The ideal candidate brings a strong technical accounting background, hands-on experience in the retail sector, and a minimum of 5 years’ experience within a Big Four firm. This role requires an English-speaking professional who can operate confidently in an international environment and translate complex data into clear financial insights.
- Coordinate the year-end and period-end closing processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
- Coordinate corporate income tax returns with support from external Tax Advisors
- Support the business with accounting topics and writing position papers
- Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors, managing audits efficiently and resolving findings.
- Coordinate CSRD reporting, including alignment with ESRS requirements.
- Collaborate with finance, sustainability, legal, and operational teams to collect, validate, and consolidate ESG data.
- Strengthen documentation, governance, and internal controls across financial and CSRD-related processes.
- Drive continuous improvement of financial processes, reporting quality, and efficiency.
Your Profile:
- Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CA, or RA is strongly preferred.
- Minimum 5 years of experience within a Big Four firm, ideally combined with in-house controlling experience.
- Proven experience in the retail industry.
- Strong background in financial reporting, statutory accounts, and audits.
- Demonstrated experience with CSRD / ESG / sustainability reporting or a strong motivation to specialize in this area.
- Hands-on and able to work both independently and with respect to deadlines
- You’re motivated, eager to learn and have good communication skills
- You’re fluent in English – written and verbal, having basic German language skills is a plus
Top Skills
What We Do
Hunkemöller is committed to being a much-loved, social, and inclusive brand. We take pride in creating an environment where people not only love to work but also become true brand ambassadors.
Our purpose and values have undergone a transformation, our purpose is to inspire and empower women to be their most beautiful and authentic selves, together we lift each other up! Our values emphasize what we hold as fundamental to our brand identity: Empowering, Playful, In-touch, Inclusive, Inspiring, and Responsible. With these principles we are shaping our culture, steering our actions and aligning with our expanding dedication to setting industry benchmarks in inclusivity and responsibility through innovative and sustainable initiatives.
With a robust presence spanning over 900 stores across 15 countries, we are on a trajectory of continuous growth. Our commitment to World-Class service is not just a promise but a reflection of our ethos, extending seamlessly across channels and locations, including our upcoming opening of our state-of-the-art Distribution Center in Almere, aimed at stream-lining productivity, and boosting efficiency for our customers.
Hunkemöller proudly holds the prestigious title of TOP EMPLOYER in the Netherlands for 2024, marking seven consecutive years of winning, while Germany maintains a 5-year streak. In Denmark, we are back-to-back winners for the 2nd year, a testament to our unwavering commitment to our people and the utmost care we invest in our employees
