Senior GL Accountant

Are you an experienced accountant, with a passion for finance and looking to take your career to the next level? Barco, a global leader in innovative visualization solutions, is seeking a Senior GL Accountant to join our finance team.

Our finance department has a strong reputation inside and outside Barco. At Barco, we believe in fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment where your skills and expertise can truly shine. As a Senior GL Accountant, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financial records, contributing to our continued success and growth. You will become part of the EMEA accounting team with a scope of 10 legal entities across the EMEA region (Belgium, Germany, France, UK, Norway and Spain). Additionally, our team provides support to and works closely together with the local regional accounting teams across the globe.  As we have recently migrated to SAP S/4HANA, you will play a key role in leveraging this new system to enhance our financial processes and reporting.

If you are passionate about accounting and eager to make a meaningful impact, we invite you to apply and become a part of our journey towards excellence.

Your key responsibilities:

• Coordinate the month-end closing process in line with the Barco closing calendar & checklist, considering key policies and procedures in accordance with IFRS
• Can interpret and perform more complex accounting transactions (e.g. payroll processing, provisions, margin and inventory postings…) and support peer accountants and accounting administrators
• Perform periodic account reconciliations and take ownership of the balance sheet for the entities in scope
• Preparation of local GAAP annual accounts and appendices (where applicable) and able to interact with international accounting firms
• Act as a sparring partner for the finance business partners and business controllers
• Prepare the quarterly and yearly consolidation package and liaise with the consolidation team
• Support in the preparation of internal and external audits
• Support digital automation projects in the accounting/finance domain
• Represent the accounting domain in various meetings with internal stakeholders of different functions/departments

Your profile:

• A BSc or MSc degree in Accountancy/Finance
• Systems and process savvy, good excel knowledge and SAP/ERP experience
• Have a good understanding of the concept profit and cost centers
• Can deal with complexity, can prioritize and able to manage and respect corporate deadlines
• Good writing and verbal communication skills, in English and Dutch
• Attention to detail and good analytical skills