Head of Financial Control

Position

To reinforce their Finance department, they are looking for a Head of Financial Control, result-driven with strong communication & leading skills.

As Head of Financial Control, you are responsible for:

• Leading financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes by providing regular dashboards, reports and financial analysis to the Executive Committee and Senior Management with critical insights and data needed for major operational, financial, and strategic decisions.
• Leading real-time financial performance monitoring and controlling, escalating any financial issue and making recommendations to enhance financial performance.
• Playing a pivotal role in the steering of the annual budgeting & planning cycle.
• Supervising all accounting processes across their primary reporting bases Solvency II, IFRS and BGAAP as well as management information production covering the full range of activities from investment accounting and insurance technical to accounts payable and receivables.
• Being responsible for the full coordination of month-end closing activities across our reporting bases, resulting in a timely and accurate reporting of actual results in line with Group guidelines and Group/NBB deadlines.
• Performing monthly analytical reviews to ensure transparency on the full balance sheet.
• Setting up and monitoring accounting KPIs.
• Supervising tax accounting and statutory submissions for NBB as well as for the Group regulator.
• Ensuring full compliance with applicable regulations and deadlines (income tax, VAT, statutory).
• Being responsible for successful completion of internal and external audits.
• Reporting to the CFO, you will lead a department of a dozen people and manage 3 direct reports, ensuring people development through regular 121, coaching and process performance review.

Profile

• You have at least 7 years' experience in a relevant position, ideally in the (life) insurance or banking sector. Transformation experience is an asset.
• You have proven experience of FP&A activities with a good understanding of IFRS and Belgium general accounting procedures with good knowledge of SII, NBB regulation and accounting software (SAP/Clearwater/Tagetik).
• You have demonstrated strong stakeholder management
• You are highly organized and can work to tight deadlines and conflicting priorities in a fast-paced
• You are dynamic, solutions and result-oriented.
• You have strong work ethics and a can-do attitude.
• You have excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, and you are able to produce high quality written presentation materials.
• You demonstrate the capacity to engage and lead people during a transformation phase.
• You are a native French or Dutch speaker with good command of the other national language and have a strong command of English.

Offer

• A company on a human scale within a dynamic group where you can rapidly have an impact.
• Accessible management close to staff and a pleasant working environment.
• Many opportunities for development, thanks in particular to our Athora Academy.
• Balance between professional life and private life with generous holidays (at least 39 days a year), flexible working hours and up to 3 days’ teleworking a week.
• An attractive salary package plus various fringe benefits.
• A central location in the Porte de Namur district, accessible by train and public transport and with parking facilities available if needed.

Interested?