Interim Senior Client Accountant Manager (Corporate)

About the role

Hawksford is recruiting an Interim Senior Client Accountant Manager in Amsterdam for a 6 to 12 month assignment. You will own a portfolio of corporate clients across complex and international structures, covering annual accounts, management and group reporting, VAT, audit and statutory requirements. You will also support the wider team by reviewing work, mentoring junior and mid-level colleagues and helping improve accounting processes and systems.

Key responsibilities

• Own the accounting requirements for a portfolio of corporate clients and manage complex or international client matters
• Prepare and review periodic management and group reporting, and annual accounts for Dutch entities
• Coordinate consolidated annual accounts and prepare balance sheets, income statements, trial balances, reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Prepare and review VAT returns and other tax and statutory filings
• Resolve accounting differences, historical issues and incomplete records, and ensure deliverables meet agreed deadlines
• Review the work of less experienced colleagues, check files are complete with clear audit trails and identify control weaknesses
• Liaise with auditors, tax advisers, banks and other professionals, and escalate risks and delays promptly
• Provide additional capacity during overlapping reporting, audit and filing deadlines, and support finance-system improvements, testing and implementation
• Mentor junior and mid-level colleagues, share knowledge and help coordinate priorities with the Manager

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or equivalent, or a recognised professional accounting qualification
• Strong financial and client-accounting experience, preferably in professional services, corporate services or an international environment
• Experience preparing annual accounts, financial reports and reconciliations, and supporting statutory audits
• Experience managing complex client portfolios and competing deadlines
• Excellent written and spoken English; a good understanding of Dutch is an advantage

Required skills

• Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of financial controls
• Problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or in a team
• Advantageous: Dutch company law, Dutch GAAP and Dutch tax, Dutch entities and international structures, Exact Online, interim or transformation roles, and system implementation experience