 46 87 08 11, or Ashley Samuel, Manager Technical Accounting +31(0)6 10 30 26 95. We look forward to hearing from you!