Accounting Specialist
Bel
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Braine-l'Alleud • Belgium
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About the role
- Process and post supplier and customer invoices, including data verification, entry into SAP, and matching with purchase orders.
- Manage supplier accounts by reconciling invoices and payments, and handle manual documentation (VAT, tax advances, insurance, etc.).
- Support the Accounting Manager in preparing payment proposals and making payment or blocking decisions.
- Reconcile Group supplier invoices with purchase orders.
- Handle miscellaneous invoicing tasks, such as re-invoicing advertising expenses to Bel France.
- Provide backup support to the accounting team: issue customer invoices, resolve disputes, and provide required documentation to customers.
- Support follow-up of customer disputes by managing emails, updating dispute records, verifying deliveries, and liaising with managers.
- Assist with customer account management: send statements and reminders, follow up on overdue invoices, and verify promotional invoice postings.
- Contribute to monthly and annual closing activities: manage stock and goods in transit, control accounts, prepare working capital tables, and fulfill tax and statistical obligations (VAT certificate, withholding tax declaration, Intrastat).
- Prepare audit documentation and follow up on queries during audit visits.
- Occasionally prepare annual forms (e.g., 281.50), update factory contracts, and create new supplier accounts as needed.
- Communicate actively with internal teams (Accounting Manager, Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Marketing, Group) and external contacts (suppliers).
Requirements
- Degree as an accounting assistant
- Fluent in French and Dutch; proficiency in English is a strong advantage
- Solid understanding of Microsoft Office and advanced SAP skills
- Rigor, autonomy, sociability, and curiosity about the company’s activities
- Effective coordination and communication abilities
- Comfortable collaborating across departments and leveraging digital tools
- Agile in managing both short-term tasks and long-term objectives to achieve sustainable performance
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
invoice processingdata verificationaccount reconciliationpayment proposalsdispute resolutionmonthly closing activitiesaudit documentationtax compliancecustomer account managementsupplier account management
Soft Skills
rigorautonomysociabilitycuriosityeffective communicationcoordinationcollaborationagilityproblem-solvingattention to detail
Certifications
degree in accounting