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Senior Accountant EMEA

Senior Accountant EMEA
Location Hoofddorp
Experience Bachelor/Master
Salary €70K+bonus 10%
Branche IT

This role is an integral part of Digital Realty’s EMEA finance team and will play a pivotal part in achieving the EMEA team finance objectives and deliverables on a monthly basis. The primary responsibility of the position is to manage a portfolio of property & management company ledgers and legal entities across Europe for monthly group reporting under US GAAP, leading local statutory reporting, including audits and local compliance requirements.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the monthly, quarterly & annual group reporting under US GAAP and local GAAP for a portfolio of entities & property set of books
  • Ownership of various finance functional areas for a number of properties which feed into the set of books, including Fixed Assets, Inter company, AR, Bank & Cash, AP, VAT, etc.
  • Work in a team of accountants & assistant accountants with responsibilities across other functional areas, such as Construction Accounting, Treasury, Tax, SOX, etc.
  • Review & process all transactions for your ledgers. Prepare & review all balance sheet accounts as part of month end close controls, including pro-active follow-up to remove reconciling items
  • Take responsibility & ownership for local statutory audits for a number of entities across Europe
  • Be a trusted colleague to internal teams such as asset management, sales, FP&A and site operations; as well as manage third-party service providers supporting local compliance & tax filings
  • Develop a deep understanding of Digital’s business to be able to input into standardisation of processes across the P2P, O2C and R2R functions, working with colleagues in Europe, Asia and the US.
  • Important contribution in the accounting and internal control systems, and be proactive in leading improvements focused on finance operational excellence
  • Embrace opportunities to be involved in integration and other finance projects 
  • Actively seek out ad-hoc & non-routine tasks / projects to dynamically progress your career at Digital Realty

Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor/Master degree
  • Experience of IFRS, UK/Irish GAAP & US GAAP
  • Strong systems knowledge and intermediate/advanced Excel skills are required

Other Skills & Abilities:

  • Excellent communication skills, oral and written. Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences.
  • Ability to work as a team member.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and work within limited time constraints
     

 

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