LET’S TALK ABOUT THE JOB!
You report to the Accounting Expert and will assist the Accounting Expert by performing accounting and clerical tasks related to the efficient maintenance and processing of accounting transactions. These accounting activities include mainly cash and receivable related activities, but also some more general duties such as preparing journal entries, maintaining balance sheet schedules, monthly closings, year-end audit preparation and the support of budget and forecast activities.
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES!
* You prepare, post, verify, and record customer payments and transactions related to accounts receivable.
* You create invoices and maintain customer records according to company practices for ancillary income.
* You provide internal support towards the sales organization.
* You prepare general ledger operations and journal entries.
* You liaise with external service providers to ensure the smooth execution of your daily duties (e.g. banks, collection agencies, payment service providers).
* You assist in the preparation of the reconciliation files (e.g. cash in transit, suspense accounts).
* You assist with monthly closings (e.g. accruals, prepaid expenses).
* You assist with accounts payable (e.g. coding of invoices, review AP balances).
* You assist with the preparation of the internal and external audit process.
* You organize and follow up the archives of the accounting department.
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR SKILLS!
* You understand the company strategy and the strategic context of your own work.
* You show flexibility and are open to change.
* You have a problem-solver attitude.
* You actively seek opportunities for self-development and learning.
* You recognize commercial opportunities in your own work as they arise.
* You are aware of the customer’s needs (internal or external), putting them first in your work.
* You show awareness of and commitment to business performance targets in your job.
* You show market and business awareness in your work/own immediate area.
* You express yourself clearly and professionally and can influence customers using the available tools.
* You prioritize your tasks, complete work to deadlines, and work independently.
* You work effectively as a team member.
* You hold an accounting diploma or possess equivalent work experience.
* You are a recent graduate or have 1 to 2 years of experience in accounting.
* You are fluent in English and French. Proficiency in any other market language is considered a plus.
* You have a working knowledge of Microsoft applications and an advanced level in Excel.
* You have a genuine interest in gaining in-depth knowledge of (financial) IT systems.
* You are open and flexible to occasional travel to the European Support Center in Belgium.
Contract type
Permanent
Full Time Equivalent %
100%
We offer
Shurgard offers you the opportunity to join the market leader in self-storage, and a dynamic team environment. In addition, we offer a competitive salary and generous extra-legal benefits.
Job location
City
General information
Shurgard is the largest self-storage provider in Europe. We have over 200 self-storage centres in 7 countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. We help people store their belongings – often at times of big life changes. At Shurgard, we live and breathe our values of service, security, reliability, flexibility, convenience, and cleanliness – to provide the best storage experience. Shurgard currently caters for the storage needs of more than 140,000 customers, employs over 700 people, and is partly owned by Public Storage – the world's largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities with thousands of stores in the United States.
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