Manager Accounting

Job Description

What you'll do:

1. Technical Oversight and Quality Assurance

• Act as a technical reviewer for accounting deliverables prepared by team members and GCD, including:
• Bookkeeping
• Annual financial statements
• Management and regulatory reporting
• BCL reports
• CIT and VAT returns and related tax calculations
• Ensure that work delivered complies with:
• Applicable accounting standards (BeGAAP, Lux GAAP; IFRS / US GAAP where relevant)
• Internal procedures and quality standards
• Regulatory and client‑specific requirements
• Identify technical risks, inconsistencies, or errors and ensure appropriate remediation.

2. Portfolio and Client Support 

• Manage a portfolio of clients (primarily SPVs and alternative investment funds located both in Belgium and in Luxembourg), acting as the technical reference for accounting matters.
• Review accounting output prepared for the portfolio and assist with complex client requests.
• Support clients and internal teams during closing processes, reporting cycles, tax reportings, audits, and exceptional transactions.
• Assist with liquidation processes and structurally complex cases as required.

3. Technical Guidance and Knowledge Transfer

• Provide technical guidance and feedback to Accounting and GCD teams, without exercising line‑management authority.
• Transfer technical knowledge through:

• On‑the‑job guidance
• Targeted trainings on accounting standards, processes, or regulatory topics
• Written guidance, checklists, or technical notes
• Act as a point of escalation for complex technical accounting questions.

4. Cross‑Functional and External Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with Corporate Secretarial, Tax, and other internal departments to ensure consistent and accurate client delivery.
• Maintain professional relationships with external service providers, including auditors, tax advisers, law firms, and banks.
• Support onboarding of new or complex structures by assessing accounting, reporting, and tax implications.

5. Process, Tools, and Continuous Improvement

• Ensure correct and timely use of internal systems and tools (e.g. Navigator WF, Navigator Doc, QICS).
• Verify adherence to internal procedures and participate in process reviews.

What we offer:

• Comprehensive remuneration and pension: motivating financial packages based upon market rates for your role and is proportionate to your qualifications, level of experiences and skills profile
• Wellbeing: additional social benefits 
• Flexible working: we recognise the value of working flexibly and want to ensure all employees enjoy an excellent work-life blend. As such, we are open to conversations with employees related to setting up flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor/BAC+5: Accountancy/Business Administration
• At least 6-8 years of experience in Accounting
• Computer/program knowledge: Microsoft office, Demasy
• Strong technical accounting (Lux GAAP) skills are essential, IFRS and US GAAP will be an asset
• Registered with and fully licenced by the Belgian Institute for Tax Advisors and Accountants (ITAA)
• Languages: Native French or Dutch, Fluent in English and French/Dutch, any other language would be an advantage

Additional Information

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations. Our sustainability depends on us building and maintaining long-term relationships with all our stakeholders – including our employees, clients, and local communities – while also reducing our impact on our natural environment.  

There is always more we can, and should do, to improve – whether in relation to our people, our clients, our planet, or our governance. Our ongoing success as a business depends on our sustainability and agility in a changing and challenging global landscape. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.

Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees’ careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to their colleagues. We want to empower our 5,800+ employees - from 94 nationalities, across 25 countries - to each achieve their potential.  Through IQ-EQ Launchpad we support women managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.  

We’re committed to growing relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives. We understand that our clients’ sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success. We’re emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.