Accounting Officer (General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Leases) for NATO with security clearance

Wlgroup; Brussel; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Wlgroup in Brussels is seeking an experienced accountant to support general ledger and asset accounting, including lease accounting, and to help with month-end and year-end close.

You will ensure accuracy, compliance with accounting standards, and strength internal controls, while guiding a small finance team in a busy period of the financial year. This on-site role requires professional English.

Qualifications

• Solid general ledger and fixed asset accounting experience, leases included.
• Hands-on experience running month-end and year-end closes.
• A firm grasp of internal controls and accounting standards.
• Experience guiding or supervising a small finance team.
• Professional English.

Responsibilities

• Help the section lead run daily general ledger and asset accounting, including property, plant and equipment and lease accounting.
• Ensure transactions are processed accurately and on time.
• Prepare financial reports and analysis.
• Keep internal controls working and the books compliant with accounting standards.
• Coordinate the month-end and year-end close.
• Improve accounting processes and systems, and guide colleagues through problems as they come up.

Skills

General ledger

Fixed asset accounting

Month-end close

Internal controls

Professional English

Job description

Year-end is coming. The ledger needs someone who has done this before.

A multinational defence organisation in Brussels needs an experienced accountant to work alongside its section lead on the general ledger and asset accounting team - keeping the numbers right day to day and getting the books through month-end and year-end. Fully on site.

What you would be doing

• Helping the section lead run daily general ledger and asset accounting, property, plant and equipment and lease accounting included
• Making sure transactions are processed accurately and on time
• Preparing financial reports and analysis
• Keeping internal controls working and the books compliant with the accounting standards
• Coordinating the month-end and year-end close
• Improving accounting processes and systems, and guiding colleagues through problems as they come up

What you would bring

• Solid general ledger and fixed asset accounting experience, leases included
• Hands-on experience running month-end and year-end closes
• A firm grasp of internal controls and accounting standards
• Experience guiding or supervising a small finance team
• Professional English

Why this one is worth a look

A senior accounting seat with real responsibility at the busiest point of the financial year, and a standing framework behind it.