GL Accountant

Job Description

The GL Accountant is responsible for accurate and punctual accounting and financial reporting of the BU’s concerned in-line with company’s standards and local legislation.

Financial administration & Control

• Ensures accurate and timely financial closing and reporting in line with company standards.
• Actively contributes to improving accounting processes and makes suggestions for continuous improvement.
• Participates in projects to increase efficiency.
• Ensures and executes a reliable and punctual financial administration including proper filing, which includes all accounting responsibilities: general ledger, fixed assets, provisions, deferrals, VAT, ICO reconciliations, monitoring cash levels, periodical closing.
• Solves any irregularities and deviations independently, investigates and intervenes when necessary and takes appropriate and punctual actions, seeking the assistance of higher management when needed.
• Aligns general ledger accounting practices to support budgeting and forecasting.
• All the above for a French and Italian group entity.

Reporting

• Produces periodical financial reports and information (monthly, quarterly, yearly and on request) in accordance with the company’s standards and local legislation, to keep management informed.
• Produces the final balance sheet and profit-and-loss account and analyses.
• Produces the statutory accounts and tax return for the external accountants and auditors and assists with financial and fiscal audits.
• Conducts statutory and statistics reporting in compliance with the company’s standards and legal legislation.

Contacts

• Collects information from internal departments to gather, analyze, and interpret relevant financial information and to assure correct project provisioning.
• Responds adequately to queries from the company regarding financials.
• Proactively informs the Financial and Business Controller on relevant trends and developments.
• Closely liaises with different teams within the company: line management, accounts receivable, treasury, controllers, external accountants, and auditors

Additional activities

• Carries out any other general work-related tasks that are necessary and in the company’s interest.

Qualifications

• An accounting degree (bachelor’s degree in business management (accountancy & tax), master's degree in commercial sciences, economics or finance).
• A first proven experience in a similar accounting role (minimum 2-3 years experience) and strong technical accounting skills.
• Excellent communication skills in Dutch & English. French is a plus.
• Experience with SAP S/ 4HANA  accounting software is a plus and a good command of MS Office, especially Excel, to facilitate data analysis.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Effective problem-solving skills to identify and correct financial discrepancies
• Ability to prioritize and meet tight deadlines in a dynamic and rapidly changing work environment.

Additional Information

What do we offer you?

• You will work closely together with other Movu stars in an open and enthusiastic environment with growth opportunities.
• The necessary freedom and possibility to take initiative. 
• An intensive training by experienced people.
• An attractive salary in an international environment with benefits: 
  • Group & health insurance
  • Meal vouchers (8€)
  • Laptop
  • iPhone + subscription
  • Car + charging pass
  • 20 days of vacation plus 12 extra days for working a full year on 40h-workweek instead of 38h (32 leave days in total)
• Satellite office in Berchem ( Antwerp )

Unsolicited representations by third parties (recruitment agencies, headhunters, ...) of CVs via mail and/or telephone for our vacancies are considered as direct applications where no compensation is provided to the third party. Any T&Cs from these third parties will not be accepted unless upon signature of the T&Cs by a person in charge of HR. Candidates remain registered in the system for 12 months and cannot be proposed again during this period.