Head of Corporate Accounting

Head of Corporate Accounting

Ageas

Brussels, Belgium

Your function

Financial Accounting & Closing:

• Ensure the operational processes (expense notes, accounts payable process, cost reporting, treasury back-office, …) are optimized;
• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes;
• Ensure timely and qualitative financial reporting for the various companies, both for local accounting (BGAAP) and for group purposes (IFRS);
• Oversee reconciliations, provisions, accruals, and journal entries;
• Ensure timely and qualitative management reporting on the actuals, forecasts and budgets (you will manage the forecast and budget process of the holding companies).

Regulatory & Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and internal policies;
• Prepare statutory accounts and coordinate with external auditors;
• Support regulatory reporting teams (e.g., NBB, ECB, FSMA in Belgium);
• Ensure adequacy of internal controls;
• Provide support in BGAAP and IFRS accounting policies;
• Provide support in various projects.

Internal Controls & Audit:

• Strengthen the internal control framework;
• Coordinate internal and external audits;
• Identify process weaknesses and implement corrective actions.

Team Leadership & Development:

• Manage a team of 5 people and develop accounting teams (general ledger, AP/AR, fixed assets, etc.);
• Foster a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement;
• Ensure proper workload distribution and team performance.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Drive digitalization and automation of accounting processes;
• Improve efficiency through system enhancements (ERP, consolidation tools);
• Standardize procedures and documentation.

Business partnering:

• Collaborate closely with Consolidation, Treasury and Investment teams, Tax and HR;
• Provide response to ad-hoc questions from senior management, external audit or regulators;
• Support management with financial insights and technical accounting advice.

Your profile

• You have a bachelor or master’s degree in Finance or Business administration;
• You have at least 7 years relevant working experience (experience in one of the big four audit firms is a plus);
• You have 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.