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Job Purpose and Impact

The Belgium Statutory Controller will be part of the Global Statutory Reporting Center of Excellence (COE), responsible for ensuring high-quality, compliant, and timely statutory reporting across multiple legal entities and jurisdictions. This role will support the preparation, review, and submission of annual financial statements and other statutory filings in accordance with local GAAP, regulatory requirements, and corporate governance standards. The incumbent will collaborate closely with in country finance teams, auditors, tax, and legal functions to drive process standardization, controls, and efficiency across the global statutory reporting landscape.

Key Accountabilities

• STATUTORY ACCOUNTING & COMPLIANCE: Reviews and interprets accounting and financial data to ensure accurate statutory reporting in compliance with local GAAP, IFRS, and corporate policies. Designs and maintains standardized statutory reporting packages, templates, and system configurations to support efficient and compliant financial recordkeeping across entities and jurisdictions.
• STATUTORY REPORTING OPERATIONS: Performs and reviews complex accounting activities to ensure completeness and accuracy of local statutory books and records. Oversees adjustments between group and local GAAP, manages statutory audit schedules, ensures timely closure of local ledgers, and supports preparation of annual financial statements and local regulatory filings.
• FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & ANALYSIS: Prepares, reviews, and analyzes statutory financial statements and related disclosures for multiple legal entities. Performs detailed analysis of financial results, variances, and trends to support audit readiness, compliance reviews, and management insight, ensuring full alignment with local and group reporting requirements.
• INTERNAL CONTROLS & GOVERNANCE: Collaborates with internal stakeholders to design, implement, and monitor effective internal controls over statutory reporting and entity compliance. Identifies and communicates financial and compliance risks, ensures adherence to corporate governance standards, and supports audit activities and remediation plans.
• PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & COE EXCELLENCE: Leads and participates in global continuous improvement and transformation projects to optimize statutory reporting processes and systems. Benchmarks against industry best practices, ensures consistent application of accounting policies, and contributes to the maturity and scalability of the Statutory Reporting COE operating model.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience in financial reporting, statutory compliance, or external audit.
• Fluent English language skills – written and verbal.

Preferred Qualifications
•    Professional qualification (e.g., CPA, CA, ACCA) would be considered an advantage.
•    Proven professional experience in a shared services or center of excellence working environment within multinational exposure.
•    Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or equivalent) and reporting tools (BlackLine, Workiva,) desirable.
•    Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with automation tools (e.g., Power BI, Alteryx) is a plus.
•    Any additional foreign language would be considered as an advantage.

Location details:
Country - Bulgaria
State/province - Sofia-City
City - Sofia