Head of Corporate Accounting

Are you an experienced Accounting Manager seeking your next exciting challenge? Do you excel at modernizing processes through technology and automation? Join a dynamic international insurance company located in the heart of Brussels as the Head of Corporate Accounting.

You will report directly to the Group Director Accounting & Finance Operations, playing a vital part in shaping and enhancing the company's financial operations. This position offers significant opportunities for growth, development, and meaningful impact within the organisation.

Some of your responsibilities:

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes while ensuring accurate reconciliations, provisions, accruals, and journal entries.
• Deliver timely and high-quality financial reporting for local accounting (BGAAP) and group purposes (IFRS).
• Optimize key operational processes such as expense notes, accounts payable, cost reporting, and treasury back-office to improve efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and internal policies while supporting regulatory reporting teams.
• Prepare statutory accounts and coordinate audits with external auditors.
• Manage a team of 5 professionals across general ledger, AP/AR, fixed assets, etc., fostering a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with Consolidation, Treasury, Investment teams, Tax, and HR departments to align financial strategies and provide technical accounting advice.
• Respond to ad-hoc queries from senior management, external auditors, or regulators promptly.
• Provide guidance on BEGAAP and IFRS accounting policies while contributing to various projects that enhance financial operations or compliance efforts.

Your profile

• You have a bachelor or master’s degree in Finance or Business administration;
• You have at least 7 years relevant working experience within the financial services sector (experience within the insurance sector is a plus), including experience in managing a small team.
• You have a good knowledge of accounting both under Belgian GAAP and IFRS, supplemented with specialized knowledge in the following areas: insurance accounting (under IFRS17), hedge accounting and impairment analysis (IFRS9)
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle Netsuite, SAP, Onestream) is a plus. You have strong analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills
• You are proactive, take initiative and show willingness to learn
• You are a team player and able to work independently
• You are fluent in English and in French/Dutch

What is offered

• The possibility of (maximum 50%) home working;
• A no nonsense, dynamic, multicultural working environment;
• Development opportunities through training and coaching programs;
• A company car and charging card;
• An interesting and extensive salary package (including meal vouchers, eco vouchers, hospitalization, disability and group insurance, additional child benefit, mobile allowance and intervention in the internet reimbursement, ...);
• Easy access to public transport with a transport reimbursement or transportation allowance.

If you're passionate about making an impact in a global organisation while enjoying flexibility and professional growth opportunities, we’d love to hear from you!

Robert Walters Belgium is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.