We’re Adevinta, a global leader in digital marketplaces. Our household name brands, including Marktplaats in the Netherlands, mobile.de in Germany and leboncoin in France, reach hundreds of millions of people every month.

We’re all about matchmaking, and our sites help people find whatever they’re looking for in their local communities – whether it’s a car, an apartment, a sofa or a new job. Every connection made or item found makes a difference by creating a world where people share more and waste less.

Our brands are supported by global Tech Hubs in Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin. Their goal is to develop common global products and innovation platforms which all of our brands can use. This means using cutting edge technology to create highly scalable, customisable and secure products and components that free up development time and leverage our access to global data.

What You’ll Do & Who You Are

In Adevinta we manage the controlling and accounting of approximately 30 holding companies out of Amsterdam. These holding companies contain mostly investments, intercompany cross charges and loans. In 2 entities there are also payroll activities.

The monthly & annual accounting of these companies is outsourced to either an external accounting firm or to our shared service center in India. Also the preparation of compliance documents such as financial statements and tax returns is outsourced.

Your role is to manage these outsourced partners as well as engage in key activities & signoffs relating to these entities.

You will be reporting into the Director of Consolidation in Barcelona, with a dotted line to the CFO in the Netherlands. Your Amsterdam team will consist of 1 colleague responsible for the group monthend close as well as 1 Contingent worker and 1 senior controller based in India.

The team will work closely together with the Consolidation team & Treasury in Barcelona, with the local controllers of Marktplaats BV and with the Amsterdam legal and HR teams. You will also cooperate with the Adevinta global process owners and Shared Services in Romania and India.

Your Responsibilities Will Be To Support In

Delivery of monthly, quarterly and yearly financial closings by working closely with all internal and external Financial Controllers and Analysts
Onestream and SAP S4 HANA reporting
Intercompany Revenue & costs controlling & accounting
Trial Balance review and flux analysis
Controlling and posting of Allocations and cross charges
Project accounting
Local statutory reporting and audits
Liaise & report to local authorities on local required reporting and submissions.

Who You Are

You have earned a bachelor or master’s degree in the areas of Controlling or Finance & Accounting.
Knowledge of IFRS & Dutch GAAP
Minimum 5 years of experience in an accounting and/or controlling role, preferably in an international global environment
Strong analytical (excel) skills and an affinity with numbers
Strong interpersonal skills
Able to work & prioritize independently in an international matrix organization
Extended experience in working with accounting software (SAP S4 HANA preferred);
Fluent in English, ability to speak Dutch is a bonus.

Other information

The role will be based in Amsterdam, with limited travel to Barcelona

You already live in the Netherlands and are entitled to work here.

Benefits

Life at Adevinta comes with its perks! Our Adevintans enjoy the following benefits:

An attractive Base Salary 💸
Participation in our Short Term Incentive plan (annual bonus) 🏆
A 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family, because we care ❤️
At Adevinta you will find a collaborative environment with an opportunity to explore your potential and grow 🌱

Adevinta is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role but are interested, please consider applying anyway. Research suggests that women and individuals from underrepresented groups may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply and look forward to speaking with you.

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