Accounting Process Lead

You’ll play a key role in ensuring high-quality execution of non-standardized processes, enabling continuous improvement and acting as a bridge between local operations and HGSS.
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Antwerpen - Mechelen

About this role

Are you passionate about driving process excellence in finance? At Alken-Maes, we’re looking for an Accounting Process Lead to support and improve our end-to-end finance operations in close collaboration with our Shared Service Center (HGSS) and local teams.

As part of our Model Finance Organisation (MFO), you’ll play a key role in ensuring high-quality execution of non-standardized processes, enabling continuous improvement and acting as a bridge between local operations and HGSS.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

  • You’ll be the go-to person for local accounting process improvements, ensuring compliance, efficiency and alignment with business needs.
  • You’ll act as a bridge between the business and HGSS, translating operational challenges into actionable solutions.
  • You’ll support audits and external stakeholder relationships, ensuring smooth coordination and accurate reporting.
  • You’ll help shape the future of finance at Alken-Maes by enabling end-to-end process improvements and driving standardization.
  • PTP (Procure to Pay):
    • Provide support for local language roles to drive process enhancements if needed and support escalation of business related PTP activities and follow up on actions.
  • RTR (Record to Report):
    • Act as the main contact for process improvements, ensure documentation is up to date, and implement corrective actions. Liaise with the Tax Manager and support compliance.
  • OTC (Order to Cash):
    • Collaborate with local OTC leads and HGSS to resolve specific support needs.
  • Cross-functional collaboration:
    • Enable end-to-end finance improvements by working with local functions. Coordinate audit queries and liaise with external auditors.

You have...

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance & Accounting.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in financial accounting roles.
  • Good knowledge of ERP systems (SAP, S4/HANA) and Microsoft Office.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to add value in standardization and continuous improvement programmes.
  • Experience working with remote teams and cross-functional departments (Finance, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing).
  • Proactive, analytical and solution-oriented mindset.
  • Fluent in English (spoken and written).

What's in it for you?

  • Trust, challenge and support from experienced managers and professionals who know how to develop people, teams and take organizations to the next level.
  • We are the market challenger. This means we are a dynamic, local organization; with the benefits of belonging to the larger, international HEINEKEN family.
  • Awesome colleagues who enjoy a refreshing Cristal or Desperados 0% after work.
  • The opportunity to make your mark and take the initiative. (Which, according to our colleagues, is one of the greatest advantages of working at Alken-Maes).
  • A coaching environment, giving you an extraordinary learning opportunity.
  • And of course, a competitive package and other nice conditions.
    • Meal vouchers
    • Hospitalisation plan
    • Group insurance
    • 33 leave days
    • Mobility options
    • Bonus