Job Description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

The Corporate General accounting Manager a key member within the Corporate Accounting function and reports to the Onshore Reporting & Accounting Director. The role partners closely with Group Reporting, Global enabling functions Controlling, Global Tax, Treasury, Procurement, HR, and Global Shared Services teams.

You will oversee all accounting operations for the Netherlands legal entities, ensuring compliance with IFRS, Dutch GAAP, Dutch tax legislation, and internal Arcadis policies. You will also play a supporting role in finance transformation initiatives, statutory reporting tool deployment and continuous improvement of accounting processes.

This role leads a high-performing accounting organization and builds capabilities to support future growth and harmonization across Arcadis.

Role accountabilities:

Process Design & Compliance:

• Align and implement best‑in‑class accounting policies, internal controls, and standardized processes in accordance with IFRS and Dutch GAAP
• Ensure compliance with Dutch statutory requirements, internal audit standards, and Arcadis global governance frameworks.
• Provide technical accounting guidance on complex transactions, statutory reporting, and treasury/tax matters.
• Support the design, enhancement, and deployment of Statutory reporting tool and other financial systems across the globally

Process Delivery:

• Review and sign‑off on Netherlands legal entity results, ensuring timely and accurate month‑end and quarter‑end close.
• Oversee general ledger operations, journal entry controls, reconciliations, statutory reporting, and intercompany activities.
• Lead the audit of Dutch statutory financial statements, ensuring timely completion and implementation of audit recommendations.
• Partner with the Tax team on Dutch tax filings (VAT, CIT, WHT) and ensure compliance with local regulatory obligations (e.g., CBS).
• Drive innovation, automation, and continuous improvement across accounting processes.
• Oversee cash management activities and provide leadership for AP/AR and working capital initiatives.
• Support FP&A activities and collaborate with Global FP&A teams on forecasting and reporting requirements.

People & Stakeholder Management:

• Support, and develop a multi‑disciplinary offshore accounting team in the GSSC, fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, group auditors, tax authorities, and internal stakeholders.
• Influence and collaborate with Procurement, HR, and Global Shared Services to optimize processes and ensure harmonization.
• Build future capability within the Accounting Function.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent; Chartered Qualification (CA, ACA, ACCA) preferred.
• Extensive accounting experience with leadership of multi‑functional or geographically diverse teams.
• Strong technical expertise in IFRS and Dutch GAAP; solid understanding of Dutch tax regulations.
• Proven ability to safeguard accounting principles and ensure compliance.
• Demonstrated experience with ERP systems, particularly Oracle Cloud; experience in system implementations and process transformation is essential.
• Experience working in a matrixed global organization.
• Highly organized, results‑oriented, and proactive in driving efficiency and change.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

Aligned with the Arcadis Leadership model, we seek individuals who exemplify:

• Inclusion and collaboration
• Accountability and ownership
• Human‑centric leadership
• Commitment to sustainability

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.