Junior Corporate Accountant

LET’S TALK ABOUT THE JOB!
As the Junior Corporate Accountant, you will assist the Senior Manager Consolidation & Corporate Accounting in the preparation of periodical and yearly stand-alone and consolidated financial statements, maintaining and controlling the accounts of the group’s holding and financing companies.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES!

Corporate Accounting of Holding & Financing entities

• You prepare the accounting general ledger transactions for our corporate holding and financing entities.
• You prepare the related monthly trial balances and general ledger reconciliations, periodical (interim) and statutory annual accounts.
• You interact with Shurgard’s auditors with regard to the preparation and sign-off of these accounts.
• You prepare monthly and yearly VAT returns for some of our corporate entities.
• You resolve and highlight accounting discrepancies and irregularities, prepare and process vendor payments for the entities that are within the scope of your responsibilities.

Treasury

• You prepare, maintain, and reconcile with counterparts intra group and external borrowing schedules and support the timely notification and payment of interest and principal loan repayments.
• You follow-up on the daily cash-pool movements.
• You support the bank administration process.

Process and systems

• You ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with group policies and procedures.
• You identify possible improvements of accounting control procedures.
• You participate in various control systems that apply to the holding and financing entities.
• You enhance existing documentation and processes.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR SKILLS!

• You are hands-on and willing to learn and understand all detailed aspects of the job.
• You can analyze, interpret, describe, and document changes in company structure and complex transactions and have a proactive attitude.
• You show flexibility and are open to change and take ownership of dedicated tasks.
• You actively seek opportunities for self-development and learning.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR PROFILE!

• You hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or economics.
• You recently graduated or had a first professional experience in accounting, financial controlling, consolidation or reporting.
• You have first working knowledge of Belgian or Luxembourg accounting principles, with and some basic knowledge of IFRS being a plus.
• You have a fluent working knowledge of English. Good French and / or Dutch language skills are considered an asset.
• You have a good working knowledge of MS Office applications in general and Excel skills in particular. Basic knowledge of SAP S/4 Hana Public Cloud is considered as a strong asset.

And colleagues? Well, they are very important to you too. You like sharing and collaborating. You want to contribute to a fun and constructive work climate. And needless to say, you love to learn and to develop your knowledge and skills.