The team, position & mission:

As part of the finance organization of Digital Services Europe (DSE), the Accounting Manager will work with multiple stakeholders across all European entities / countries and be responsible for the accounting activities in Belgium and Luxembourg.

This includes the quality, completeness, and accuracy of entity balance sheets, statutory reporting including the preparation and review of statutory annual accounts and all internal and external reporting to the authorities in the countries. 

The Accounting Manager will manage and guide a young and multicultural accounting team in Belgium & Luxembourg.

The Accounting Manager will report to the Finance Director in Belgium and have a dotted line to the Regional Accounting Manager.

Your key areas of responsibility as an Accounting Manager:

• Working closely with, HR, Controlling department.
• Providing day-to-day guidance, support, and supervision to the accounting team. This includes approving month-end journals, reviewing month-end reconciliations of balance sheet accounts and trial balance, etc.
• Building strong relationships with external auditors and advisors who support various accounting services (tax, payroll etc.)
• Ensuring all any statutory compliance activities are completed in a timely manner.
• Managing accounting team across BeLux entities.

As an ideal candidate you have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is preferred, as well as a professional qualification (certified/qualified accountant, or similar).
• Excellent communication skills with fluency in French and English. Dutch is a plus!
• Preferably at least 5 years of related experience, including practical accounting and finance operations’ experience within complex multi-national environments.
• Technical accounting knowledge of IFRS.
• Knowledge of LuxGAAp.
• Knowledge of Belgian and Luxembourgish CIT and VAT.
• Experience of managing and leading people

Critical Competencies for success:

• Ability to work within a complex and fast paced environment.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and independently take critical decisions.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills, working with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

Other personal characteristics:

• Proven leadership skills and able to drive change.
• Motivated with the capacity to work under pressure in a dynamic organisation.
• Good team player and open mindedness.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.

What we offer you:

• Hybrid ways of working with access to our modern & collaborative offices in Brussels
• We may work with tomorrow’s technology, but at our core we are a people-oriented organization and we are proud to have our Great Place to Work certification 
• An open and inclusive culture, that enables us to reach our full potential
• A community of experts - as Digital Natives, we put innovation at the heart of our expertise
• Read more about the benefits we offer here 

About Orange Business:

Orange Business is a leading network and digital integrator company with offices in 65 countries worldwide, and part of the Orange Group.

Digital Services, a business line of Orange Business is a newly created division within Orange Business. In Europe the business line consists of approximately 1500 people distributed across 9 countries. We are digital natives, with innovation at the core of our business, which makes us a reliable partner close to our customers. Our joint mission is to help innovate, drive and lead them in their digital transformation challenges and business strategies in key digital domains, including Cloud, Customer Experience, Digital Workspace and Data & AI. As an agile and fast-moving digital business partner, the business line offers trusted end-to-end solutions and products that help businesses in a wide range of industries in the private and public sector transform their operations, enhance customer experience, and drive growth.

The process:
We screen applications on an ongoing basis, with the aim of conducting conversations and interviews as we receive them.

Interested but feel that you don´t match the criteria 100%? We encourage you to apply anyway! We believe in the potential of diverse skill sets, perspectives and individuality. We want to encourage everyone to be their authentic selves and your unique capabilities may align perfectly with our team's needs! Your perfect match might be the next job we are announcing, so why not have a head start and apply now!

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