General Ledger Accountant

Overview

Make measurable impact in a scale-up where precision drives innovation?

Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is a fast-growing scale-up high-tech company. We design, develop, integrate, market and service advanced metrology machines. Our machines enable our customers - the world’s leading chip makers – to increase the production yields, and thus, functionality of their microchips, which in turn leads to smaller, more powerful consumer electronics.

Founded in 2016, we bring together the most creative minds (approx. 400 employees) in science and technology and develop a one-of-a-kind, revolutionary high throughput Scanning Probe Microscopy system.

You’ll be joining a dynamic and passionate Finance team. It’s a group of driven professionals with diverse expertise and backgrounds, all working together to create a collaborative and inspiring environment.

The GL Accountant is responsible for the continuous integrity and quality of the general ledger. The role focuses on ongoing monitoring, reconciliation and validation of transactions, ensuring that month-end and year-end closing can be executed quickly, smoothly and without surprises. Rather than fixing issues at close, you prevent them by maintaining a clean, well-controlled and transparent GL throughout the month.

• Take full ownership of the general ledger, ensuring accuracy and completeness of postings at all times
• Perform continuous monitoring of transactions, journals and balances to detect and resolve issues early
• Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts, including accruals, prepayments, provisions and fixed assets
• Ensure consistent and correct cost and overhead allocations
• Validate accounting entries against IFRS and internal accounting policies

• Ensure the organisation is close-ready at any point in time
• Prepare and review reconciliations continuously to enable:
  • Month-end close within ±5 working days
  • Smooth and efficient year-end close
• Execute month-end and year-end close activities with minimal post-close corrections
• Maintain clear and audit-ready documentation

• Strengthen internal controls (AO/IC) around GL processes
• Identify structural weaknesses and propose improvements
• Act as a key contact for internal and external auditors regarding GL-related topics
• Support the Group Controller in maintaining accounting discipline and consistency

• Work actively in the ERP environment (experience with Infor ERP is a strong plus)
• Improve and standardise GL processes, templates and reconciliations
• Safeguard data quality and posting logic across subledgers

• Make measurable impact. As GL owner, you ensure a month-end close and directly supporting a fast-growing high-tech scale-up.
• Drive process excellence. You strengthen controls, reconciliations and audit readiness, reducing audit findings and post-close adjustments within your first year.
• Build a future-proof finance function. By improving ERP, data quality and GL processes, you help create a scalable, standardized finance operation as the company continues to grow.

A scale up can provide phenomenal learning and development opportunities but can also be a hectic environment  must fit in such a climate and don’t mind to constantly implementing changes and process improvements, and to go the extra mile on a regular basis and feel comfortable with some uncertainty. Furthermore, you need to recognize yourself in the profile as described below.

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
• Proven experience as a GL Accountant or Financial Accountant
• Experience in a high-tech, manufacturing or complex operational environment is a strong advantage

• Strong technical accounting skills and understanding of IFRS
• Excellent knowledge of GL structures, reconciliations and closing processes
• ERP experience required (Infor preferred)
• Structured, disciplined and highly detail-oriented

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Naturally sceptical…