Accounting Expert | Lending & TS Accounting Services

As Accounting Expert Lending & TS Accounting Services you are responsible for the accounting processes and integrity of accounting data that enable timely and accurate preparation of the P&L and Balance Sheets for the entities in scope of COO Finance. You are an active contributor to process improvements and projects, working with colleagues in the wider Super Circle and across the Tribes.

Your role and work environment

The Chief Operations Officer (COO) domain builds bridges within ING linking to almost every part of the bank. Its purpose is to drive secure, efficient processes for our customers and colleagues.

ING wants to set up a bank-wide COO organisation that's ready for the future, with scalable, seamless, digital, and resilient operations. To help us achieve this, COO identified three main ways to make the most impact:

• Building a network organisation: more networking and cross-border collaboration.
• Consolidating the organisation: share capabilities and services in locations where we can best embed these.
• Digitalisation/straight-through processing: making our processes end-to-end to provide a seamlessly digital experience for our customers.

Global COO Finance is an independent unit within ING’s COO domain, reporting hierarchically into ING’s Chief Operations Officer and functionally into ING’s Chief Financial Officer.

Global COO Finance (COOF) is accountable for designing the global finance operations and technology strategy (together with ING’s TECH organisation) and optimising productivity and customer satisfaction in Operations to improve operational efficiency. It is accountable for executing ING Finance and COO strategy to evolve towards one global digital bank, is responsible for performance of Operations, the operating model, decisions on sourcing and all relevant Regulatory and Risk topics.

Your job is to ensure accounting records are accurately maintained, discrepancies are resolved efficiently and actively contribute to process improvements, while continually providing the highest levels of service to stakeholders. You are responsible for maintaining the standards for your scope of responsibility and take responsibility for developing, innovating and safeguarding knowledge.

Responsibilities

You are responsible for the execution and integrity of accounting activities of this organisation in the Netherlands, working as a part of a team with colleagues in the Netherlands and ING Hubs (currently Manila). You adhere to risk & control activities to remain in control and keeping the bank safe, learning the product roadmap and serving stakeholders. You support the direction of the team and Circle, continually developing your knowledge of Lending, Trade Finance and Payments. A progressive mindset to digitise and simplify straight through processes will be advantageous. As an Accounting Expert, you report hierarchically to the Circle Lead Financial Accounting.

Within the COOF Service Center, the Lending & TS Accounting Services team focuses on the execution and controls within the Accounting & Reporting domain. The team is responsible for all accounting processes related to a wide range of products which the bank is offering to its clients. Lending & TS Accounting Services plays a vital role in maintaining up-to-date financial accounts and compliance for related products. It ensures timely and accurate financial information and contributes to the overall financial well-being and success of the company.

The Accounting team is also responsible for the delivery of the P&L and Balance Sheets into the different Accounting & Reporting systems of the bank. Currently the scope of the team entails around 30 entities and countries within ING where the teams are responsible for meeting agreed service levels and continuous improvement of the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the services.

Your key responsibilities

You deliver operations according to agreed service levels, while staying safe, reliable and compliant on your services. You are continuously looking for ways to improve and deliver best in class service to stakeholders.

• Responsible for Accounting services including involvement in improvement initiatives.
• Cross-circle & outside Global Services oriented work with various stakeholders to make sure the financial close process runs as smooth as possible.
• Identifying Data Quality issues and follow up on these with the different departments.
• Making the Accounting service and controls more generic and reusable, avoiding exceptions.
• Exemplify the “Orange” behaviours (values of ING) and  convey this to your direct colleagues.
• Supporting onboardings, ad-hoc requests and change projects.
• SOX compliant and aligned with Minimum Standards and cover together with the control roles all audit related items that are key for the quality of the service delivery.
• Stakeholder Engagement - Identify and manage stakeholders (both internal as external), finding out their needs/issues/concerns and reacting to these to support the communication of business information and decisions.

How to succeed

We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself. 

Acting as the organisation’s authority in the following technical skill areas:

• Current residency in the Netherlands
• University / Postgraduate degree
• 7+ years of relevant work experience in a complex accounting environment (preference in banking or BIG4).
• Finance knowledge and expertise – Experience Financial Accounting & Reporting in the financial service industry.
• Policy and Regulation - Interprets and applies comprehensive knowledge of IFRS and banking laws, regulations and policies. Preferable experience in the area of Lending, Trade Finance and Payment products and regulations.
• Builds Customer Loyalty - Works to make every customer interaction positive by leaving the customer feeling understood, appreciated, and confident in the organization's ability.
• Compliance Management - Uses technical guidance to achieve full compliance with applicable rules and regulations in management and/or operations.
• Customer Service Delivery - Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills in meeting high customer service standards.
• Managing Change - Uses knowledge and skills while applying a change mindset to the execution and monitoring of business activities during times of change.

You have the following key behavioural skills:

• Collaborate - Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer Focus - Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions. Uses customer feedback and data to drive continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate self-awareness - Uses a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Drive Results - Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances. Builds a strong sense of urgency to exceed goals and beat deadlines.
• Ensure accountability - Holds self accountable to meet commitments.
• Instil trust - Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Nimble learning - Learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Optimizes Work Processes - Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.

Rewards & benefits 

We want to make sure that it’s possible for you to strike the right balance between your career and your private life. You can find out more about our employment conditions here.  

The benefits of working with us at ING include: 

• A salary indication of 4.800 - 6.370 EUR gross based on 40 hours per week excl benefits, tailored to your qualities and experience
• 12-month contract, with view to extend and a 40 hour workweek
• Individual leave: 24+2 individual holiday days based on 36 hr workweek
• Diversity leave: 3 days per year (1,5 paid, 1,5 unpaid)
• CSR days: up to 2 days per year to actively engage in society by volunteering
• 13th month salary
• 8% Holiday payment
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
• Mobility card
• Attractive pension scheme
• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation

Want to apply directly?

Upload your CV and motivation letter by clicking the “Apply” button. 

Please note, multiple interview steps involving various business stakeholders will be part of the selection process.

About us

With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there is no shortage of opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people take a step ahead in life and in business. Do you want to work at the cutting edge of what’s possible and at the same time ensure you work with integrity and hold the customer’s interests at heart? Do you want to be surrounded by progressive, inspiring, diverse and supportive colleagues? Then there is no better place to invest your talents than at ING. Join us and apply today!