Technical Accounting & Quality Assurance Expert

For a client in Antwerpen, we are seeking a Technical Accounting & Quality Assurance Expert.

Details

• Start Date: June/July 2026
• End Date: Summer 2027 (contracts renewed quarterly)
• Work Regime: 100%
• On-Site Requirement: 2 office days per week
• Languages: Dutch / English

Role Description

Join the Technical Accounting & Quality Assurance team as a key expert ensuring compliance with IFRS and US GAAP standards. Operate as a central advisory function across finance, bridging business, accounting, and reporting, while ensuring high-quality financial reporting in a complex international environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and assess complex transactions to determine their accounting treatment (IFRS & US GAAP).
• Draft technical accounting position papers documenting analysis and conclusions.
• Support and guide the business before and during transactions (M&A, disposals, refinancing).
• Ensure correct implementation of new accounting standards (IFRS / US GAAP).
• Perform quality reviews on financial reporting (balance sheet, P&L, cash flow).
• Contribute to quarterly IFRS reporting and annual consolidated financial statements.
• Support refinancing activities and financial disclosures.
• Execute impairment testing and valuation exercises for participations.
• Provide guidance on practical accounting implementation within system constraints.
• Liaise closely with consolidation and reporting teams.
• Collaborate with international stakeholders (including US-based teams).
• Ensure consistency and quality across accounting processes and outputs.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Economics or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience (Big4 and/or multinational environment preferred).
• Strong experience in technical accounting roles.
• Proven ability to work independently in a highly complex and fast-moving environment.
• Experience with M&A, disposals, or financing transactions is a strong asset.
• Comfortable working under tight deadlines and high workload pressure.

Must Have Skills

• Strong knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP (IFRS dominant acceptable if strong).
• Understanding of consolidation and financial reporting processes.
• Ability to translate complex theory into practical accounting solutions.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Strong written communication skills (mandatory for position papers).
• Ability to operate end-to-end across business, accounting, and reporting.
• High level of autonomy (self-starter).
• Advanced Excel and Word skills.

Nice to Have Skills

• Background in Big4 audit or advisory.
• Experience in the telecom sector.
• Exposure to international group structures with multiple entities.
• Experience with IPO / carve-out / spin-off environments.
• Knowledge of Belgian GAAP.
• Experience in valuation and impairment modelling.