Finance Officer

Accord Healthcare; Brussel; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Accord Healthcare Belgium is seeking a Finance Officer to handle accounting and controlling for Belgium, reporting to the Finance Director of Belgium, France & The Netherlands. You will ensure accurate booking of invoices, master data maintenance, payments, bank processing, and close activities while partnering with management.

Required are a Bachelor’s in finance, 5+ years’ experience, advanced Excel, SAP familiarity, and strong English, Dutch and French communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance.
• At least 5 years of experience in finance, ideally in a multi-cultural environment.
• Fully conversant with Microsoft Office with advanced Excel.
• Experience with ERP systems; SAP experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of BI tools (Power BI) and automation in finance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English, Dutch and French.
• Well organized with the ability to plan and manage workload.
• Team player with flexibility to complete key tasks.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring accurate and timely booking of vendor invoices and act as point of contact for vendors.
• Maintaining and updating vendor and customer master data.
• Processing of employee expense notes.
• Preparing and processing payments to vendors and ensuring timely payments.
• Daily processing of bank transactions and reporting of bank balances.
• Recording, posting and reconciling customer payments and penalties.
• Conducting close activities including depreciation and accruals.
• Sales reporting and analysis (weekly/monthly).
• Handling discounts and rebates (GTN) analysis and posting.
• Inventory reconciliation, analysis and reporting.
• Inventory provision calculations and cooperation with supply and commercial teams.
• Providing analysis and recommendations to Management as a business partner.
• Delivering standard and ad hoc analysis and reporting (HC, OpEx, P&L).
• Participating in planning and control cycles (budget and forecasts).

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Multicultural environment

English–Dutch–French communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Reporting to the Finance Director of Belgium, France & The Netherlands, the Finance officer is responsible for all accounting and controlling related activities for Belgium.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring accurate and timely booking of vendor invoices and act as point of contact for vendors
• Accurately maintaining and updating vendor and customer master data
• Processing of employee expense notes
• Preparing and process payments to vendors and ensure timely payments
• Daily processing of bank transactions and reporting of bank balances
• Ensuring accurate and timely booking and clearing of customer payments
• Ensure accurate and timely recording, posting, reconciliation and reporting of penalties
• Perform closing activities (incl. running depreciation and posting accruals)
• Responsible for sales reporting and analysis (weekly / monthly)
• Ensure accurate and timely calculation, posting and analysis of Discounts and rebates (GTN)
• Responsible for inventory reconciliation, analysis and reporting
• Accurate and timely calculation of inventory provision, out-of-stock analysis and support in liquidation plans in cooperation with supply and commercial teams
• Providing analysis and recommendations to Management, acting as business partner
• Provide standard and ad hoc analysis and reporting (incl. HC, OpEx and P&L) for management
• Responsible for planning- and control cycle (incl. budget and forecasts)

The Person

• Bachelor’s degree in finance
• At least 5 years of experience in finance, ideally in a multi-cultural environment
• Fully conversant with Microsoft Office - advanced Excel skills
• Understanding of accounting principles
• Experience and an affinity with ERP systems, SAP experience is a plus
• Understanding of BI tools (e.g., Power BI) and automation in finance.
• Experience in pharmaceutical company would be a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, Dutch and French
• Well organized and efficient, with the ability to plan and control workload
• Capable of working on his/her own initiative
• Team player demonstrating maximum flexibility as required to complete key tasks

The Rewards

In return, we offer a competitive salary and rewards package. Not to mention the opportunity to bring real added value in a new role in Belgium and within a progressive and expanding business, at an exciting time of growing international reach.