Overview
Location Gent, East Flanders, Belgium
Department Finance / Administration

What the job is about?

In this position, you'll join our expanding finance department, which operates internationally. Collaborating with your colleagues, you'll be focusing on treasury activities but you will also be involved in the A to Y accounting processes for Sofico NV (Belgium) and our affiliated entities in The Netherlands, France, Germany, UK, USA, and Mexico.

Your primary responsibilities will include:
Handling treasury activities like ensuring liquidity by monitoring bank liquidity levels and managing funds across all bank accounts. On a weekly basis you will be responsible for cash reporting, facilitating payments including reviewing payment requests and ensuring timely execution.

You will become the SPOC (Single Point Of Contact) for our bank relations and administrate banking tools including managing users, limits…

Next to this, you will:
Monitor and manage any treasury related costs

Cash flow forecasting for the group and our legal entities

Support and manage FX transactions or any other financial assets or investments

As we are a multi-functional team you will also be involved in our day to day accounting activities like processing various accounting transactions, both general and analytical.

On a monthly basis, you will ensure accurate account closures, handle VAT returns and intra-community declarations next to preparing financial closings (as well as quarterly and annual financial closings & accounts).

Other responsibilities include:
Managing customer invoicing and payments.

Overseeing intercompany transactions and payments, with thorough preparation and follow-up.

Providing support for internal financial systems, administrative processes, financial audits, and reporting.

Following an initial onboarding period where you'll familiarize yourself with accounting practices and specific business processes, you'll progressively assume responsibility for one or more legal entities based on your learning trajectory.

With Sofico's sustained expansion, the finance department's scope of tasks will continuously grow and diversify, providing ample challenges for every team member.

Your interests and skills

You have a Bachelor/Master in Accountancy/Tax and can look back on at least 3 years of relevant experience in accounting, preferably in an international environment in the software services industry.

You are a go-getter feeling comfortable in taking on new projects. Because our enterprise is rapidly evolving, you enjoy being hands-on and thinking out-of-the-box.

Experience in a treasury position/similar responsibilities.

You master Excel and get acquainted quickly with accounting software. Experience with Exact Globe is a plus.

With your excellent knowledge of English, you ensure a good interaction with customers, vendors and colleagues across the globe.

As a team, we like to work together and with open communication. Therefore you are a great communicator.

What we offer

We would like to welcome you to an international and multicultural company that has been operating for over 30 years and is doubling in size every 5 years. Growth is our middle name, while we strongly adhere to our horizontal and open company culture.

You're in the driver's seat of your own career, that's our motto. Your personal development is therefore paramount. During an extensive onboarding program of six months, we make you, with the support of your job coach, familiar with our product and the organization. Even after this period, you will continue to get opportunities to learn and develop yourself further. You’re never alone.

At Sofico you will also work in a modern office in the Tech Lane (Zwijnaarde) that is easily accessible. We have plenty of safe charging points for your electric car or bike, and free shared bicycles available to pick up your lunch.

In return for your efforts, we offer an extensive salary package, including a company car with a fuel/charging card, a bonus system, meal vouchers, and group and hospital insurance. Are you a sporty type? A bike lease is also one of the possibilities! The flexible office hours and opportunities to work from home provide the necessary flexibility within the company.

At Sofico we are strong believers in the power of a good cup of coffee. Water or soft drinks are of course also on the menu. We love our team events. Think afterwork drinks, a BBQ, a family day, a company weekend, or a walking dinner with the whole company.