(Re)Insurance Accounting and Reporting Specialist

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Our organisation

Ageas is a listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning of 200 years, offering Retail and Business customers Life and Non-Life insurance, and is also engaged in reinsurance activities. As an international insurance company, Ageas concentrates its activities in Europe and Asia 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. It represents a staff force of about 50,000 people and reported annual inflows of over EUR 18.5 billion in 2024.

Ageas aims to be a Great place to Grow for all its people, while always staying true to its four values: care, share, deliver and dare. Ageas strives to create a truly inclusive company – attracting the most talented people and offering a working environment where everyone feels they belong, collaborates to achieve our common ambitions and is recognized for their contribution. Ageas encourages its people to think and act differently, to speak up, to be themselves and to contribute their individual skills.

For Ageas, diversity and inclusion is a business imperative, providing us with the foundation to achieve sustainable business results across different markets.

Ageas has been re-certified as Top Employer in 2024.

The vibrant Ageas Corporate Centre in Brussels is home to a variety of Group level functions including, amongst others, Risk, Finance, Legal & Compliance, Investor Relations, Human Resources, Strategy, Business Development and Corporate Communications. It sets out the long-term strategy for Ageas and coordinates numerous initiatives across the Group to help realise the strategic ambitions. The Corporate Centre also facilitates knowledge and skills sharing amongst its local operating entities and JV’s, creating strong connections and leveraging local strengths. It represents the Ageas Group towards external parties, managing relations with analysts, retail and institutional investors, regulators, rating agencies and the media.

Your function

To support our expansion, we are seeking an experienced accounting and reporting professional to strengthen our Corporate Accounting team.

You will perform accounting and reporting for a newly established Non-Life insurance carrier and develop and enhance the underlying processes, controls and infrastructure.

Furthermore, you will provide support to the reinsurance and general accounting teams. The position is Brussels based and reports to the Head of Corporate Accounting.

Key responsibilities include:

• Own the monthly and quarterly close and perform accounting activities related to the newly established insurance carrier under both Belgian accounting principles and IFRS.
• Provide accounting support to the reinsurance and general accounting teams.

• Produce statutory accounts and regulatory filing under Belgian GAAP.
• Prepare IFRS reporting packages for Group consolidation and deliver management reporting with supporting commentary.
• Improve internal controls and drive process improvements and automation. Collaborate cross functionally with other departments to resolve end-to-end issues.

Your profile

• 5+ years’ experience in accounting or audit, preferably in the financial services industry or a large corporate. Experience in insurance/reinsurance is a plus.
• Academic degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Sciences.
• Good command of Belgian accounting standards and IFRS. Keen interest in developing accounting standards knowledge.  Exposure to IFRS17 is an asset.
• Hands-on, solution-oriented approach. Organized and able to work autonomously and take ownership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and collaboration abilities.
• You are fluent in English. Dutch or French are a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with mainstream ERPs and reporting tools.  Knowledge of NetSuite, SAP or OneStream are a plus.

We 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, ...);
• 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 through our online learning platform;
• 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!