General Ledger Accountant

Job description

The foundations of a high-performing Finance department have been laid. We are now ready to take the next step and build out the team with additional expertise and experience. That’s where you come in. You will be responsible for maintaining and controlling the books from a to z of several legal entities with which you will work closely together. You will become a core player in a young, dynamic team genuinely passionate about its work.



YOUR ROLE

• Lead the monthly & year-end closing processes
• Prepare asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Summarize current financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other reports.
• Document financial transactions for several legal entities.
• Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents and ensuring that financial statements and records comply with laws and regulations.
• Prepare and ensure timely filing of accounts and tax returns
• Support external statutory and fiscal audits.
• Guide accounting staff by coordinating activities, providing training, and answering questions.
• Develop procedures and controls to ensure accuracy, standardize, and/or simplify processes.

Criteria

• You hold a Bachelor degree in Accounting.
• Minimum three years of working experience in accounting.
• Experience in working with financial software and Excel, knowledge of PowerBi is a plus
• Passionate about finance and tax.
• Able to adapt quickly to changes and can handle multiple priorities concurrently.
• Fluent in French and/or Dutch, English is a must
• You are analytical and accurate and have solid data-gathering skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, which make you a great communicator.

Offer

• You will work in a strongly growing organization whose core business is permanent innovation and digitalisation. Our communication lines are short, so we remain agile.
• The Finance team works mainly out of the Sisu offices in Antwerp. However, depending on your situation, you can work partly from home or out of one of our other offices.
• We are proud of our flexible working arrangements. These arrangements allow us to support you in building a successful career without requiring you to sacrifice your personal priorities.
• At Sisu, we are passionate about the inclusion and support of individuals of all groups; we do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability status