Head of Corporate Accounting

Ageas Group; Brussel; Hybrid; EUR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home working up to 50%

Multicultural working environment

Extensive salary package (meal/eco-vou

Company car

Job summary

Ageas Corporate Centre in Brussels seeks an experienced Senior Finance professional to lead accounting and closing processes, ensuring IFRS and Belgian GAAP reporting. You will drive internal controls, automation, and business partnering with treasury, tax and HR teams.

The role requires 7+ years in finance, team leadership, and fluency in English with French/Dutch capabilities. A hybrid work model with up to 50% home office is offered along with a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Finance or Business Administration.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience; Big Four experience is a plus.
• Experience leading a small team and managing accounting functions.

Responsibilities

• Optimize operational processes (expense notes, accounts payable, cost reporting, treasury back-office).
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes.
• Ensure timely and qualitative financial reporting (BGAAP and IFRS).
• Oversee reconciliations, provisions, accruals, and journal entries.
• Manage forecast and budget process for holding companies.
• Coordinate with internal and external auditors and regulators.
• Support internal controls and automation improvements.

Skills

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Fluent English

French knowledge

Dutch knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Finance or Business Administration

Tools

Oracle NetSuite

SAP

Onestream

Job description

Ageas is a listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning of 200 years, offering Retail and Business customers Life and Non-Life insurance, and is also engaged in reinsurance activities. As an international insurance company, Ageas concentrates its activities in Europe and Asia through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and long-term partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors. Ageas ranks among the market leaders in the countries in which it operates. It represents a staff force of about 50,000 people and reported annual inflows of over EUR 19.6 billion in 2025.

Ageas aims to be a Great place to Grow for all its people, while always staying true to its four values: care, share, deliver and dare. Ageas strives to create a truly inclusive company – attracting the most talented people and offering a working environment where everyone feels they belong, collaborates to achieve our common ambitions and is recognized for their contribution. Ageas encourages its people to think and act differently, to speak up, to be themselves and to contribute their individual skills. For Ageas, diversity and inclusion is a business imperative, providing us with the foundation to achieve sustainable business results across different markets. Ageas has been re-certified as Top Employer in 2026.

The vibrant Ageas Corporate Centre in Brussels is home to a variety of Group level functions including, amongst others, Risk, Finance, Legal & Compliance, Investor Relations, Human Resources, Strategy, Business Development and Corporate Communications. It sets out the long term strategy for Ageas and coordinates numerous initiatives across the Group to help realise the strategic ambitions. The Corporate Centre also facilitates knowledge and skills sharing amongst its local operating entities and JV’s, creating strong connections and leveraging on local strengths. It represents the Ageas Group towards external parties, managing relations with analysts, retail and institutional investors, regulators, rating agencies and the media.

Your function

Your main responsibilities are:

• Ensure the operational processes (expense notes, accounts payable process, cost reporting, treasury back-office, …) are optimized
• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes
• Ensure timely and qualitative financial reporting for the various companies, both for local accounting (BGAAP) and for group purposes (IFRS)
• Oversee reconciliations, provisions, accruals, and journal entries
• Ensure timely and qualitative management reporting on the actuals, forecasts and budgets (you will manage the forecast and budget process of the holding companies)

Regulatory & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and internal policies.
• Prepare statutory accounts and coordinate with external auditors.
• Support regulatory reporting teams (e.g., NBB, ECB, FSMA in Belgium)
• Ensure adequacy of internal controls
• Provide support in BGAAP and IFRS accounting policies
• Provide support in various projects

Internal Controls & Audit

• Strengthen the internal control framework
• Coordinate internal and external audits
• Identify process weaknesses and implement corrective actions
• Manage a team of 5 people and develop accounting teams (general ledger, AP/AR, fixed assets, etc.).
• Foster a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure proper workload distribution and team performance.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Drive digitalization and automation of accounting processes.
• Improve efficiency through system enhancements (ERP, consolidation tools)
• Standardize procedures and documentation

Business partnering:

• Collaborate closely with Consolidation, Treasury and Investment teams, Tax and HR
• Provide response to ad-hoc questions from senior management, external audit or regulators
• Support management with financial insights and technical accounting advice.

Your profile

• You have a bachelor or master’s degree in Finance or Business administration;
• You have at least 7 years relevant working experience (experience in one of the big four audit firms is a plus);
• You have experience in managing a small team.
• You have a good knowledge of Accounting both under Belgian GAAP and IFRS, supplemented with specialized knowledge in the following areas: insurance accounting (under IFRS17), hedge accounting and impairment analysis (IFRS9)
• Experience with ERP systems (Oracle Netsuite, SAP, Onestream) is a plus. You have strong analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills
• You are proactive, take initiative and show willingness to learn
• You are a team player and able to work independently
• You are fluent in English and in French/Dutch

Our offer?

• The possibility of (maximum 50%) home working in agreement with your line manager;
• A dynamic, multicultural working environment;
• An interesting and extensive salary package (including meal vouchers, eco vouchers, hospitalization, disability and group insurance, additional child benefit, mobile allowance and intervention in the internet reimbursement, ...);
• The possibility to optimize part of your salary package through a flexible income plan;
• A corporate culture where you are encouraged to share your views and opinions;
• A flat organizational structure with close collaboration and communication with management and cross departments;
• A company car with charging card;
• An extensive range of learning & development opportunities through our online learning platform;
• The opportunity to further develop yourself and to be part of a great team at a Top employer in Belgium. Find out more about it here.