Accounts Payable Officer
About the job
As an Accounts Payable Officer, your main responsibility will be processing purchase invoices for two administrations, ensuring compliance with Dutch VAT requirements. You will process bank statements, submit quarterly tax forms, and perform monthly closing activities, such as the payroll journal, staff loans, and accruals.
Main Responsibilities
- Complete and accurate administration of purchase invoices using our invoice-processing system, Image Capture, and our general administration in Exact. Purchase invoices originate from the Netherlands as from all over the world, and you ensure that the purchase invoices are recorded in line with Dutch VAT requirements.
- Maintain accounts payable in Exact, ensuring matching between purchase invoices and payments and ensuring a healthy aging of the accounts payable.
- Administer projects in eFront, including transactions from bank statements, booking transactions, write-offs, and data analysis.
- Ensure all transactions are booked appropriately in Exact, including checking suspense accounts, posting journals related to monthly closing activities, performing revaluations, and linking transactions.
- Submit VAT returns and have knowledge of the Dutch ‘Werkkostenregeling’.
- As a back-up prepare payments in our online bank environment based on inputs from outflow and inflow activities, payment terms from suppliers, and notifications from Exact.
- Assist in creating, updating, and reviewing policies and procedures in agreement with the finance manager.
Qualifications
- Vocational degree in a relevant financial study (in Dutch: HBO, HEAO, AC, BE, SPD or MBO with relevant experience)
- Minimum of 3 years relevant experience
- Computer literacy, especially in Excel, knowledge of Exact is preferable
- Fluency in Dutch and English
- Knowledge of Dutch VAT regulation
- Knowledge of WKR (work-related cost scheme)
Competencies
Stress Tolerance, Accuracy, Initiative , Cooperation, Planning and organizing, Integrity, Client and service orientation, Result orientation.
Benefits
- You will be working in an inclusive, international and diverse environment.
- You will benefit from a flexible work environment with a good work-life balance. We have a hybrid way of working, which encourages you to work at least 50% from the office.
- You will have access to training and learning opportunities.
How to apply
Please submit your application in English, including your CV and letter of motivation.
Oikocredit is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment that embraces individuals from various backgrounds.
- Department
- Finance & Risk
- Locations
- Central Office Amersfoort
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
About Oikocredit International
Oikocredit is a social impact investor and worldwide cooperative with almost five decades of experience in leading positive change through investments in financial inclusion, agriculture and renewable energy. To achieve a greater social impact, Oikocredit’s new strategy has a clear community-focused approach. Whether it’s working with our partners to meet the needs of low-income people or bringing together our members and investors, a community-focused approach will benefit all areas of our work.
Oikocredit is guided by the principle of empowering low-income people to improve their quality of life, Oikocredit supports partner organisations in Africa, Asia and Latin America with loans, equity investments and capacity building.
Oikocredit is financed by individuals and institutions who want to be part of a global movement for social change. Our investments prioritise social impact while safeguarding the environment and generating fair financial returns.
We’re a global organisation with local presence, able to respond to our partners’ needs and strengthen them by offering more than financing. Oikocredit has more than 300 members of staff in around 20 countries with over 30 nationalities.
Accounts Payable Officer
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