Assistant Accountant

Working at ICF means applying a passion for meaningful work with intellectual rigor to help solve the leading issues of our day. Smart, compassionate, innovative, committed, ICF employees tackle unprecedented challenges to benefit people, businesses, and governments around the globe. We believe in collaboration, mutual respect, open communication, and opportunity for growth.

We are one of the leading integrated communication agencies specializing in public information campaigns across Europe. Our end-to-end, multi-channels, fully integrated communications offer includes strategy, creation and media planning, content marketing and editorial services, social media activities, media relations, stakeholder engagement and event organization. The in-house production teams specialize in digital solutions and are proud of 30 years’ experience with multilingual publications and a unique track record of audio-visual productions, honored with multiple awards.

We also specialize in helping European institutions and other international organizations to raise awareness about their policies and actions and engage with a variety of audiences. With the support of our global partner network, we can offer solutions for communication needs, in any medium and in any language, across the world.

Under the guidance of the Belgium Accounting Supervisor, you will be responsible for assisting with a broad range of duties that includes:

• Responsible for the day-to-day accounting and compliance execution for all Belgium legal entities

• Ensure accurate recording and reporting of financial transactions

• Preparation and posting of monthly general journals, including those for fixed assets, payroll etc.

• Preparation and posting prepayments and accruals

• Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including bank and intercompany reconciliations

• Preparation of month cash flow forecasts and liaising with Treasury team, to ensure sufficient funding

• Working knowledge and experience of dealing with multiple foreign exchange currencies

• Working closely with project controllers to ensure project returns are received in a timely manner and entered onto the system (Maconomy)

• Posting intercompany transactions including recharges and funding

• Raising intercompany recharge invoices

• Maintaining the fixed assets register and posting monthly additions, disposals and depreciation

• Assisting with P&L analytical review, monthly commentaries, as and when required

• Assisting with the statutory audit requirements and statutory accounts production

• Work and assist the Belgium Financial Controller and Supervisor to challenge, change and improve existing practices, to bring efficiencies in the way we operate

• Ensure all Group accounting policies and procedures are robustly adhered to and applied across the region

• Completion of VAT returns, as well as having a good working knowledge of Belgium VAT requirements, including domestic and foreign VAT implications

• Provide guidance on accounting processes for the relevant businesses

• Work with Tax and Treasury teams on related accounting and project initiatives. This could include setting up and maintaining accounting operations surrounding new branch operations of the relevant entities

• Working with fellow regional controllers and group accounting teams globally

• Is graduated from a Bachelor or Masters in Finance and Accounting

• Has an experience as accountant for at least 1-2 years with good knowledge of BE GAAP or an audit background and who would like to take up a new challenge in a multinational company

• Have a good understanding of US GAAP (desirable)

• Knowledge of an ERP system.  Previous experience with Maconomy ERP system, will be advantageous but is not essential

• IT proficient - the applicant should have intermediate MS Excel skills including Vlookup and Pivot tables, PowerBI etc

• Experience of working in a corporate environment, reporting to an overseas Head Office (desirable)

• Proven written and communication skills – the applicant should have the ability to communicate persuasively across a wide range of professional groups

• Fluent in French and a very good command of verbal and written English is essential

The successful candidate will clearly demonstrate the following qualities:

• Excellent time management skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• Sound business ethics, including the protection of proprietary and confidential information

• Excellent verbal, written, analytical and presentation skills

• Ability to work with all levels of internal staff, as well as outside clients and vendors

• High level of ability to perform tasks with minimum supervision

• Ability to organise and prioritise tasks under tight deadlines

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