Financial Accountant

About the role

Focus: Is it correct, compliant, and audit‑ready

 
At Howden Thomassen Compressors, we are committed to delivering accurate, compliant, and audit‑ready financial information. As our Financial Accountant, you will play a key role in ensuring that our statutory reporting, tax compliance, and accounting processes meet the highest standards. You will work closely with auditors, tax advisors, and internal stakeholders to ensure our financial foundation is strong, transparent, and fully aligned with NL GAAP, US GAAP, and SOX requirements. 
 
This is a hands‑on role with clear ownership across statutory reporting, audit coordination, tax compliance, inventory accounting, and fixed assets. If you thrive in a structured, high‑demanding environment and enjoy working with precision and accountability, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

What you will be doing

• Ensuring compliance with NL GAAP, US GAAP, internal policies, and SOX requirements 
• Delivering statutory and external reporting and ensuring alignment with group and management figures 
• Supporting the MEC reporting process 
• Liaising with internal and external auditors 
• Playing a key role in end‑to‑end statutory audits 
• Preparing statutory annual accounts, disclosures, and supporting sign‑off processes 
• Coordinating corporate income tax (PE), transfer pricing, and VAT compliance 
• Liaising with tax advisors and authorities 
• Managing inventory accounting, reconciliations, provisions, and physical counts 
• Maintaining the fixed asset register, including capitalisation, depreciation, impairments, and disposals 

What do you bring?

An ideal candidate would likely have the following profile: 

• Education at HBO+ or WO level (e.g., Accountancy, Economics, SPD) 
• Experience with SOX compliance and inventory controlling 
• Experience in a project organisation, including Percentage of Completion (POC) 
• Knowledge of ERP systems; Dynamics 365 is a strong advantage 
• Experience working with Excel 
• Knowledge of reporting in a high‑demanding environment 
• Fluent Dutch and strong English proficiency  

 
We’ve put together some criteria that we think is important for this role, but don’t worry if your experience and expertise isn’t an exact match. If you feel that you can add value to our role and to Howden more broadly, we would welcome your application and be eager to learn more about you.

Why you'll love working with us

At Howden Thomassen Compressors, you’ll join a company with deep roots and a forward‑looking mindset. We’re proud of our engineering heritage, but we’re equally excited about where we’re going - towards smarter systems, more sustainable solutions, and a future shaped by innovation.  
  
 
You’ll be part of a team that values ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We believe finance isn’t just about numbers; it’s about enabling better decisions, supporting our people, and strengthening the business every day. Your work will have visibility, impact, and real meaning. 

You’ll also enjoy the unique blend of a close‑knit local team and the scale of a global organisation. That means the freedom to make a difference locally, with the support and opportunities that come from being part of Chart/Howden worldwide. 

Most importantly, you’ll work with people who care - about the quality of their work, about each other, and about building something that lasts.

Our benefits

• Type of Employment: Full time (40 hours a week)  
• Collective Labor Agreement: The "CAO Metalektro" is applicable  
• Additional Compensation: Commuting Allowance  
• Holidays: 27 days  
• Additional "ADV" days: 13 days  
• Pension: We are with the PME pension scheme which is in line with the CAO Metalektro  
• Equipment: Laptop  
• Insurance: Additional collective insurances related to loss of income due to a long period of incapacity to work plus a collective accident insurance 

Howden is an equal opportunity employer

The Company intention in respect of recruitment, selection and promotion is to appoint the most suitable candidate for each job regardless of that person’s race, religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age or disability.