Sr. Accountant

• The senior accountant Sotera Belgium will contribute in the day-to-day accounting and finance activities, compliance requirements, the monthly close process, and the financial reporting for the 4 legal entities in Belgium. Occasional assistance towards any of the other entities in the European region will be provided on an ad hoc basis. The role calls for a versatile and experienced accounting professional who can perform both transactional tasks as engage in Finance improvement projects. Emphasis will lie on accurate maintenance of ledgers, account reconciliations and adherence to internal controls either as an individual contributor or as team member. Some exposure to analytical tasks can be expected. The senior accountant Sotera Belgium will have a direct reporting line to the controller Sotera Belgium, both based in Leuven, Belgium.

Responsibilities/Duties

• Carry out reconciliation at month end, including banks, subledgers (AP, AR & FA) and Balance Sheet accounts
• Assist with financial statement reviews
• Perform bank reconciliations
• Compile and post selected journals for month end reporting including payroll & accruals
• Complete monthly supplementary schedules

Processing & Control

• Contribute in financial internal initiatives
• Administer newly rolled out software tools enabling internal controls
• Purchase ledger processing and accounting
• Monitoring, processing and paying expense payments
• Payment of suppliers in accordance with supplier terms
• Accounting for customer receipts and correct allocation against invoices
• Accounting for other receipts on bank and supplier disbursements

Cash Management & Working Capital

• Timely and accurate bank statement processing
• Prepare 13-week cash forecast

Compliance

• Assist in statutory audit requests
• Assist in statutory annual account compilations

Personnel

• Payroll accounting
• Organize payroll payment

Authority:

Requirements:

Knowledge/Education and Training:

• BE GAAP and US GAAP accounting standards
• Microsoft Office Applications,
• Strong English skills – written and verbal

Experience:

• 5 plus years of relevant experience in the accounting / financial reporting field
• Considerable experience with accountancy software / ERP systems

Skills:

• Proactive approach – someone who addresses each task with a sense of urgency and capable of generating a high volume of quality work and meeting deadlines
• Continuous improvement focus – an energetic individual who is not satisfied with the status quo and is always focused on the improvement of business processes, reporting, and controls within his or her team and across the organization
• Strong interpersonal skills – a relationship builder with a professional, open and confident style who can build bridges and work effectively across the organization and who has strong communication skills (written and verbal)

Contacts:

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External:

Job Info

• Job Identification 12402
• Job Category Finance/Accounting
• Posting Date 04/22/2024, 02:14 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day

About Us

The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company’s unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health. Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year. Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 8 of the top 10 global pharmaceutical companies.

Sotera Health goes to market through its three best-in-class businesses – Sterigenics, Nordion and Nelson Labs. Sterigenics is a leading global provider of outsourced terminal sterilization and irradiation services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and advanced applications markets. Nordion is the leading global provider of Co-60 and gamma irradiators, which are key components to the gamma sterilization process. Nelson Labs is a global leader in outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Learn more about Sotera Health at soterahealth.com.

About the Team

Sterigenics is a leading global provider of outsourced terminal sterilization services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and advanced applications markets. With our industry recognized expertise we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients around the world every year. Across our 48 global facilities, we offer our customers a complete range of sterilization services, primarily using the three major technologies: gamma irradiation, ethylene oxide processing and electron beam irradiation. We are committed to addressing the growing need for sterilization across the world and partnering with our customers to eliminate threats to human health. Learn more about Sterigenics at

Safeguarding Global Health - with every product we sterilize.