Accounting/Finance Manager

Kemin is a privately owned family company operating in 120 countries. Committed to feed and food safety, Kemin maintains top-of-the-line manufacturing facilities where over 500 specialty ingredients are made for humans and animals. To take the driven finance team in Herentals to the next level, we are looking for an Accounting/Finance Manager to ensure all accounting entries for the Belgian legal entities are in line.

The biggest challenges as Accounting/Finance Manager:

• Leading a team of 3 FTE’s in the accounts payable functions for different entities
• Responsible for the monthly and year end closing procedures for several Kemin entities in different business units
• Preparation and filing of the annual accounts with specifications and notes
• Conducting the declaration of Corporate Income tax
• Assist with correspondence from taxing authorities regarding, assessments, tax notices, audits requests, and other related issues
• Offer support in the preparation for tax compliancy matters ex. transfer pricing documentations and Local/ Master file
• Preparation of VAT & Intrastat listings in view of the VAT declarations
• Ensure VAT and other direct tax compliance with regulations
• Manage the Accounts Payable team to ensure all transactional invoice and payments processing are correctly and timely done, in line with internal Accounting manual and Kemin guidelines
• Support the audit activities by preparing the information requirements for internal and external audits.
• Managing and preparing documentation for the workers council
• Offer support in budget preparations and with internal control processes & procedures
• Signaling risks and report them to the Financial Controller
• Implement improvement opportunities in operational financial processes and administrative processing

The ideal profile as an Accounting/Finance Manager has:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in accountancy/TAX or equivalent by experience
• Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience
• Working knowledge of accounting principles, regulatory standards (BE GAAP, USGAAP), Finance policies and procedures
• Understanding of VAT and corporate tax matters
• Hands on team player
• Accurate, punctual and flexible person
• Able to work with and towards deadlines
• Very strong knowledge of MS office package, knowledge of Infor M3 is a plus
• Good communication skills verbally and written in English

What you will get in return:

• A competitive financial package- in addition to your salary, a company car, bonus opportunities, and fringe additional benefits.
• Continued learning opportunities- Kemin offers tuition reimbursement and recently launched a corporate university with online and in-person training opportunities for growth and development throughout your entire career.

If you are driven, ambitious and want to take the next step in your career, this is the role for you. Great growth opportunities and an interesting salary package within a fast-growing environment.
Don’t hesitate and apply now for the role as Accounting/Finance Manager.

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