Senior Accountant

**Senior Accountant (LM44943)**

A Japanese global logistics company is looking for a Senior Accountant to join their office based in Machelen.
The role will be responsible for customs, VAT, fixed assets, intercompany process and additional accounting tasks. This will be a role with varied responsibilities

**TYPE**: Permanent, full-time
**WORKING HOURS**: Monday to Friday
**SALARY**: up to 51,500 Euros
**START**: ASAP
**LOCATION**: Machelen, Belgium

**Senior ACCOUNTANT MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**

Operational Tasks
- Closing of Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and General ledger administration
- Responsible for Customs administration
- Responsible for VAT administration
- Responsible for Fixed Assets administration
- Authorization of bank payments (together with second person)
- Responsible for Petty Cash of Amsterdam and recording of Petty Cash of the Amsterdam and Rotterdam Branch

External responsibilities (Clients and Partners)
- Investigating and solving (internal) disputes on Intercompany AP/AR invoices
- Contact with Tax authorities

Internal Responsibilities (Local and Regional)
- On time payment or collecting from IC offices
- Check payments to and from our IC offices with our administration
- Clean (up to date) sub ledger AR and AP for IC offices
- On time registration of payments and receivables including IC offices in our administration
- Book payments and receivables including IC offices in our administration
- Coaching of Junior Accounting Employees

**IDEAL CANDIDATE**
- Relevant degree
- 5 years plus experience working as an Accountant (preferably in the logistics industry)
- Experience in AR, AP, General ledger and VAT admin
- Fluent in English and French (Business level Dutch advantageous)

**All applicants must have the right to work in the Belgium as the Company is not able to offer visa support.**

**Salary**: Up to €51,500.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Machelen: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Question(s):

- Have you worked in the logistics industry?
- Do you speak fluent English, Dutch, and/or French?

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 5 years (required)

Work Location: In person