Accounts Payable Officer

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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 17 billion in 2023. 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. It fosters an inclusive culture, that values diversity and encourages everyone to get the best out of their talents. 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 on 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 strengthen the team, we are looking for an Accounts Payable Officer. In this role you will report to the Head of Corporate Accounting. You will be part of a dynamic team which is working on general and reinsurance accounting. We are looking for a communicative, enthusiastic fast learner with good analytical skills. We will provide the necessary training and you will assist in improving the procurement and accounts payable processes and in the implementation of a new accounting tool, which will offer you a great development opportunity. You will have regular interactions and collaborate with various other internal departments in the Corporate Center as well as with the different budget owners.

The main responsibilities of this function are:

Invoice processing and payments process

• Process all incoming invoices in the accounting system (NetSuite) and ensure the appropriate approval process was followed;
• Prepare and initiate all payments for all incoming invoices;
• Close follow-up of the approval flows to ensure timely payments of the invoices and other payments;
• Reporting on the status of the invoices and other payments (approval status, payment status,…);
• Follow-up of all questions and requests relating to the invoice process coming from suppliers and purchasers;

 Expense note processing

• Ensure the expense notes are correctly processed in the expense note tool (Rydoo);
• Upkeep of the expense note tool;
• Processing of the expense note costs in the accounting system;
• Prepare and initiate all payments for all expense notes;

Other

• Continuing to improve the payment process
• Procedures/processes/systems: advising about procedures, processes and internal control measures to be used in the organization. Plays a pro- active role in changing and maintaining the used financial programs.
• Supports the accountants with several tasks (NBB reporting preparation, booking bank statements, preparing cost reports)

Your profile

• Bachelor in accountancy
• First relevant experience in accounting (preferably 3-5 years in accounts payable position)
• You are fluent in English. French or Dutch is a plus.
• Willingness to learn (follow in-house and external trainings…)
• Hands-on mentality
• Ability to work independently
• Attention to detail
• Interpersonal relationship skills

We offer

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