Founded in Japan in 1887, Kao is passionate about making a difference in people’s lives with our high-quality products and services to create a Kirei Life for all – a beautiful life that respects the needs of our consumers and customers as well as the planet. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. As a company driven by purpose and strong corporate values, we pride ourselves to be listed among the World´s Most Ethical Companies since 16 consecutive years. Our corporate philosophy, the Kao Way, guides us in everything we do – acting with integrity, courageously driving innovation, and treating each other with trust and respect.

The role:

As GL accountant, you will be part of the Internal reporting GL team. In this position, you are responsible for the Month End Closing Activities within EMEA. You will work closely with our Controllers, Financial Planning and Analysis Team, and interact within the GL Teams, also with AP, AR and MDM department. Also, you will be encouraged to improve our internal reporting processes and work independently to reach our Finance goals.

As the FSSC is continuously improving and changing, you may also take on other GL tasks. To further develop your skills, job rotation within the GL teams will be supported.

What you will do – GL related:

• Responsible for all month end activities and month end journal entries for assigned processes/entities maintained by the SSC.
• Maintains a month end checklist and accurately records monthly accruals and prepayments.
• Assists in calculating allocation of group costs and generates appropriate journals and invoices to ensure allocations to the correct cost centers take place.
• Ensures consistency and completeness of data transfers between sub-ledgers and General Ledger.
• Reviews inter-company accounts, involving communication with other business locations worldwide.
• Ensures that all GL accounts are reconciled in a timely manner.
• Manages fixed assets master data; new assets creation, disposals, depreciation, reconciliation of fixed assets to the general ledger, etc.
• Enhances existing processes and helps his/her manager to develop continuous improvement initiatives to ensure the most efficient completion of duties.
• Assist with statutory accounting at year-end and provide input for the annual audit
• Assist/Work on other tax filings and statistical surveys
• Other ad hoc support to the department

What you need:

• Fluent English skills (also preferably one other EU language)
• HBO degree (high professional education), or work experience at this level
• 5 years of professional experience in GL Functions
• ERP system experience (preferably SAP)
• Advanced Excel skills
• You really look forward working together with colleagues from other departments
• You are enthusiastically seeking for opportunities to improve processes

How we work: Having been selected among the World´s Most Ethical Companies for 16 consecutive years, we are a company with a purpose and strong corporate values. We never compromise on quality and craft our products with care for the consumer and the environment. At Kao, each employee can actively shape their job and their career. We work collaboratively to achieve our common goals, always aiming to deliver the best for our customers.

What we offer: A friendly and flexible work environment with competitive salaries, benefits package, ongoing development and the opportunity to enhance your skills and deliver tangible results. At Kao your voice will be heard. Your opinion really counts. We believe that change comes from taking opportunities into your own hands, so we value and reward entrepreneurial thinking and innovation.

Hiring Process: Kao embraces the diversity and the individual personalities of its people because we believe it is diversity that makes us strong. This is why we welcome applications from all areas of the global community. 

Want to learn more: If you feel you are as unique as our products and want to find out why 33,000 people across the globe opted for a career with us please visit our Americas website (https://www.kao.com/americas/en/) or EMEA website (https://www.kao.com/emea/en/)

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