IFRS Finance Specialist

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KBC is an integrated bank-insurance group, head-quartered in Belgium, catering mainly for retail, private banking, SME and mid-cap clients. Our core markets are Belgium, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria. We are present to a limited extent in several other countries.

KBC’s financial reporting is prepared according to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Preparing the IFRS reporting is a shared responsibility of Local and Group Finance departments, whereby Local Finance departments are sending their to be consolidated figures to Group Finance.

We are looking for an IFRS Expert to strengthen a Group Finance team that supports the preparation of KBC’s IFRS financial statements. 

Support by that team is offered in different forms but mainly by:  

•    providing IFRS technical accounting analysis used for management decisions or auditor’s questions when preparing IFRS financial statements.
•    Reviewing/challenging draft IFRS financial statements, including regulatory reporting (FINREP).
•    keeping up-to-date the Group’s accounting policies.
•    following-up of new international accounting and reporting regulation.
•    working closely together with colleagues from other teams, both at group and local level, involved in the preparation of the financial statements. This adds an interesting international dimension to your job.

Your key strengths?

•    You have a Master’s degree in Finance and at least three years of experience working at an IFRS applier, ideally within the banking sector. As a result, you’re familiar with IFRS. 
•    You communicate smoothly and convincingly in English, whether spoken or written. 
•    Your analysis skills are among your greatest strengths. 
•    You notice details and are interested in working with numbers.
•    You effortlessly make the distinction between essentials and side issues, which enables you to draw the main conclusion to bring to management.
•    You can work independently; you enjoy taking the initiative, are critical.
•    You know that the end-result is what counts and act in a pragmatic manner.
•    You have no problem organizing your own work efficiently, even when you have various assignments with deadlines.
•    To you cooperation means involving all relevant people and building bridges by taking into account all parties’ perspectives. 
 

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Recruiter Name

Martina Beníčková