Senior GL Accountant

Function

Barco’s finance department has a strong reputation inside and outside Barco. Barco’s EMEA accounting team is looking for a (Senior) GL Accountant to strengthen the finance team in Kortrijk.

You have a profound experience in accounting?
You are ambitious and looking for a new challenge in an international environment?
You want to work in/as a team supporting each other while fostering personal strengths?

Then you might be the colleague we are looking for !

Key Responsibilities

• Work in a team of (GL) accountants managed by the EMEA Finance Director, who you will be reporting to
• Coordinate the month-end closing process in line with the Barco closing calendar & checklist, taking into consideration key policies & procedures
• Can interpret & perform more complex accounting transactions 
• Perform periodic account reconciliations and take ownership for the balance sheet for a set of companies in EMEA
• Preparation of local GAAP annual accounts and appendices and able to interact with external accounting firms.
• Able to interact with internal stakeholders such as Finance Business Partners, controllers and the consolidation team
• Support in the preparation of internal and external audits  
• Are improvement driven and willing to participate & support in further digitalisation/automation of the Accounting/Finance domain.
• Are not afraid to challenge the status-quo and propose changes and process standardization
• Represent the accounting domain in various meetings with internal stakeholders of different functions/departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelors/Master’s degree in accounting and gained a profound experience
• 4-7 years experience in a relevant function, worked in accounting firm is a plus
• Fluent in Dutch & a good English knowledge (company’s main language) 
• Eager to stay up to date with accounting trends and own development
• Systems and process savvy, good Excel knowledge is a must; SAP (ECC/ ByD) experience is a plus
• Interested in detailed analysis, while keeping a helicopter view
• Can deal with complexity, can prioritize, and able to manage & respect corporate deadlines
• You are hands-on, no-nonsense approach

Let’s wow you with:​

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• A variety of inhouse trainings at our Barco University so you can continuously grow & learn as a professional.​
• A healthy working environment with interesting workshops, sport activities and many more options as we care about your wellbeing. ​
• The opportunity to work for an international market leader where innovation matters.​
• A competitive salary package.​