Senior Accountant
Senior Accountant
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Job Description
sennder is Europes leading digital freight forwarder. In a traditional industry we are moving fast to digitize and automate all road logistics processes. We move trucks with courage and the power of data to unlock endless and sustainable capacity at exceptional quality. Get to know us better by reviewing our About Us presentation.
We are a growing team looking for a Senior Accountant in the Finance department to help us on our journey to revolutionize road freight logistics. The role is located in our Antwerp or Berlin or Amsterdam office.
About the role:
The Senior Accountant position is integral to providing precise timely and actionable financial insights to our role involves supporting financial reporting activities conducting indepth financial analyses and contributing significantly to the creation of monthly financial statements.
Additionally the Senior Accountant will oversee general ledger accounts while taking responsibility for designated departmental initiatives and in this role requires exceptional communication abilities meticulous attention to detail and a proactive solutionfocused mindset to overcome challenges and drive operational excellence aligned with industry best practices. In this role you will:
- Understands and is able to apply accounting principles and policies and stays up to date with changes
- Prepares and reviews account reconciliations in month end closing process
- Prepares complex journal entries for the monthly financial statement close
- Analyses revenues and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis and report on variances
- Proactively seeks additional responsibilities as existing workload is optimized and automated away
- Supports documents monitors and executes internal control
- Assists with external audit requests
- Coordinates accounting matters with other departments
- Prepares reports such as balance sheets profit and loss statements and other documents that project the organizations financial position
- Prepares monthly financial statements and supporting schedules according to the monthly financial statement close schedule
- Analyses accounting procedures processes and tasks recommending and executing improvements with the aim of reducing redundancy building efficiency and increasing productivity while ensuring compliance with company financial policies
- Assists with completion of quarterly and annual regulatory filings
- Other duties or responsibilities as assigned according to the team and/or country specific requirements
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum 5 years of relevant work experience
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite of programs MS Access SQL Oracle Financials Cloud and other cloudbased Oracle solutions
- Site Specific: Fluent in English (written and verbal)
- Experience with business process optimization in an accounting environment
- CPA CMA or relevant professional certification (active or inactive from any jurisdiction)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Ability to act and operate independently to accomplish objectives while taking accountability for work product
- Ability to work within a team and liaise well across departments and functions
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
At sennder we want to maximize the individual potential of all employees and reinforce an inclusive culture and environment of continuous learning that empowers people to succeed as a team. In addition to humility we value commitment team spirit and respect to build fruitful collaboration across teams. Learn more about who we are on our career site .
- Fast growth scaleup with an international team of 1600 people 74 nationalities spread across 20 European offices.
- Learning and development on the job and sennder onboarding academy and internal training.
- Various opportunities to connect with colleagues through regular team events and company gettogethers such as our highly anticipated sennder Summer Camp.
- We prioritize employee engagement and mental wellbeing by fostering a supportive environment through the Likeminded platform and conducting regular employee satisfaction surveys.
- Hybrid work model where you seamlessly merge virtual productivity and inoffice collaboration with your colleagues.
- Commuter allowance to assist employees with their daily travel expenses and a onetime home office benefit to ensure that youre properly equipped wherever you work.
- Competitive compensation package including objectivebased bonus referral reward and in some cases virtual option plan.
- Vibrant offices complete with healthy snacks focus zones and social areas to connect with your colleagues. Click here for a virtual tour and better yet hope to see you soon!
We value passion and leadership and were as interested in your character as we are in your talent. Please apply even if you feel you only meet part of our listed criteria. Diversity drives our innovation and we offer a collaborative dynamic and international work environment. Just be yourself. We are excited to meet you and for you to join us in shaping the future of the logistics industry in Europe.
If you have any questions or need special accommodation please reach out to us at As soon as you apply your journey with sennder begins.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
