Senior Accountant

Guardsquare; Vlaams-Brabant; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

International environment

Collaborative culture

Flexible hybrid policy

Job summary

Guardsquare is seeking a Senior Accountant to join our Finance team in Leuven. You will own accounting tasks from A to Z, ensuring accuracy and compliance while driving efficiency across the department.

The role requires 5+ years of Belgian accounting experience and fluency in English with good Dutch. Knowledge of NetSuite or Salesforce is a plus. We offer a competitive package and a flexible hybrid work policy.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with Belgian accounting rules and VAT.
• Excellent command of English (spoken and written) with good Dutch proficiency.
• Strong analytical abilities and meticulous attention to detail.
• Deep understanding of Belgian accounting and financial reporting practices.

Responsibilities

• Support AP accounting and manage the AP cycle across multiple subsidiaries.
• Lead Belgium and international month-end close and group reporting.
• Register journal entries and payroll bookings for Belgium and international entities.
• Reconcile bank statements and manage fixed assets and depreciations.
• Prepare Belgian VAT returns and VAT filings for foreign entities.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Numerical proficiency

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accountancy

Tools

NetSuite

Salesforce

Job description

We are looking for a skilled Senior Accountant to join our Finance team in Leuven. In this role, you will be a key pillar of our 6-member financial department, taking ownership of accounting tasks from A to Z.

To succeed, you must be experienced in Belgian and familiar with international accounting principles, highly analytical, and possess an high attention to detail. Your goal will be to drive the overall efficiency of our financial operations, ensure the accuracy and compliance of the day-to-day accounting and manage the month end closing process.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable (AP) Accounting

• Support our AP accountant with incoming invoices in accordance with Belgian accounting and VAT principles.
• Manage the AP invoice approval cycle efficiently.
• Take ownership of the AP accounting for our subsidiaries (Germany, The Netherlands, UK, Finland, and Singapore).

General Accounting & Reporting

• Support bookings and meticulously reconcile bank statements.
• Register journal entries payroll bookings for Belgium and international entities.
• Manage fixed assets and book depreciations across all subsidiaries.
• Register prepaid expenses, accruals, and provisions.
• Prepare and file Belgian VAT returns, as well as VAT filings for foreign subsidiaries.
• Lead the monthly closing process for all corporate entities.
• Assist with group-level financial reconciliations, consolidation and reporting.

Your Profile

• Education: minimum Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Finance, Accountancy) or equivalent experience.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience with Belgian accounting rules and VAT.
• Languages: Excellent command of English (spoken and written) alongside a good working knowledge of Dutch.
• Skills: Strong analytical acumen, great comfort with numbers, and an uncompromising attention to detail.
• Technical Proficiency: Deep understanding of Belgian accounting and financial reporting practices. Advanced knowledge of MS Office is required.
• Pluses: Previous experience with NetSuite and/or Salesforce is considered a strong asset.

What Guardsquare Offers You

• A competitive salary package tailored to your experience.
• The tools, resources, and flexibility you need to successfully develop your career.
• A vibrant, international environment where you will collaborate with motivated, open-minded colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
• A collaborative workplace culture where your ideas are valued and implemented.
• A flexible hybrid work policy to support an excellent work-life balance.

At Guardsquare, we take pride in being a diverse and multicultural company with team members representing numerous nationalities. We value different perspectives and opinions throughout the business which has contributed to our being the market leader in mobile application security.

You will be part of a dynamic team that strives for excellence and focuses on continuous education and enhancement in skills. We encourage & empower our trusted colleagues to share their opinions, actively collaborate, and continue to learn and grow.

So, what are you waiting for? Join us!

About Guardsquare

Guardsquare offers the most complete approach to mobile application security on the market, delivering the highest level of protection, with ease. Guardsquare integrates seamlessly across the full development cycle, from mobile app security testing and code hardening to real-time threat detection and API security. Guardsquare provides enhanced mobile application security across the entire development process.

More than 1,000 customers worldwide across all major industries rely on Guardsquare to help them identify security risks and protect their mobile applications and SDKs against reverse engineering and tampering in the ever‑evolving threat landscape.

Guardsquare is based in Leuven (Belgium) with offices in Ghent (Belgium), Boston (USA) and Munich (Germany).