Chief Accountant

Offer

• Permanent contract on start-up.
• A versatile position with the necessary support and growth opportunities and room for initiative within a flexible, enthusiastic working environment.
• A market-conforming salary, a favourable holiday arrangement and an attractive package of extra-legal benefits.
• You will be part of a diverse team of 4 people: a debtor management officer, assistant bookkeeper, controller and the Finance Manager.

Job description

• You are responsible for carrying out the complete bookkeeping from A to Z for one company:
• You monitor balance sheet accounts: you check and analyse the various accounts and provisions;
• You book and check bank transactions, sales invoices and expense receipts;
• You check the analytical distribution of the costs;
• You take care of the input of outgoing payments in ISABEL;
• You monitor and report on the status of the supplier accounts on a weekly and monthly basis;
• You follow up the loans and the financing of the projects;
• You carry out closing activities on a monthly and quarterly basis and prepare reconciliations;
• You help ensure that legal accounting and tax rules are respected at all times, and participate in audits;
• You work actively and inventively on optimisations and automations aimed at financial processes;
• You report directly to the Finance Manager.

Our client is a social housing company, with projects in Antwerp and Ghent.

Profile

• You have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in an economic field;
• You have at least 5 years of experience in general accounting. The monthly closing of the accounts has no secrets for you;
• You have an excellent knowledge of Dutch.
• You have strong communication skills, both written and oral;
• You can easily handle the common MS Office packages and you can quickly adapt to a new software package;
• You are independent but also a team player
• You like a proactive approach and you are result-oriented;
• You work accurately, are analytically strong and have excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• You like challenges, go for results and react flexibly to a changing environment.
• You look beyond the figures, you think and act with an entrepreneurial mindset.