Senior Accounting Officer - Belgium VAT & AP/AR

EDR Antwerp Shipyard; Antwerpen; Vor Ort; EUR 55.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Meal vouchers

Hospitalization insurance

Vacation days

Laptop

Mobile phone

Bike lease

Commuting allowance

Pension fund

Zusammenfassung

EDR Antwerp Shipyard is seeking a Senior Accounting Officer to bolster our finance team in Antwerp. You will manage accounts payable, receivable, and invoicing, ensuring VAT compliance and accurate project data.

Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s or master’s in accounting/finance, with 6+ years of Belgian accounting experience and proficiency in Dutch and English. On-site role with benefit-rich package and room for growth.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in accounting, finance or economics, or equivalent experience.
• Professional communication skills in Dutch and English.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant accounting or finance operations experience in Belgium.
• Strong knowledge of Belgian GAAP and Belgian accounting standards.
• Proven hands on experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, customer invoicing, Belgian VAT and supplier invoice processing.
• Experience with Exact Online and invoice approval workflows.
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills; experience with Power BI or Microsoft Power Platform is an advantage.
• Accurate, structured and control minded, with the ability to work independently.
• Comfortable working in a practical, operational and project driven environment.
• You are someone who enjoys working from the office (no remote work possible).

Aufgaben

• Issue outgoing customer invoices accurately and within agreed timelines.
• Review, validate and process incoming supplier invoices via the invoice approval platform.
• Match supplier invoices with purchase orders, delivery notes and project information.
• Follow up with project managers to resolve missing or inconsistent PO, delivery or project data.
• Support accounts payable and accounts receivable activities, including supplier queries, customer balance follow up and invoice disputes.
• Prepare, file and submit Belgian VAT returns in line with statutory requirements.
• Prepare payment proposals and cash flow input for approval by authorised signatories.
• Manage supplier payment reminders professionally while maintaining strong supplier relationships.
• Support month end and year end closing activities, including reconciliations, accrual support, AP and AR cut off, audit support and annual accounts documentation.
• Contribute to improving invoice workflows, ERP data quality and finance process controls.

Kenntnisse

6+ years accounting experience

Dutch and English communication

Belgian GAAP knowledge

Attention to detail and accuracy

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in accounting/finance/economics

Tools

Exact Online

Excel

Power BI (advantage)

Jobbeschreibung

EDR Antwerp Shipyard is seeking a Senior Accounting Officer to bolster our finance team in Antwerp. You will manage accounts payable, receivable, and invoicing, ensuring VAT compliance and accurate project data.

Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s or master’s in accounting/finance, with 6+ years of Belgian accounting experience and proficiency in Dutch and English. On-site role with benefit-rich package and room for growth.