Accounting Team Lead

€80,000 – €88,000 inc. holiday + Bonus

Amsterdam, Netherlands | Hybrid (3 days office-based)

Full-time | Permanent

Talent Precision Group is proud to be partnering with an international client to recruit a Accounting Team Lead for their Amsterdam-based finance team. This is an excellent opportunity to take on a leadership position, overseeing cross-border accounting operations for the Netherlands and Belgium, in a high-performing and collaborative environment.

If you’re a finance leader with a passion for process excellence and thrive in a fast-paced, multinational setting, this could be your ideal next move.

Responsibilities

You’ll oversee the financial accounting operations for NL and BE entities, ensuring accurate reporting, strong controls, and efficient month-end and year-end close, while leading and developing a cross-country accounting team (team of 5) :

• Lead and manage the month-end and year-end close processes, including financial statements and reconciliations
• Supervise and coach a cross-country accounting team, fostering collaboration and high performance
• Ensure compliance with IFRS/local GAAP and prepare high-quality documentation for internal and external audits
• Oversee intercompany accounting, payroll accounting, and consolidations
• Deliver insightful variance analysis and recommendations to support decision-making
• Identify and drive process improvements, including automation initiatives using tools such as Power BI and Google Suite
• Partner with Finance, Payroll, and Tax teams to meet statutory and management reporting requirements

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent) or actively working toward qualification
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and/or local GAAP
• Proven experience leading accounting processes, including close cycles and reconciliations
• Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle) and financial tools (Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI)
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and build relationships across teams
• Proactive, organised, and solutions-focused, with a continuous improvement mindset

Why Join?

• Join a collaborative, international finance team with cross-border scope
• Hybrid working model (3 days in-office / 2 days remote)
• Exposure to complex multinational operations and finance transformation projects
• A culture that values inclusivity, accuracy, and continuous development

Talent Precision group is dedicated to fostering a culture of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. We are an impartial intermediary in the hiring process, emphasising qualifications and expertise. Discrimination based on age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, religion, or ethnicity is not tolerated