JOB PURPOSE
Lindt offers an inspiring values-based culture, where our purpose of "We Enchant the World with Chocolate" is at the heart of everything we do.
JOB PURPOSE
For the expansion of our Finance team, we are looking for a highly motivated Manager Accounting & Tax.
We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Manager Accounting & Tax to lead our finance operations. This role will oversee all accounting functions, ensure tax compliance, and manage payroll processes with accuracy, efficiency, and integrity. You will play a key role in shaping financial strategy, maintaining compliance, and supporting business growth.
You participate in our commitment to building brilliant basics for our young and fast-growing organization and engage good communication and coordination across departments. In this role, you will report to the CFO Benelux.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Accounting operations and team : Manage and oversee all accounting operations: general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, payments, reconciliations, and month/year-end closing processes.
Tax compliance : Prepare necessary tax returns for Netherlands and Belgium to ensure compliance with local, national, and international tax regulations, including VAT, corporate tax, as well as all necessary filings. Be the Tax Authorities point of contact.
Payroll management : Manage payroll process operations, in connection with ADP and our HR Department, ensuring compliance of payroll taxes, accuracy of payroll and reconciliations.
Financial reporting : Contribute to the completeness, accuracy and the integrity of the group and statutory financial reporting. Contribute to audits.
Non-Financial reporting : Contribute to the Non-Financial Reporting operations. Lindt Internal Control System : Be the safekeeper of the accounting policies, accounting internal controls.
SKILLS & COMPETENCE
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting / Finance.
Experience: Proven Accounting experience (8+ years) with team management responsibilities. GAAP and IFRS.
Tax, Payroll & Standards: knowledge and hands-on experience of tax, VAT and payroll.
Leadership & Communication: Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
Systems: Proficiency in accounting and payroll software (SAP, ADP); knowledge of S/4HANA is an advantage.
Excellence : attention to detail, organization, and excellence in execution as a mindset.
Languages: Fluent in Dutch and English (written and spoken).
WHAT WE OFFER
Competitive salary and annual bonus
28 vacation days
Pension scheme with Bakkersbedrijf Pension Fund
Travel allowance (public transport subscription or a fixed monthly budget)
Fitness allowance up to €60 per month
Hybrid working policy; 3/5 office days per week, and up to 2 weeks working from abroad per year
Career opportunities abroad
In case you have questions, please contact Pierrick Pelletier (CFO -
[email protected]) or apply directly.
ABOUT LINDT & SPRÜNGLI
Lindt & Sprüngli is recognized as a leader in the market for premium quality chocolate, offering a large selection of products in more than 120 countries around the world. During the 175 years of Lindt & Sprüngli's existence, it has become known as one of the most innovative and creative companies making premium chocolate.
The beginnings of Lindt & Sprüngli are in 1845, when father and son for the first time manufactured solid chocolate in their small confectionery Sprüngli & Son, at that time yet a partnership. Since then, the company has gone through many different eras. The entrepreneurial spirit and passion for making chocolate that drove both the Sprüngli family as well as Rodolphe Lindt, when he invented the first truly melting chocolate before selling his business to Sprüngli, are still alive.
Today, quality chocolate products by Lindt & Sprüngli are made at 12 own production sites in Europe and the USA. They are distributed by 25 subsidiary companies and branch offices, in more than 410 own stores, and via a comprehensive network of more than 100 independent distributors around the globe. With over 14,000 employees, the Lindt & Sprüngli Group reported sales worth almost EUR 5 billion.
