Consolidation Manager Accountant

Consolidation Manager Accountant

Euroclear

Belgium

Role & responsibilities

The candidate will be in charge of the monthly group consolidations, ensure a timely and qualitative delivery of consolidation figures.

As part of your role:

• You will prepare and review the consolidated accounts with (revaluations, adjustments, eliminations, ...) for the various levels of consolidation, in compliance with Belgian GAAP and IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards);
• You will perform analysis of the group's entities results to ensure reliability of the input data into the consolidation tool;
• Liaising with internal stakeholders and group entities on accounting/consolidation issues (intercompany movements, accounting for specific transactions, liquidation, fusion,.....);
• Lead a small team of 2 persons.

This will include:

• the analysis of new/modified accounting policies and their impact on the consolidation;
• the monthly intercompany reconciliation process aiming at matching all intercompany transactions (P&L, balance sheet and Off balance sheet) between the Euroclear’s Group entities;
• the output follow-up, control and related reconciliations/investigations;
• the output reporting and related commentaries;
• the management and follow-up of the various requests aiming at improving the underlying processes;
• ensuring reconciliation of the accounts and internal controls documentation (FICA) on assigned items;
• the participation to the Continuous Improvement of all consolidation and intercompany processes such as architecture upgrades, updating of related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), etc.;
• the review and update of documentation of policies and procedures;
• the support to internal and external auditors;
• the maintenance of consolidation documentation on historical events;
• the support/help to GL team;
• the enhancement and ongoing improvement of the consolidation tool.

Required qualifications

• Education: Accounting/Finance/Economy degree or equivalent by experience;
• Good understanding of theoretical/practical aspects of accounting, ideally coupled with a good background in consolidation;
• Excellent analytical skills and well organised;
• Proficient user of the MS Office suite, especially Excel;
• Good knowledge of English. French and/or Dutch is a plus;
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team;
• Adaptable and able to work in a dynamic and changing environment;
• Good knowledge of IFRS/IAS will be an asset;
• Knowledge of financial instruments and related accounting lifecycle will be asset;
• Experience: 2 to 5 years in an accounting function, ideally with good experience in group consolidations.

Good to have:

• Experience in working with an integrated ERP system, preferably Oracle is an asset;
• Experience in working with Tagetik is an asset.