Job Cost Accountant
Finance in Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium APPLY NOW
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE JOB
LET’S TALK ABOUT THE JOB!
You report to the Job Cost Accounting Expert and will service Shurgard’s development and construction businesses in Europe with project/commitment follow-up reporting and accounting services with regard to the real estate portfolio.
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES!
About your Accounting and Finance responsibilities:
1. You ensure expenditure/commitment follow-up on real estate projects on a European level in close collaboration with the real estate and local accounting departments.
2. You ensure that relevant local GAAP accounting memos are prepared and reviewed.
3. You supervise the daily administration of the invoice and purchase order cycle.
4. You review the allocations and posting of invoices ensuring basic controls with respect to legal entity data, VAT reminder and claim handling.
5. You conduct the analysis of new real estate projects (construction, renovation and maintenance of our stores) in Europe.
6. You support communication with contractors, suppliers, municipalities, etc.
7. You support financial reporting on Capital Expenditure projects (Actual/Budget/Forecast) in close collaboration with the Real Estate Supervisor – Analyst.
8. You follow up on payment instructions and schedules with the local accounting teams.
9. You support the monthly and quarterly closing process of the company’s Real Estate Accounting duties.
10. You support the capitalization and amortization/depreciation process and related reconciliations/ integrity reports.
11. You support the Tax department with respect to the property tax returns.
12. You assist with the preparation of the internal and external audit process.
13. You ensure strict compliance with IFRS and local GAAPs.
14. You ensure the preparations of budgets.
15. You participate in ESG reporting preparation.
16. You support the execution of mergers, acquisitions, and the integration as necessary.
17. You offer administrative assistance in various ad-hoc projects
About your process and systems responsibilities:
18. You implement procedures and systems necessary to maintain proper records and to afford adequate accounting controls and procedures for all business cycles in accordance with Shurgard’s standards.
19. You implement the roll out of various control systems in your market(s).
20. You contribute to European projects: systems, integration of new entities, IFRS migration, maintenance of policies and procedures.
21. You support the Accounting Manager with special projects and workflow process improvements.
22. You ensure the application of and compliance with control processes.
About your people responsibilities:
23. You collaborate with the other finance department colleagues to support overall department goals and objectives.
24. You provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR SKILLS!
25. You understand the company strategy and the strategic context of own work.
26. You act as a change agent, “selling” and implementing change effectively.
27. You actively seek opportunities for self-development and learning.
28. You drive team action to achieve business results.
29. You proactively look for ways to increase customer satisfaction, and ensure a customer oriented attitude in the team.
30. You recognize commercial opportunities in own work as they arise.
31. You demonstrate market and business awareness in a broader context.
32. You effectively influence others and gain collaboration by persuasive two-way communications.
33. You prioritize own and team’s work, are decisive and take initiative beyond call of duty.
34. You promote co-operation within own team and between teams, and act as an example of effective teamwork.
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR PROFILE!
35. You have a bachelor/master’s degree in accounting, finance or economics, or similar through experience
36. You have 2 to 3 years of AP/AR or General Ledger accounting experience.
37. Experience in the Services or Retail sector is required.
38. Experience in real-estate environment is an asset.
39. You are fluent in English. Good French or German language skills are considered a strong asset. Any other market’s language is considered a plus.
40. Exposure to a multi-country environment is considered a plus.
41. Experience with IFRS and local GAAP is considered a plus.
42. You have a working knowledge of Microsoft applications and an advanced level in Excel.
43. Knowledge Sap S/4HANA is a plus.
44. You have a general interest in obtaining a deep knowledge of (financial) IT systems.
45. You are open and flexible to occasional travel.
And colleagues? Well, they are very important to you too. You like sharing and collaborating. You want to contribute to a fun and constructive work climate. And needless to say, you love to learn and to develop your knowledge and skills.
LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR OFFER
Be part of Europe's leading self-storage company.
At Shurgard, you'll join a dynamic and supportive team where your work truly makes a difference. We offer a competitive salary along with a comprehensive package of extra-legal benefits—because we believe great performance deserves great recognition.
Please note: This role does not include employer-sponsored work visa support. Applicants must already be authorized to work in Belgium at the time of hire and must maintain that authorization throughout their employment with us.
Given the nature of the role, we are currently prioritizing candidates who are already residing in Belgium.
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