Accounting Manager

Job Description

📍 Brussels - Auderghem | 🕒 Full time | 🏢 Office-based role

Are you an experienced accounting professional and ready to take ownership of a key accounting role in a dynamic, international environment? Do you thrive in a position with high visibility, where you can make a real impact and help drive transformation?

Then this opportunity could be your next career step !

We are currently looking for an Accounting Manager BeLux to take ownership of our accounting activities and further strengthen our operations.

As Accounting Manager, you are responsible for the accounting activities across multiple entities within the BeLux region (4 in Belgium, 2 in Luxembourg). You combine strong operational expertise with people leadership and act as a key link between the local business, shared services, and regional finance stakeholders.

In addition, you will play a key role in the ongoing transformation of our finance organization, taking ownership in the migration from SAP to JDE and ensuring continuity, accuracy, and alignment across systems and processes.

Your responsibilities

Team & organization

• Lead and coach a team of 2 (Accountant and Financial Controller) based in Belgium and Luxembourg
• Act as the main point of contact and ensure strong collaboration with the shared service center in Riga
• Ensure quality, accuracy, and timely delivery of all accounting activities and deliverables

Accounting & closing

• Manage monthly and year-end closings across SAP and Oracle JDE
• Review balance sheet accounts and monitor non-deductible expenses
• Consolidate accounting data across systems and provide reporting to management and joint venture partners (Circle K & TotalEnergies)
• Prepare and share consolidated reporting files with the shared service center for group consolidation
• Support and optimize accounting processes for new business activities and flows
• Ensure accuracy of tax coding on transactions and oversee specific approval flows, including manual payment requests

Tax & compliance

• Act as key accounting point of contact towards the Sr. Tax Manager Mid Europe and support on tax-related matters (e.g. VAT, corporate income tax, intracom, transfer pricing)
• Review key tax filings and ensure accurate and timely submission in line with Belgian compliance requirements
• Prepare corporate income tax provisions (local GAAP and IFRS) and support related processes (e.g. advance payments)

• In close collaboration with the Sr. Tax Manager Mid Europe, act as a key contact for audits and tax inspections, and ensure proper follow-up of statutory obligations

Processes & stakeholders

• Play a key role in the SAP to JDE migration, acting as a central point of contact for accounting topics and ensuring data consistency and process alignment during the transition
• Ensure accurate reconciliation and consolidation of accounting data across both systems during the transition phase
• Act as the main point of contact for external auditors (PwC), coordinating audit activities and ensuring timely and accurate delivery of required information
• Lead the preparation of annual financial reporting and provide key financial insights and base information for the Works Councils
• Approve invoices and payments (Ariba, SAP) and ensure correct tax treatment
• Support business stakeholders with accounting questions, investments, and new initiatives
• Manage external interactions with authorities, auditors, and suppliers, including follow-up on official communications, VAT queries, penalties, fines, and legal matters (e.g. seizure notices)

Your profile

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics
• 7–10 years of relevant experience in accounting, audit, or finance

• Experience in people management

• Strong knowledge of Belgian accounting and tax regulations
• Experience with SAP and/or Oracle JDE is an advantage
• Analytical, hands-on, and solution-oriented mindset
• Fluent in English and French; Dutch is a plus

What we offer

• An attractive salary package, a bonus linked to individual and company performance, and additional benefits such as health insurance and pension savings
• A full-time role based at our Auderghem office and a transport allowance enabling occasional travel to our Luxembourg headquarters
• A key role with high impact in an international and growing organization
• A high degree of autonomy and ownership
• Collaboration with strong internal and external stakeholders
• A dynamic environment undergoing transformation (ERP migration, process improvements)

• A supportive and inclusive work environment where employees are valued

• Opportunities for personal development and growth within an international company: “As you grow, we grow together.”

Working at Circle K
You will join an international, multicultural environment where collaboration, innovation, and quality are central. You will have the opportunity to make an impact on the future of mobility in the Benelux and Europe.

Circle K Belgium is a joint venture with TotalEnergies and market leader with more than 550 service stations. Circle K Belgium is part of Alimentation Couche-Tard, a world leader in the convenience sector.

We strive to meet the needs of people on the move and make life easier for our customers. To achieve this, we offer fast and friendly service and provide convenience products, including food and hot and cold drinks, and mobility services, including road fuel and charging solutions for electric vehicles.

Our vision: To become the world's favorite stop for people on the go.

Our mission: To make our customers’ lives a little easier every day.