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Senior Financial Reporting Expert

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Our organisation

Ageas is a listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning close to 200 years. We offer Retail and Business customers Life and Non-Life insurance products, and we are also engaged in reinsurance activities.

Our customers are at the heart of our business, and our products and services are designed to anticipate, manage, and cover their risks through a wide range of solutions designed for their needs, both today and in the future.

We are one of Europe's larger insurance companies and we are also well represented in Asia. In total, Ageas is on the ground in 14 countries (Belgium, the UK, France, Portugal, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, and the Philippines) through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and long-term partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors.

Ageas ranks among the market leaders in the countries in which it operates. Every day, more than 44,000 skilled and committed employees are at the service of nearly 45 million customers. Our Group has at its foundation a set of core values - Care, Dare, Deliver, and Share – representing who we are and how we work. As a “Supporter of your life” we seek to create social and economic value for our customers, employees, partners, investors, and society at large.

Ageas has been re-certified as Top Employer in 2023.

The group Finance & Control team is looking for a new Senior Financial Reporting Expert.

Your function

Reporting to the director Reporting & Consolidation, you will monitor developments in financial and regulatory reporting standards and regulations.  You will assess, analyse and communicate their impact to various stakeholders (Corporate Centre, subsidiaries and associates) and ensure timely implementation across the group. In addition, you will provide ad-hoc advice on complex transactions.

 Your main responsibilities are:

  • Monitoring, analysing and interpreting developments in IFRS, Belgian accounting standards, Solvency II standards and any other external regulation regarding financial reporting and of their impact for Ageas;

  • Communicate developments in reporting standards & regulations regarding financial reporting and of their impact to stakeholders;

  • Provide training to stakeholders;

  • Issue financial reporting guidelines, instructions and policies and ensure that those are correctly and timely implemented;

  • Update Ageas accounting policies and Ageas Accounting Manual on a regular basis;

  • Contribute to the Annual Report;

  • Provide advice on the treatment of complex ad-hoc transactions or issues raised by stakeholders under IFRS, BGAAP or Solvency II standards/regulation.

Your profile

  • Master’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics or equivalent;

  • Solid understanding and relevant working experience (minimum 5 years) with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and financial reporting applying those IFRS Standards;

  • Knowledge of Belgian accounting standards and/or Solvency II is an asset.  You should be keen to invest in learning these standards and regulations;

  • Knowledge of the insurance industry is an asset;

  • Analytic & self-starter;

  • Good oral & written communication and interpersonal skills;

  • Trusted team player, that can work individually as well as with the various reporting teams;

  • English (fluent), French and/or Dutch would be a plus.

Our offer

  • The possibility of (maximum 50%) home working;

  • A dynamic, multicultural working environment;

  • An interesting and extensive salary package (including meal vouchers, eco vouchers, hospitalization, disability and group insurance, additional child benefit, mobile allowance and intervention in the internet reimbursement, ...);

  • A company car with fuel or charging card;

  • The possibility to optimize part of your salary package through a flexible income plan;

  • A corporate culture where you are encouraged to share your views and opinions;

  • A flat organizational structure with close collaboration and communication with management and cross departments

  • An extensive range of learning & development opportunities to strengthen your knowledge;

  • An opportunity to develop your knowledge (further) on IFRS, Belgian accounting standards and Solvency II;

  • The opportunity to further develop yourself and to be part of a great team at a Top employer in Belgium. Find out more about it here.

Interested

Please apply online. We are looking forward to talking to you!

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