Accounting Manager | Group HQ

Ideal Standard is a leading manufacturer of bathroom products in Europe and MENA, providing a broad range of branded products for residential and non-residential end-markets in more than 20 countries. For over 100 years, our mission has been one of Innovation and Design to make life better for our customers.

We are currently looking to recruit an experienced Accounting Manager to play a key role in the daily financial management in the headquarters and within an international complex environment, including:

• Daily and month-end financial closing activities

-Manage general accounting and cut-off activities in complex international environment

-Cooperate/coordinate with different accountants abroad within the group finance professionals at the headquarters

-Reconcile the accounts (e.g. inter-company, confirmations, etc.)

-Coordinate the payroll accounting and related reconciliations

-Take full ownership of and prepare the monthly Balance Sheet Review

-Ensure continuous improvement of the internal control in cooperation with the Corporate Controlling Team

-Process daily automated transactions (in relationship with other departments like the Treasury and the Shared Service Centre)

• Year-end Audit and Quarterly Reviews: handle full auditors requests
• Projects: participate in important projects around SAP and internal control together with the Consolidation, Corporate Controlling & IT departments
• Prepare and file the Belgian Statutory Accounts (with Transfer Pricing Approach)

We are looking for:

• Preferably Master's Degree in Economics. Bachelor Degree in Accounting is a minimum requirement. CPA is an advantage.
• Experience in a similar position within a group of entities involving complex accounting management
• Excellent knowledge of tax, VAT and other statutory requirements
• Fluent in English with good working knowledge of French and/or Dutch
• Experience with Belgian GAAP is a must and exposure to IFRS is an asset
• Able to report numbers in a clear and concise way
• Advanced SAP FICO experience is an absolute requirement
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office 2010, especially MS Excel
• Proven track record of improving processes, BPS & KPI’s
• Excellent communication skills: able to interact and influence a large number of stakeholders in a decentralized structure
• Dynamic, energetic and proactive; able to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Prior experience in managing direct reports is an asset

We look forward to hearing from you!

Due to volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks of application. All inquiries and applications will be treated with the utmost discretion.

NOTE TO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES: We do NOT accept unsolicited headhunter or agency resumes/CVS. Headhunters and recruitment agencies may NOT submit resumes/CVs through LinkedIn (or any other online platform) or directly to HR, managers and staff members. Ideal Standard is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs or applications and explicitly reserve its right to contact candidates presented in such unsolicited CV or application.

Ideal Standard is a leading manufacturer of bathroom products in Europe and MENA, providing a broad range of branded products for residential and non-residential end-markets in more than 20 countries. We manufacture products for all of the major product categories in the bathroom products market with an annual turnover of around 725 Mio and we believe our comprehensive offering differentiates us from our competitors. We enjoy leading market positions in many of the largest bathroom products markets in Europe and MENA. We sell our products under a series of well-known international and national brands including Ideal Standard, Porcher, Armitage Shanks, and Vidima. We operate a number of manufacturing plants across Europe and in Egypt, and we employ over 7,000 people across our business. For over 100 years, our mission has been one of Innovation and Design to make life better for our customers.