Account Payable Accountant

Brussels, Belgium

Type: n/a

Category: Finance & Accounting

Requirements: English
Company: T&E
Region: Brussels

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Job Title: Account payable accountant

Department: Finance team, part of the Operation team.

Reports To: Finance Director

Location: Brussels

Contract Type: Full-Time, Part-Time (4/5)

About Us

Transport & Environment is Europes leading clean transport think tank and campaign group. We combine the power of robust evidence and a deep understanding of the transport sector with compelling communications and impactful advocacy. T&E will commit to your professional development and invest in training from your first day with the organisation. Our people work across Europe and Asia Pacific: we have offices in Brussels, Rome, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Warsaw, London and Singapore.

Job description

Transport & Environment (T&E), Europes leading clean transport think tank and campaign group, is looking to hire a new team member to support the finance team. As the Accounts Payable Accountant, you would be an integral part of our finance team, taking ownership of the end-to-end process of purchase and payment cycles. This includes processing invoices, managing documentation, performing controls, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and supporting accounting operations, including many of the accounting and financial tasks essential for the day-to-day functioning of the organization.

If you like accounting, are detail-oriented, and want to join a young and dynamic team in a fast-moving organization, then this might be the job for you!

Accounts Payable & Subledger Management

• Accurately record and document invoices and expense reports in the accounting system.
• Manage entries in various purchases subledgers.
• Ensure invoice documentation complies with Belgian legal standards.
• Prepare and ensure proper documentation for the 3WM (3-Way Match) process, including:
• Contract documentation
• Purchase Request (PR) approvals
• Invoice and supporting documents

General Ledger Management:

Maintain and update the general ledger by ensuring that all transactions are properly recorde and classified in the appropriate accounts.

Treasury Management

• Prepare payments based on valid documentation.
• Load and process bank statements into appropriate subledgers (CODA).
• Allocate transactions correctly and ensure clearing.
• Manage unallocated bank statements for proper assignment.

Month-End & Other Accounting Tasks

• Prepare the quarterly VAT statements;
• Process and reconcile accruals and provisions;
• Perform reconciliations and monitoring of general accounts ;
• Participate in ad hoc accounting and system improvement tasks (e.g., Winbooks setup, SEPA);
• Support various recurring accounting activities

Financial Operations Support

• Coordinate and supervise financial agreements, invoicing, and contracting.
• Oversee contract management for operational providers (via tools like Formstack).
• Provide accounting support to other teams ;
• Collaborate with colleagues on various finance-related responsibilities.
• Assist with financial process improvements and special projects.

Skills & Competencies:

• Degree in Accounting, of related field with a first experience in accounting or purchase-to-pay operations
• Fluency in English; knowledge of French is a plus
• Good Excel knowledge
• Detail oriented
• Strong organizational and documentation skills
• Proactive
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

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