Senior Accountant Holding and Consolidation

Finance in Brussels (Groot-Bijgaarden), Belgium
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LET'S TALK ABOUT THE JOB

LET’S TALK ABOUT THE JOB!
As a Senior Accountant Holding and Consolidation, you will play a critical role in maintaining and controlling the stand-alone and consolidated financial statements of the group’s holding and financing companies. Working closely with the Consolidation Manager, you will engage in a variety of corporate accounting and consolidation tasks with the opportunity to gradually take on responsibilities that are currently managed by your superior. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop and enhance accounting skills within a dynamic environment, contributing significantly to our financial operations.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES!
Corporate Accounting of Holding & Financing entities

  • You oversee and manage the entire accounts payable process for our Guernsey and Luxembourg based holding and financing companies. This includes coding and processing of vendor invoices, preparing corresponding payments, highlighting and resolving accounting discrepancies and irregularities, and performing regular reconciliations of accounts payables transactions to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted.
  • You have the responsibility of managing and recording accruals to guarantee the precision of profit and loss statements for the entities that are within your scope. This encompasses accrual identification, their accurate recording, review, and adjustment until period-end reconciliation.
  • You assist in preparing and filing monthly and yearly VAT tax returns for Luxembourg entities, ensuring compliance with local and national regulations.
  • You ensure accurate and appropriate recording and analysis of general ledger transactions for our Guernsey and Luxembourg based holding and financing companies.
  • You review monthly trial balances and general ledger reconciliations, periodical (interim) and yearly annual accounts for them.
  • You interact/liaise with Shurgard’s auditors with regard to the preparation and sign-off of these accounts.

Consolidation and IFRS Accounting

  • You prepare and process periodical recharges from central support centers to the operating companies and ensure the corresponding intercompany eliminations.
  • You guarantee the meticulous documentation, measurement and recording of lease agreements in alignment with the IFRS 16 standard.
  • You act as a key contact for external auditors during the periodical and yearly audits.
  • You assist the Consolidation Manager in the preparation of the periodical and yearly stand-alone and consolidated financial statements of the group.
  • You demonstrate the ability and willingness to learn IFRS standards and consolidation technics from the Consolidation Manager.

Treasury

  • You manage, follow-up and record transactions on cash pooling and stand-alone bank accounts on a weekly basis and compare internal financial records against bank statements to ensure monthly accuracy. 

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Treasury

  • You prepare, maintain, and reconcile with counterparts all intra group and external borrowing schedules and ensure the timely notification and payment of interest and principal loan repayments.
  • You continuously monitor group’s cash flows to ensure sufficient liquidity for operational needs, identifying any potential shortfalls or surpluses in a timely manner, while maintaining a thorough understanding of all financing agreements.
  • You assist in the accurate calculation of financial covenants as outlined in loan agreements or other financial contracts but also in the preparation of the corresponding reports that document the organization's compliance status with respect to these financial covenants.

Process and systems

  • You collaborate on the maintenance of our consolidation software application (HFM) and the administration of the accounting system (JDE/SAP).
  • You proactively conduct ongoing evaluations of existing documentation and processes, striving for their enhancement. Simultaneously, you collaborate in efforts to augment the automation of the work files that support them, aiming to streamline efficiency and accuracy.
  • You ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted policies and procedures.
  • You establish and monitor the implementation and maintenance of accounting control procedures.
  • You participate in the fine tuning and roll out of various control systems that apply to the holding and financing companies.
  • You contribute to the improvements of the business reporting systems and tools.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR SKILLS!

  • You are hands-on and willing to learn and understand all detailed aspects of the job.
  • You have a shown track record of delivering on time and under time pressure.
  • You have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in all aspects of your work.
  • You show flexibility and are open to change and take ownership of dedicated tasks.
  • You have the ability to identify issues and discrepancies in financial statements and solve them efficiently.
  • You are willing to engage in self-development and learning opportunities.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR PROFILE!

  • You hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, or equivalent experience.
  • You have 3 to 5 years of professional experience in general ledger accounting.
  • You have a solid understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
  • You have knowledge in IFRS standards and consolidation techniques or a keen interest in acquiring this knowledge.
  • You have the ambition, ability and vision to increase your responsibilities.
  • You have a fluent working knowledge of English. Good French and/or Dutch language skills are considered as an asset.
  • You have a good working knowledge of MS Office applications in general and excellent Excel skills. Knowledge of SAP and HFM is a strong asset.

LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR OFFER

Shurgard offers you the opportunity to join the market leader in self-storage, and a dynamic team environment. In addition, we offer a competitive salary and generous extra-legal benefits.

CONTRACT TYPE

Permanent
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