Accountant - Antwerpen, België - Zespri

Zespri

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Antwerpen, België

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Geplaatst door:

Sophie Dubois

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Beschrijving

Who are we?:

Zespri is the world's largest marketer of kiwifruit with over 800 people in New Zealand and throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas.

We help people, communities and the environment thrive through the goodness of kiwifruit.

We sit at the heart of an interconnected industry working with 2,800 growers in New Zealand and 1,500 growers in Italy, France, Greece, South Korea and Japan.

We supply the world's healthiest little superfruits to people in more than 50 countries. We are fruit on a mission.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do. We commit to guardianship; putting people, the community, and the environment first. We are results-driven, challenging ourselves to grow and deliver better value. We cultivate personal connections, listening and acting with empathy and humility - and treating each other better for it.

We are growing quickly, driven by our success in engaging more and more consumers and by offering the world's best kiwifruit 12 months of the year.

We have bold ambitions and aim to grow sales from approximately $3 billion in 2018 to $4.5 billion by 2025.

To achieve our goals, we're empowering our people to achieve their goals, designing our work for wellbeing, through flexible work practices and self-leadership.

We have bold ambitions for the future and we want all of our people to live and perform at their best.

What's the role?:

The Accountant plays a key role within the global Finance team and provides strong financial, governance and administrative support to the Finance Manager.

Based in Antwerp, the Accountant is responsible for the preparation of timely and accurate financial statements and other compliance reporting obligations for both internal and external purposes.

Key Accountabilities:

Lead the month end close process, complete reconciliations, investigate variances ensuring key account balances are reconciled to the sub ledger and monthly trial balance
Prepare month end journals and review BS reconciliation
Undertake comprehensive review to ensure financial statements are true and accurate and transactions are properly coded and matched to the correct cost centre
Prepare yearend submission, IFRS and disclosure pack reporting as well as understanding the commercial pricing and rebates/incentives
Ensure the timely and accurate filing of local statutory reporting and tax obligations for the local region
Assist with the management of external audits, statutory accounts and compliance requirements
Liaise with local service providers to ensure local tax regulations are complied with (including company tax, direct and indirect tax, annual returns, APA renewal process etc)
Maintain comprehensive internal controls are in line in line with Zespri policies
Partner with the Treasury team to ensure that fruit invoices are paid on a regular basis and monitor cashflow and request for funding when necessary
Support the Finance Manager and share knowledge with local team around coding and internal Zespri's control and governance
Calculate and repay dividends annually or as approved by the respective legal entity Board
Other adhoc projects as and when needed

Who are you?:

Experience with assisting the preparation of corporate tax returns, VAT and WHT returns
Experience with SAP or any accounting software
Strong competence in Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint presentation
Able to communicate well in English and ideally one other European language (Dutch preferred)
Strong team player with a cando attitude
An ACCA, Chartered Accountancy qualification or equivalent (will be an advantageous)

Why Zespri?:

Our people are what makes our culture so irresistible and uniquely Zespri. We are a passionate and mighty team of 900+ employees in 23 different locations globally. Working at Zespri is an opportunity to join a fast-paced, culture-driven environment unlike any other. We want people who share our values of being personally connected, results-driven, and committed to guardianship. Join us in shaping our future and be part of a truly unique organisation.

Competitive overall remuneration package, including a Short-Term Incentive scheme opportunity.
FlexWELL flexible work ethos; WFH & the office.
Additional paid annual leave day per year (Zespri Day).
Additional paid volunteer day to volunteer within your community (Volunteer Time).
Global Life and Permanent Disability Insurance.
Group Medical Insurance benefits.
Your daily dose of Vitamin C with free kiwifruit

Agency:

Where Zespri requires the support of an agency to fulfil a vacancy, we will proactively seek this support from our network of Agencies. We respectfully ask that you do not contact Zespri or any of its affiliates/employees regarding vacancies, and reserve the right not to reply._
Zespri will not be responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions or other payments related to such unsolicited resumes._