(Junior) Accounting Expert in the Financial Accounting Services (FAS) team

The Financial Accounting Services (FAS) team within Retail Netherlands (RBNL) is seeking an enthusiastic and skilled finance professional. If youre looking for a role within INGs largest entity offering challenging and meaningful work and youre eager to continuously develop yourself in a Finance position then this vacancy is for you.

About the work environment

INGs strategy is centered around providing a best in class experience to its customers aiming to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and business. Innovation is considered to be a core enabler to accomplish this mission especially given the fast changing environment we live in today. From a Finance perspective this means being in control at all times of INGs financials while making sure that ING continuously adapts to meet the changing and more data oriented regulatory and statutory reporting requirements.

Finance Domestic Bank is responsible for the financial accounting and statutory/regulatory reporting of all Retail activities in INGs home market with a Balance Sheet of 200 billion euro and responsible for 40% of INGs worldwide profit. The Financial Accounting tribe aims at finding the balance between high speed to continuously deliver on all regulatory changes and an efficient and up-to-standard way of working to process vast data sets according to strict IFRS and ECB rules.

The Financial Accounting Services team manages financial administration for various products and services within Retail Bank Netherlands (RBNL). Youll be working in a dynamic and evolving environment due to organizational changes within Finance and ongoing system and process transformations both within Finance and the contributing business domains. At the same time high standards are set for the continuity and reliability of FAS processes which form the foundation for monthly and quarterly closings and various financial reports prepared by RBNL Finance.

Working at ING Finance Domestic Bank will provide you with a wide range of experiences with significant responsibilities and development opportunities. If you have a strong can-do-attitude you will excel in our organization.

Your new role

Your responsibilities as an Accounting and Reporting Expert is among others to:

• Processing complex financial transactions in the banks general ledger;
• Handling incidental entries during the closing (provisions impairments receivables etc.);
• Liaising with contributing departments across RBNL;
• Performing complex analyses and plausibility checks;
• Setting up reconciliations across departments;
• Monitoring progress and resolving issues;
• Coaching colleagues on complex analyses or bookings;
• Acting as a subject matter expert in Tribes to help achieve project goals from a Finance perspective translating Finance requirements into bank-wide solutions.

A significant part of your time will be spent following up on various projects within Retail NL ensuring that the correct Finance requirements are defined and implemented. You will play a key role in translating financial needs into actionable deliverables across the organization.

About the team

This vacancy is in the Financial Accounting Services team of about 8 people. Operational tasks such as manual journal entries reconciliations and balance analyses are carried out by the Financial Accounting Services (FAS) colleagues in Manila (about 11 colleagues). The team in Amsterdam consists of subject matter experts (SMEs) who review the outcomes support the Manila team when neededespecially in investigating discrepanciesand ensure the quality and accuracy of the financial data.

As an ambassador of our Orange Code culture you display the following behaviors:

• Driven and customer focused loving to collaborate with different people
• Able to motivate empower and stimulate people
• Analytical mindset and solutions oriented
• Continuously challenging the status quo and taking decisions

How to succeed

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that youll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on return well back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.

Our ideal candidate has a proven track record in some fields and possesses certain skills:

• Current residency in the Netherlands;
• Prior work experience in a banking environment and and IFRS is desired;
• A completed university (WO) or applied sciences (HBO) degree;
• Strong numerical insight and analytically and strong with an eye for detail;
• A process-oriented mindset eagerness to learn and the ability to quickly build expertise;
• Problem solving innovative initiative and a drive for continuous improvement;
• Strong collaboration skills with colleagues and internal stakeholders across and beyond Finance;
• Strong drive to perform and a desire to take a leading role in projects impacting the Finance domain.

Rewards & benefits

We want to make sure that its possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions here.

The benefits of working with us at ING include:

• A salary indication tailored to your qualities and experience. The role is positioned within FS 9 (GJA 15). Depending on your background and expertise placement in a higher or lower scale may be considered between FS8 - FS10 (GJA14 - GJA16);
• 12-month contract with view to extend;
• 36 (40 hours is an option);
• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation (onsite on Tuesday Wednesday & Thursday);
• Individual leave: 242 individual holiday days based on 36 hr workweek;
• Diversity leave: 3 days per year (15 paid 15 unpaid);
• CSR days: up to 2 days per year to actively engage in society by volunteering;
• 13th month salary;
• 8% Holiday payment;
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS) 3.5% of your gross annual salary;
• Mobility card;
• Attractive pension scheme.

Interested Apply Today!
Are you currently based in the Netherlands and have relevant work experience Ready to take the next step in your career and fuel your ambitions in a fast-paced environment where growth is encouraged If so wed love to hear from you! Please upload your most recent CV along with a cover letter explaining the expertise and knowledge you bring to our team and the areas where youd like to expand your skills and grow professionally! Were excited to meet you and explore how you can make an impact with us!

About us

With 60000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of whats possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customers interests at heart Do you want to be surrounded by progressive inspiring diverse and supportive colleagues Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us and apply today!