Finance & Accounting Manager
Job Purpose
The Finance & Accounting Manager is responsible for supporting the Dutch legal entities of the Bracco Group from a financial standpoint. This role entails coordinating all accounting and treasury activities, managing financial planning and control processes, and ensuring full compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and accounting standards.
Main Responsibilities
- Coordinate all accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger functions, and bookkeeping in connection with both the Europe Finance Shared Service and external accounting firms.
- Lead the financial reporting processes for the Dutch legal entities.
- Manage the month-end and year-end closing activities in line with the guidelines of the Corporate Headquarters.
- Oversee the preparation of statutory reports for external auditors and Corporate Headquarters.
- Drive and coordinate balance sheet analysis and review processes with HQ, ensuring timely and accurate reconciliations according to group standards.
- Prepare and coordinate all audit activities related to the year-end close.
- Monitor cash flow and net financial positions of the Dutch entities, ensuring accurate cash forecasting in collaboration with Corporate Treasury.
- Support global transfer pricing processes with local analyses and required documentation.
- Ensure timely and accurate tax calculations and provisions in compliance with local tax regulations.
- Lead the budgeting and forecasting processes for the full P&L of the Dutch legal entities, including annual budgets and quarterly estimates.
- Deliver monthly financial reporting and variance analysis, presenting a comprehensive business review package to regional senior management and HQ.
- Develop financial reports, dashboards, and key performance indicators to support regional management decision-making.
- Support the preparation, operating mechanism and business review for the Board of Directors of the Dutch legal entities.
- Lead the Accounting team in Netherlands.
- Bachelor’s degree in economics or business administration, with expertise in IFRS.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in finance roles, covering Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, and Statutory Reporting in multinational companies with a matrix structure.
- Leadership experience in an international environment.
- Experience in stakeholder and change management.
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills; able to effectively communicate with team members, peers, senior management, and other stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, HFM systems (preferably Hyperion Financial Management and Hyperion Planning), and ERP systems (preferably SAP).
- Fluency in business English and Dutch.
- High level of integrity, accuracy, and ownership.
- Results-driven with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset
- International outlook and appreciation of diverse business cultures
- Strong strategic and analytical capabilities
- Flexible and resilient, with a pragmatic approach to challenges
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills at all levels
- Assertive, persuasive, and naturally adaptable to various personalities and context
ACIST is an innovative interventional and diagnostic technology company with a portfolio of advanced products for the medical industry. By applying our products and innovative technologies, physicians are able to simplify cardiovascular procedures and treat patients with superior care.
Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA, ACIST operates globally with over 400 employees in the US and Europe