AP Specialist / Financial accountant

Are you ready for the next step in your financial career and eager to grow within an international finance team? Signode, a global leader in industrial packaging solutions, is looking for a detail‑oriented and proactive AP Specialist / Financial Accountant to strengthen our finance team in Best.

Signode is a global market leader in industrial packaging. Our solutions protect, secure, and optimize the transport of goods worldwide. We develop, manufacture, and sell both consumables and equipment, and we are proud of our strong, internationally recognized brands.

We care about our people and value their contributions. As we are currently undergoing significant organizational changes, this is an exciting moment to join us. In this role, you will make a daily impact while collaborating with colleagues across the Netherlands and the wider EMEA region.

As an AP Specialist / Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for the full accounts payable administration and support various General Ledger accounting activities. You will report to the Finance Manager Netherlands and work closely with the local finance team as well as international colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices — review, process, and post

• Execute supplier payments — ensure accurate and timely payments

• Manage vendor accounts — reconcile and maintain supplier ledgers

• Reconcile intercompany transactions

• Support month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end closing activities

• Prepare journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations

• Prepare monthly financial reports

• Contribute to process improvements, standardization, and automation

• Support audits and internal control activities

• Ensure compliance with internal procedures, SOX requirements, and policies

• Act as backup for the GL Accountant

• Handle ad‑hoc accounting tasks and resolve financial queries