Controllership Accountant

Responsibilities

• Manage and support the financial administration of multiple entities across the Netherlands and Belgium.
• Prepare, review, and analyse financial reporting including balance sheets, profit & loss statements, and cash flow reporting.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities, including journal postings and general ledger accounting.
• Assist with the preparation of statutory financial statements and ensure compliance with local GAAP and legal regulations.
• Support external audit activities by preparing audit documentation, balance sheet reconciliations, statutory notes, and responding to auditor queries.
• Prepare VAT returns, statutory filings, and other regulatory reporting requirements.
• Analyse budget variances, forecasts, and financial performance to support business decision-making.
• Reconcile subledgers and support accounting system accuracy and financial controls.
• Work closely with offshore Global Business Services teams to support efficient and high-quality accounting processes.
• Build strong working relationships with finance colleagues, business leaders, advisors, and external stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and process optimisation across accounting and reporting activities.
• Participate in special projects and support implementation of accounting policies and financial compliance initiatives.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Economics, or related field
• 1-5 years of experience within Accounting & Reporting or a similar finance role
• Experience supporting a full fiscal year cycle within a comparable environment is required
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting knowledge
• Experience supporting audits and statutory reporting activities
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
• Proactive and accountable approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with Oracle is considered an advantage
• Fluent in Dutch and English
• About AECOM
• Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
• You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
• You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

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Additional Information

We are looking for a Controllership Accountant to join our Finance team supporting the Netherlands and Belgium entities within our Europe & India business. This role is a key position within the accounting and finance organisation and offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic, multinational environment alongside internal and external stakeholders across the region. The successful candidate will support statutory reporting, technical accounting, audit activities, month-end close processes, and financial compliance activities for multiple legal entities.

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