Financial Controller | Belgium - GTT Communications - Werk van thuis

Role Summary:

Financial Controller with main responsibility for countries within the EMEA region.

The Financial Controller is primarily responsible for all aspects of Financial control and management. This includes preparing both USGAAP management and local statutory financial accounts for all legal entities; VAT, Intrastat, CIT and other statutory reports/fillings, statutory audit, preparation of management reports, ad hoc. Reports and request etc. Also interacting with other departments, like Tax, Sales, Operations, etc

Internal Departments they will interact with:

Finance departments across all regions, sales, field operations, HR.

Main Responsibilities:

To support the Regional Finance organization in all aspects of finance.

More specific tasks but not limited to are:

To accurately put together entity accounts, books and records complying with Group
reporting standards, policies and procedures. This will be required on a monthly basis for
management reporting.

Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts (cash, intercompany, creditors, debtors, etc.)
Preparation of monthly accruals and prepayments
Preparation of monthly balance sheet and profit & loss control files
Preparation of monthly management accounts schedules including commentary on variances
potential opportunities and risks.
Assist for Fixed Assets preparation and reconciliation.
To accurately put together entity accounts complying with reporting standards governing
jurisdictions (i.e. local GAAP).
To administer VAT returns and any other local regulatory compliance items as directed by the FD.
To assist in any budgeting or forecasting that may be required.
Review central databases for accuracy and completeness (data cleansing)
Support on Completion of statutory returns
Preparation of cashflow forecasts, when requested
Statutory audit preparation work
Ad hoc project work and assistance

Ideal Candidate Profile:

Degree or Master in Accounting
Experience of Telecoms an advantage
Oracle experience desirable
Professional communication skills both written and verbal
Self-starter with the ability to work in a team and individually.
Assertive individual to manage processes and inter-departmental contacts effectively
Process orientated - committed to adhering to accepted process and able to recommend/communicate logical improvements to current processes
Experience of working in a medium to large corporate environment

Essential Criteria:

2-3 years of experience as a Financial Controller
Degree or Master in Accounting
Flemish and English language knowledge
Advanced Excel knowledge and knowledge of Accounting systems

Desirable Criteria:
Local GAAP knowledge
Experience from multinational environment
Oracle/Fusion and Blackline