citizenM is an affordable luxury hotel chain for mobile citizens of the world. With a style that will knock your socks off, we offer citizens a real home from home, plus the world’s fluffiest pillows. Our typical guest is a frequent traveler who is quality and design-driven, and value-conscious. We currently have hotels in the Netherlands, France, UK, Switzerland, Denmark, USA, and Asia, with more to come soon. We are proud to put hospitality back into the hospitality industry and have received numerous awards for our groundbreaking approach. We like to do things differently. This means our hotels are not traditional… and neither are our support offices. We're open-minded, with kind hearts and global minds.

purpose
The Senior Accountant will be responsible for accounting, financial reporting and tax filings, Month and quarterly close activities and performing assigned reconciliations. You are an expert in the field of accounting and focus on the internal financial reports. You will be required to apply your problem solving skills and look beyond our existing processes and procedures. You will drive continuous process improvement initiatives and foster a service culture and communications with stakeholders. You are a team player who is helping out other members and giving guidance and training of juniors and peers in their day-to-day tasks, in order to improve the quality of process, controls and reporting.

key responsibilities

• posting of bank statements, G/L and transactional journals.
• preparing monthly and quarterly reconciliations including justifications, the associated follow-up and being able to explain these to the Financial Controller
• direct, monitor and review the daily accounting function back office and shared administration services departments, which include accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash administration and general ledger.
• work closely and cooperate with business departments in the collection of financial data.
• perform weekly spot checks on P&L and balance sheet performed by shared administration services departments, which include accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash administration and general ledger.
• report to the Team lead R2R, highlighting and summaries any bottlenecks.
• weekly follow-up on pending issues and escalation.
• provide ad-hoc analyses and summaries of information when requested.
• prepare and review local tax filings for several entities; support other tax compliance activities and be in close contact with the Tax Manager
• create and maintain the balance sheet register.
• prepare and review monthly and quarterly reconciliations
• with guidance from the Team Leader and/or Seniors in the team, realize accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year-end close processes and the preparation of internal reporting in accordance with (local) accounting rules.
• work close with financial controllers to assure month-end closing processes are complete and accurate and serve as a direct point of contact for financial controllers about accounting and internal report queries.
• ensure that the shared service administration team delivers successfully and continuously improves our process, in line with our accounting strategy.
• developing and training of juniors and peers in their day-to-day tasks, in order to improve the quality of process, controls and reporting.
• identify opportunities for improvements and opportunities for standardization
• recommend new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of the department and services performed.
• lead in Finance Transformation projects for GL/R2R team

qualifications / skills

• Bsc or Msc in Finance / Accounting / Economics
• minimum 5 years of experience in Finance & Accounting
• structured, organized and able to work under pressure
• knowledge of Microsoft Business Central 365 is an advantage
• as this is a new role, an entrepreneurial mindset is important - being proactive, flexible and independent is a must
• fluent in English

locations / hours

• This role will be located in New York City, NY. Hybrid working
• This is a full-time position

what's in it for you?

• this position will earn between $85,000 to $92,000 based on the applicants qualifications
• year end bonus potential
• personal and professional development opportunities and programs
• chance to meet and work with people from all over the world
• ability to experience our hotels for yourself through our experience nights program
• latest tech devices and all the tools you need to be successful in your role
• benefits like full health, dental and vision insurance as well as a matching 401K plan
• paid time off to create that work life balance
• commuter benefits
• flexible spending and dependent care accounts
• citizenM Paid Parental leave
• varied team days and social events (from food trucks and quizzes at the office to parties on boats)

We actively seek applications from qualified individuals and groups who are under-represented in the workplace, whether in relation to religion, ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability. We’re also happy to make accommodations in the interview process and beyond to best suit the needs and strengths of disabled people and neurodivergent individuals. If you require accommodations, please add a note in your application and we will work together to find the best solution possible.

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