Accountant for international law firm Brussels

Our client is a global law firm with offices worldwide. For their human-sized office in Brussels they are currently recruiting an Accountant who will be working in a team of 3.

Purpose of the role:

• To ensure and reinforce the efficient operation of all aspects of the Finance function in the Brussels Office
• To ensure full compliance of the Belgian tax & VAT legislations for the Brussels Office financial operations
• To report to the Brussels Accounting Manager, to work closely with the Brussels Partners and with the Firmwide Billing & Collections Group

Tasks & responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assisting with the overall finance function within the firm’s Brussels Office; ensuring integrity of accounting data and adherence to accounting principles and controls
• Responsible for the preparation and filing of the monthly VAT return
• Overseeing internal controls regarding accounts payable, cash receipts, general ledger including bank reconciliations, electronic banking, etc.
• Assisting with the Brussels finance function which includes accounts payable, billing, ensuring compliance with internal billing and clients’ billing protocols, credit control, and client recovery positions.
• Overseeing and assisting with overall internal control and auditing of authorisation for expenditure
• In conjunction with Brussels Partners and the Accounting Manager routinely and actively monitoring inventory and report regularly to the Firmwide Billing and Collections Group
• Assisting with the preparation of the annual expense budget and the monthly expense variance report
• Responsible for the tracking and reporting of all Brussels Office fixed assets with reconciliations to general ledger and reconciliations to actual physical inventory; overseeing physical inventory of computer equipment, furniture and fixtures and leasehold improvements; ensuring compliance with local office taxing authority rules for fiscal depreciation and write-off of fixed assets
• Assisting with external tax advisors for the preparation of the professional tax return and the preparation and filing of tax forms

Profile:

Technical skills:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Accounting
• Fluency in English (oral and written), a good knowledge of Dutch or French is a plus
• Minimum 3 years of experience in accounting
• Previous working experience in an international law firm would obviously be a great plus
• In-depth knowledge of Belgian accounting processes, VAT legislation and good understanding of tax implications
• Knowledge of/or experience with Elite Enterprise and/or 3E is a strong asset and Chrome River Expense/Invoice. If not, knowledge of an ERP Software such as Oracle or SAP is a minimum
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular: Outlook, Word, advanced Excel skills

Soft skills:

• Ability to work with a lot of attention to detail & accuracy
• Ability to prioritise and multitask assignments
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills: ability to communicate with senior-level attorneys, partners, staff, suppliers and external parties
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the appropriate discretion
• Strong organisational skills
• Capacity to work work independently as well as part of a team
• Aptitude to cope and work effectively under pressure and with sometimes conflicting demands
• Diplomatic, resourceful and positive attitude; ability to adapt to different situations and personalities

Offer:

• Permanent contract
• Full-time
• Starting date: to be discussed
• Working hours: 37.5h/week, 2 homeworking days/week (post-corona)
• Competitive salary package, including luncheon vouchers, ecocheques, health insurance, reimbursement of transport costs (or a free parking), etc.
• Solid, professional and a really pleasant team to work in!
• The opportunity to work in a truly international and multicultural environment where diversity, inclusion and a good work/life balance are part of the core values.