Sr Accountant - Antwerpen

Senior Accountant - Antwerp

Our client, a financially solid Belgian market leader within an international industrial group, offers you a stable yet forward-thinking environment where innovation and R&D are truly embedded in the business. As Senior Accountant, you work close to production and the real business story, combining operational accounting with process improvements and financial analyses. You will join a compact, driven finance team where the finance manager is hands-on and actively shares his expertise, giving you space to grow strongly in content and as a professional-without having to take on people management.

Benefits

• Broad, impactful role: Cover the full accounting spectrum (AP, AR, banks, payroll, leasing, investments, balance sheet and P&L) in a production-driven context where your work directly supports decision-making.
• Growth in expertise, not management: Deepen your knowledge in general and analytical accounting, VAT/Intrastat/Intracom, audits, tax files and modern ERP systems (Navision/Business Central) with close coaching from an experienced finance manager.
• Strong package & work-life balance: Full-time, challenging position in a small, motivated team, with 1 fixed homeworking day by agreement, a competitive salary with variable pay, and attractive extra-legal benefits.

Role Responsibilities

• End-to-end operational accounting: Take ownership of AP, AR, banks, payroll entries, leasing, investments and the preparation of balance sheet and P&L, ensuring accurate and timely figures that underpin the company's growth ambitions.
• Process optimisation & analyses: Identify improvement opportunities in accounting processes, participate in optimisation projects, and provide clear financial analyses that support management in steering the business.
• Compliance & reporting in an industrial context: Contribute to VAT, Intrastat and Intracomm listings, support audits and tax-related work, and help leverage the ERP environment (Navision/Business Central) to strengthen financial control within the production organisation.

Requirements

• Experienced accounting professional: Bachelor's degree in a financial-economic field (Accountancy, Taxation, Business Economics/TEW - Accountancy) and 5-15 years of relevant experience in accounting, preferably in industrial or production companies, allowing you to quickly take ownership and make a visible impact.
• Hands-on finance expert with ERP affinity: Strong knowledge of general and analytical accounting, hands-on in booking invoices, payment runs, bank transactions, payroll accounting and debtor management; proficient in Excel and accounting software, with experience in Navision/Business Central as a powerful plus to help professionalise the finance landscape.
• Reliable team player with language skills: You communicate clearly, work accurately and proactively, handle confidential information discretely, and enjoy working in a small, driven team; you are fluent in Dutch and English and can communicate in French with French-speaking customers, ideally living within about 30 minutes of Antwerp and seeking a long-term match without team management ambitions.