Country Accountant - Yamaha Motor Europe

Share our passion:

Ever since our founder, Genichi Kawakami, established Yamaha Motor, it is our mission to give to ALL our customers KANDO. Not only with our products, but also to our employees. KANDO is a Japanese word to express the feeling of deep satisfaction and excitement you get when you encounter something of exceptional value, quality, and performance.

You have the opportunity to be part of Yamaha family.

For Yamaha Motor Europe N.V., located at Schiphol-Rijk in the Netherlands, we are looking for a

Country Accountant

in our Finance and Accounting Division.

Your responsibilities:

• Prepare accruals, pre-payments, and provisions according to the divisions policies;
• Generate and perform general ledger pre/post-closing journal entries;
• Completion of monthly balance sheet and P&L account reconciliations;
• Prepare and document periodical analysis of both B/S and P&L main accounts;
• Co-ordination of tasks required for the countries under his/her responsibility, performed by administrative staff of the division (cash & bank transactions, sub-ledgers in A/P, A/R, fixed assets etc.);
• Initiate improvements in systems to enhance standardization of F&A processes;
• Support management during the audit fieldwork;
• Ensure proper financials controls over financial reporting are in place in accordance with J-SOX and the company’s financial and accounting policies.

What do you bring?:

• A bachelor degree in Finance & Accounting, Business Economics and/or other related studies;
• 4+ years of experience in Finance & Accounting, preferably within an international environment;
• Working knowledge of the English language, both spoken and in writing. Mastering other European languages is an advantage (e.g. French, Spanish, Italian);
• Excellent analytical and administration skills;
• Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative while having good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team and be responsible;
• Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines on a consistent basis;
• Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues from different countries and cultures;
• Experience with business/financial software packages (MS Excel, AS400, Cognos, Hyperion, SAP etc.).

About Yamaha Motor:

Yamaha Motor Europe is responsible for coordinating the marketing and sales activities of Yamaha Motor products in the European marketplace, mainly: Yamaha motorcycles and scooters, marine outboard engines, Wave runner water vehicles, 4-wheel All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV’s), golf cars, snowmobiles and generators.