Job Description
You’re responsible for the closing and financial reporting of our plant in Vilvoorde. This includes:
Challenging the assumptions/targets used in the budget and forecasting process;
Supervise the month-end closing process;
Support in the validation of actual monthly results reported to the BU and Group, investigate and resolve anomalies and unusual trends;
Managing, reviewing and monitoring the cost accounting process to control current, and plan for, future operations;
Commenting and explaining, on a monthly basis, plant results (financial and non-financial) through reporting;
Monthly review and analysis of all plant costs & challenges these with management;
Support the plant controller in reviewing requests for investments;
Responsible and accountable for the accurate application of accounting principles (local and group). Manages the financial system in the plant, keeping the ERP system in line with business requirements;
Accountable and responsible for improvement of the financial and business reporting processes (reducing complexity or avoiding non-value adding processes).
Next to this, you also have to support our Group tax, risk and legal department. This includes:
Implementing the optimal transfer pricing policy with our legal and tax department.;
Provide these internal customers the necessary information so they can manage the relationship with the tax authorities, and the statutory auditors;
Ensuring full compliance with group and business unit policies and internal control procedures
Assisting in the implementation of a control environment that ensures the mitigation of financial and business risks (errors, misuse of assets, fraud, ...);
Ensuring internal audit findings are properly and timely addressed.
Qualifications
You have a master’s degree
You have minimum 2 years of relevant experience, ideally in one of the big 4.
You are flexible, open-minded and able to work in a team as well as independently.
You have an excellent critical mindset and analytical skills.
You have strong communication skills.
You have good knowledge of IT tools, including Microsoft Excel. Experience with SAP and/or HFM Hyperion is a plus
Good knowlegde of Dutch and English
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