Financial Accountant

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Flow Traders is looking for a Financial Accountant to join our Amsterdam finance team, full-time onsite. You will maintain accurate records up to trial balance, process day-to-day GL transactions, post journals including accruals and prepayments, perform bank and intercompany reconciliations, support month-end closings, and assist with fixed assets, reporting packs and audit readiness while upholding strong internal controls. You need a degree in accounting or finance, 3+ years of experience, solid double-entry bookkeeping, excellent Excel skills, and preferably experience with Exact; SQL knowledge and Dutch are a plus. To apply, tailor your CV to trial balance and month-end work and apply through official channels; if using recruiters, ensure a signed search agreement is in place.

Flow Traders is looking for a Financial Accountant to join our dynamic Finance team in the Amsterdam office. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and innovative culture at the heart of its business. We value quick-witted, creative minds and challenge them to make full use of their capacities. 

In this role, you will support the finance team in maintaining accurate financial records and preparing accounting information up to trial balance level. You will be responsible for processing routine accounting transactions, assisting with month-end close activities, and performing reconciliations to ensure the integrity of the general ledger.

What you will do

• Process day-to-day accounting transactions in the general ledger
• Assist with preparing and posting journal entries, including accruals and prepayments
• Perform bank, balance sheet, and intercompany reconciliations
• Support the preparation of the trial balance and month-end close activities
• Assist in maintaining fixed assets and prepaid expense schedules
• Support the preparation of reporting packs and supporting schedules
• Assist with audit preparation and respond to basic audit queries
• Ensure adherence to internal controls and accounting procedures

What you need to succeed

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent
• 3+ years working experience in an accounting role
• Solid understanding of financial accounting principles and double-entry bookkeeping
• Practical experience working at trial balance level
• Strong Excel skills
• Experience using Exact accounting software is a plus
• Working knowledge of SQL queries for data extraction and validation
• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
• Good time management and ability to meet deadlines
• Dutch language is a plus

Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders

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