General Ledger Accountant

At Lineage, helping to feed the world is more than a job – it’s a purpose we live every day. Lineage is the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions.

We are currently looking for a General Ledger Accountant to join our team in Rotterdam.

As a General Ledger Accountant, you are responsible for the financial administration of one or several Lineage entities in the Netherlands or Belgium. You work closely with colleagues from Accounts Payable and Revenue Accounting within the Shared Service Center. Your main goal is to maintain reliable financial records.

You can work in a hybrid model (60% office and 40% from home). The office is located on the Waalhaven Zuidzijde in Rotterdam. This position is particularly suitable for candidates with the ambition to (eventually) grow into other positions within the finance organization of Lineage, such as positions within Control or FP&A.

What’s in it for me?

You will be working in a challenging environment where no two days are the same. Additionally, Lineage places a high priority on your personal growth and development. We believe it is important for you to grow as an individual. Therefore, we provide the space and support for you to develop yourself. In close consultation, we will determine together how to best arrange your contract hours.

Furthermore, this position offers you opportunities to advance to departments such as Control and/or FP&A within the Lineage organization.

• Salary range € 2.935,19 – € 4.623,84 gross a month based on 40 hours a week.
• 8% Holiday allowance
• 27 days of annual leave
• Laptop and Phone
• Pension via Zwitserleven

Duties and responsibilities:

• You handle the month-end closing for your entities.
• You are responsible for periodic reconciliations of several general ledger accounts.
• You take responsibility for the general ledger and ensure that entries are made in accordance with relevant accounting rules.
• You look for improvements in efficiency and the reliability of the records.
• You assist with the year-end closing and the annual audit by the external accountant.
• You file several VAT returns.
• You maintain one or more personnel-related bookings such as vacation day provisions, personnel hiring costs, and the in-and out-lending of personnel to other Lineage entities.
• You oversee the intercompany reconciliations for your entities and take responsibility for a portion of them.
• You ensure that entries and balances of general ledger accounts are documented and that general ledger accounts are actively managed.

Who are we looking for?

• At least HBO (higher professional education, Bachelor level).
• 1-10 years of relevant work experience
• Knowledge of automated (financial) data processing
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
• Knowledge of Workday Finance is a plus
• You need to be within commuting distance of Rotterdam

You fulfil your job accurately and in a structured manner. You are an enthusiastic, eager-to-learn colleague who takes initiative. You work independently, but you also thrive in a team environment. You can express yourself well in English, both in writing and verbally.

Why Lineage?

This is an excellent position to start your career within Lineage! Success in this role contributes to more responsibilities, as well as promotions in the future! A career at Lineage begins with learning our business and how each team member plays an important role and contributes to the satisfaction of our customers. Additionally, you contribute to the growth of our organization and helping to achieve our goal, namely becoming the best employer in our industry. We are always interested in your opinion. Development and engagement are important to us within Lineage. Working at Lineage is pleasant and challenging; we treat each other with respect and care about our team members.

Lineage offers a dynamic and safe work environment, excellent employment conditions, and various opportunities for advancement.

Job Reference: INDNL