About this role
We’re looking for a skilled and motivated Team Lead NL/BE – Lead Financial Accountant (Record to Report) to join our Finance team, based in Amsterdam. This key leadership role supports our Netherlands and Belgium entities and plays a vital part in delivering accurate, timely, and high-quality financial reporting.
You’ll join a collaborative, customer-focused team that lives our values of Lead, Deliver, Care. With a focus on teamwork and continuous improvement, you'll help drive process excellence while supporting our global finance transformation.
Location: Hybrid- 3 days a week from our Amsterdam office & 2 days working from home. Reporting to: R2R Supervisor
These are some of the key components to the position:
- Lead and oversee accurate and timely month-end and year-end close for NL and BE, including financial statements and reconciliations.
- Supervise and develop a cross-country accounting team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and high performance.
- Ensure compliance with IFRS/local GAAP, and support internal and external audits with high-quality documentation and insights.
- Manage intercompany accounting, payroll accounting, and consolidations, working closely with key stakeholders.
- Deliver insightful variance analysis and recommendations to drive informed financial decision-making.
- Identify and implement process improvements, leveraging automation and tools like Google Suite and Power BI/Looker.
- Partner with Finance, Payroll, and Tax teams to meet statutory and management reporting obligations and support business goals.
What will you bring to the team?
- Fully qualified accountant or actively working toward a recognised qualification (e.g., ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent).
- Strong knowledge of IFRS and/or local GAAP, with the ability to apply complex standards to real-world scenarios.
- Proven experience leading core accounting processes, including close cycles, reconciliations, and intercompany activities.
- Skilled in ERP systems and financial tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Excel, Google Sheets, Power BI), with a data-driven approach.
- Collaborative communicator who builds strong relationships across teams and presents insights clearly to stakeholders.
- A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and driving excellence.
- Able to prioritise effectively, stay resilient in a fast-paced environment, and remain committed to shared team goals.
At JET, this is on the menu:
Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment.
Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth and about celebrating every aspect of our JETers. Thanks to them we stay one step ahead of the competition.
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No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway.com. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work every day.
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