Chief Accountant

Chief Accountant role will supervise the financial accounting and reporting, support on internal and external audits (IFRS & Statutory, Tax). The position will require working closely with different BUs/functions of Bekaert, GSSCN and external auditors/regulatory authorities to ensure the adherence of group/statutory accounting and reporting policies and control processes and smooth functioning between Bekaert entities and GSSCN. o Coordination with GSSCN o Overall GL responsibility o IFRS & Statutory Audit and Internal Audit Coordination o Tax and regulatory authorities’ compliance o Other tasks assigned by Financial Controller ***Detailed Responsibilities • Coordination with GSSCN o Maintaining the issue tracker to improve the efficiency of GSSCN work o Acting as intermediary between GSSCN & Bekaert legal entities o Resolving the issues of different employees of Bekaert and help them to understand the nature & work of GSSCN o Resolving the queries of GSSCN employees by coordinating with plants. o Closely monitoring the work of GSSCN to make sure the adherence of group accounting policies and control processes o Escalating the issues to Financial Controller when necessary • Monthly Closing of all Bekaert Entities o Ensuring the all invoice bookings by GSSCN with in the given time frame o Ensuring the all accruals, provisions are correctly and timely booked o Ensuring the closing activities are following the Smart Close schedules o Ensuring BFC data upload by GSSCN in time and publishing the package after month closing. • Overall GL Responsibility o Monitor & supervise delivery of GL team members of GSSCN to ensure on-time delivery of accounting services complying with standardized processes, internal control framework, and regulatory. GL activities include accounting entry, reconciliation of GL, GL management etc. o Supervising & Assist in the preparation of monthly / quarterly / annual and ad hoc financial statement and regulatory report to ensure data correctness, timeliness and completeness o Maintain ownership and provide specific advice & expert knowledge of GL module o Provide guidance and instructions to GSSCN GL team members to ensure consistency in the execution of Bekaert policies and practices o Calculate and provide monthly and quarterly accruals to GSSCN • IFRS & Statutory Audit and Internal Audit Coordination o Aligning with local teams and auditors on the audit plan and coordinating with the auditors to ensure the audit carried out smoothly. o Coordinating with GSSCN and related departments of Bekaert for the preparation of various audit schedules required for carrying out the audit smoothly. o Responsible for preparation of schedules required for notes to accounts (beyond the standard PBC templates agreed between group and EY team) o Support for gap analysis between IFRS and statutory reports to the statutory auditors and providing the explanation or coordinating with local teams to provide the explanations on the auditors' questions. • Tax and regulatory authorities’ compliance o Keeping track on Income Tax assessments o Coordination with consultant and providing the information required for Income Tax & Transfer pricing assessments o Supervise the tax filing (CIT/VAT/WHT, etc.) compliant with the local tax laws. o Coordinate and maintain audit documents and follow up tax auditors for on-going tax audit • Other Tasks assigned by Financial Controller o ad hoc projects like support on new entities, businesses, processes implementation.

***Key Relationships o Internal: Head of Financial Services, Finance Controller community, VP GBS, VP Group Finance, Group Finance and FP&A teams, Country level BU Management, GBS and GSSCN teams, Centers of Expertise (Tax/Treasury/GRC), Internal Audit and Risk Management, Business Stakeholders & Site Operational Management, o External: Local Regulatory authorities including Tax, External auditors, local banks. ***Leadership Competencies o Build a joint, bold ambition for our customers and markets o Provide direction, focus and navigate ambiguity o Champion change and foster innovation o Inspire others, engage and communicate with impact o Develop strong, diverse teams and talent o Lead by example and create emotional attachment o Deliver sustainable high performance o Hold self and others accountable ***Functional Skills o Accounting standards (IFRS, relevant/local GAAP) & acumen o Knowledge of local tax and tax accounting processes and requirements o Identifying key finance risks, general ledger accounting, balance sheet controls, o Process excellence and continuous improvement o Analytical Thinking and Analysis o Budgeting & forecasting (for analyst) o Digi Savvy (BI and other data and analytics technologies) o Technology Savvy (SAP essentials, MS Office, MS Teams, Sharepoint) o English