Group Accounting Manager

Group Accounting Manager (Interim - 6 Months)

Location: Bruges, Belgium

Duration: 6-Month Interim Assignment

Start Date: ASAP

Working Pattern: 4 days per week on-site (minimum), 1 day remote

Language Requirements: English (mandatory), Dutch (advantageous)

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Group Accounting Manager to join a complex international organisation on an interim basis for an initial six-month assignment.

This is not a traditional accounting management position focused solely on month-end activities and statutory reporting. The successful candidate will operate across a broad span of control, acting as a key technical finance leader for the group. You will oversee complex accounting matters, manage consolidation activities, coordinate with multiple affiliates and legal entities, challenge technical accounting positions, and ensure strong governance across the finance function.

The role requires an individual who is highly hands-on yet capable of operating strategically, identifying issues before they arise, influencing stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions, and providing technical guidance on complex accounting matters.

Key Responsibilities

Group Accounting & Consolidation

• Lead and oversee the Group's accounting and consolidation activities across multiple entities and jurisdictions.
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual group reporting.
• Manage complex consolidation matters, including intercompany transactions, eliminations and group adjustments.
• Review and challenge accounting treatments across subsidiaries and affiliates.
• Act as the escalation point for technical accounting matters across the Group.

IFRS Technical Leadership

• Serve as the subject matter expert for IFRS across the organisation.
• Provide guidance on complex accounting transactions and business events.
• Assess accounting implications of new transactions, acquisitions, restructurings and organisational changes.
• Monitor and interpret new IFRS developments and ensure appropriate implementation.

Governance & Control

• Strengthen accounting governance, policies and control frameworks across the Group.
• Ensure alignment between Group accounting policies and local statutory requirements.

Affiliate & Stakeholder Coordination

• Act as the primary finance contact for multiple affiliates and legal entities.
• Coordinate with local finance teams, controllers and accounting managers across the Group.
• Challenge and support local teams on complex accounting issues.
• Ensure technical accounting matters are addressed consistently across all entities.

Audit & External Relationships

• Lead interactions with external auditors throughout audit cycles.
• Coordinate audit deliverables and manage resolution of complex audit queries.
• Ensure readiness for statutory and group audits.

Leadership

• Directly manage a team of approximately five finance professionals.
• Provide technical coaching, guidance and oversight.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for a seasoned accounting professional with a strong technical foundation and extensive experience operating within large, international environments.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience as a: Group Accounting Manager, Senior Accounting Manager, Head of Group Accounting, Group Reporting Manager are all relevant for this role.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant accounting and finance experience.
• Extensive experience in multinational or international organisations.
• Strong track record managing complex group structures and multiple legal entities.
• Significant hands-on consolidation experience in large corporate environments.
• Experience coordinating and influencing multiple affiliates and finance teams.
• Strong exposure to governance, controls and financial reporting frameworks.
• Extensive experience managing external audits and auditor relationships.

This opportunity is ideally suited to a highly technical Group Accounting professional who enjoys solving complex accounting challenges, operating across multiple entities, and acting as the go-to expert for IFRS, consolidations, governance and financial reporting within an international group environment.

If this opportunity interests you, please send a copy of your CV to louis.packham@vividresourcing.com or apply below!