Financial Accountant - FR-EN - Walloon Brabant

Michael Page; Mont-Saint-Guibert; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting a Financial Accountant for a fast-growing pharmaceutical client in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The role covers management accounting, month-end and year-end closing, statutory reporting, tax compliance, and audits in an international environment.

The position offers a hybrid working model. You will support external audits, prepare statutory accounts, ensure IFRS/GAAP compliance, and manage VAT and corporate tax declarations, contributing to timely and accurate financial

Qualifications

• Experience supporting external audits and statutory reporting.
• Strong knowledge of local GAAP and IFRS.
• Experience with VAT, Intrastat and corporate tax declarations.
• Ability to coordinate audit activities and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Support external audits and act as the main contact for auditors.
• Prepare audit schedules and year-end statutory accounts.
• Ensure compliance with local GAAP, IFRS, or other reporting standards.
• Coordinate audit timelines and respond to audit queries.
• Perform month-end close for management accounts.
• Ensure financial processing and approval procedures follow approved SOPs.
• Assist in preparing statutory financial statements for the entity under Local Accounting Standards.
• Prepare VAT, Intrastat and corporate tax declarations.
• Support initiatives to obtain tax subsidies.

Skills

Audit coordination

IFRS knowledge

Statutory reporting

VAT & tax declarations

Management accounting

Job description

As a Financial Accountant, you will support our client's Belgian operations, overseeing management accounting, month-end and year-end closing, statutory reporting, tax compliance, and external audits. The role offers the opportunity to work in an international, fast-growing pharmaceutical environment, based in Walloon Brabant with a hybrid working model.

Client Details

Our client is a fast-growing international healthcare company, combining pharmaceutical expertise with global supply and service capabilities.

Description

• Supporting external audits and acting as the key contact for auditors.
• Preparing audit schedules and year-end statutory accounts.
• Ensuring compliance with local GAAP, IFRS, or other statutory reporting requirements.
• Coordinating audit timelines and resolving audit queries efficiently.
• Performing month end for all aspects of the management accounts
• Ensuring financial processing and authorisation procedures are applied in accordance with approved procedures
• Assisting in the preparation of statutory financial statements for relevant entity in accordance with Local Accounting Standards
• Preparing tax related declarations e.g. VAT, Intrastat and Corporate tax
• Supporting initiatives to obtain tax subsidies