Lead Accountant

As a lead accountant at 3E you will enforce our 6-headed Finance team and you will report to the Finance Director. You will be mainly responsible for the **Belgian accounting of our HQ in Brussels **(80% of your time), and additionally (the other 80%) for our **Indian **and **newly established US branch**.

For this job you will be in contact with all teams at 3E and you will do your best to help our colleagues with their questions and inquiries. It speaks for itself you will handle everything with the necessary **discretion **and **eye for detail**. If you love focussing on **numbers, problem solving and administrative work**, this is the job for you
- **Timely and accurate accounting** to make sure monthly closing goes smoothly
- Monthly **VAT declaration for Belgium** (including Intrastat + yearly listing)
- Doing **checks and verifications** on the work of & working close together with the accountant
- Recording the **more difficult transactions** and monthly closing entries, invoices to be received
- Answer **accounting related questions** & inquiries from the business
- Discuss **AP payments** with the Finance director & instruct the accountant for execution
- Prepare p**ayments for social security / taxes**:

- Preparation of the **yearly audit file**:

- Preparation of the **yearly annual accounts**:

- **Act as backup for the lead accountant in France,** responsible for our French, Spanish, South African accounting (e.g. during holidays)
- Formulating & helping to execute **improvement proposals** for the accounting
- Help with the preparation of the **yearly BE corporate tax declaration** would be a great extra asset

**Requirements**:
We are looking for someone with **strong analytical skills** who loves to work in an **accurate**, **independent **way. However, working closely together with other team members when necessary, will be part of the deal. There is a lot of freedom regarding planning the workload and tasks, so someone with good **organisational skills and responsibility** would be a great fit Of course there will be deadlines, ad-hoc things coming up,so some **stress resistance** is not an unnecessary luxury.

Of course, there are some non-negotiables:

- You hold a **Master degree** in accounting, or equivalent by experience
- You have** 5 - 10 years of experience** in a similar position
- You fluently communicate (spoken and written) in **English **+ Dutch or French. You have at least notions of the third language.
- ou have good knowledge of **BE-GAAP** accounting rules
- The **VAT and tax rules** in Belgium have little to no secrets for you
- You have a basic knowledge of **Excel**:

- You are a **proactive **person that can take ownership over their learning curve and development in the role
- You can think along with us in accountancy processes and don't just blindly follow instructions

Bonus points for:

- Knowledge of Belgian corporate tax, with the ability to prepare the Belgian tax declaration
- SAPB1 knowledge
- Knowledge of any additional language
- Knowledge of US accounting

**Benefits**

Our offices are hidden in the centre of Brussels with a view on a pond, with ducks and a heron bringing a regular visit. In addition to a stimulating atmosphere in a highly motivated group of people, 3E offers a unique opportunity to further develop yourself in a company/team with an ambitious growth plan, delivering innovative services.

Furthermore:

- **Salary **in line with your level of experience
- **Package** including group insurance, hospital insurance, meal vouchers (8 euros), eco vouchers, representation allowance, company mobile phone + subscription, 32 days of vacation and a flex income plan.
- **Home working** (2 days per week), **flexible and gliding working hours**:

- Sustainable transport: easy access with public transport, 100% reimbursement of public transport fare, bicycle allowance.
- You'll enjoy working in an **open-minded company **that allows for each person's identity, ownership and ideas. No micromanagement
- An **international environment** with our offices in 6 locations and colleagues of over 25 nationalities.