Group Accountant

If you are ready to take a next step in your accounting career, and you feel that energy industry is where you can find the thrill (we definitely do!), keep reading - and if that's a match, we'll be happy to set you up with our HR crew for an interview.

Location: Spain or Belgium, but remote set up is also possible within European E&C Group Locations

Team: Global Finance Team

Why E&C Consultants?

We’re proud to be a Great Place To Work® certified company, where satisfaction, growth, and flexibility are our way of working.

You can read more details here: Becoming an E&Cer, but here’s what makes us stand out:

• We put people first: employee fulfilment, pride and well-being are balanced and at the heart of everything we do

• We grow together: as E&C expands, so do your opportunities to develop professionally

• We work differently: our Teal management means no micromanagement - just empowerment and flat structure

• We give you time to recharge: enjoy 46 days off per year, no matter where you live or work

About the role:

We are looking for a detail-oriented Group Accountant to join our Group Finance Team and support the accurate and timely financial reporting of E&C's entities.

You’ll own key month-end activities: from posting close entries to balance-sheet and intercompany reconciliations. Help review the monthly numbers to spot anything that doesn’t add up. You’ll work hand-in-hand with our Internal Accountant, Financial Controller and external accounting/tax partners to make sure reporting is accurate, complete and on time. It’s a hands-on role for someone who knows double-entry and accrual accounting, enjoys digging into financial data like a number detective, and takes pride in owning and resolving discrepancies.

You’ll start by owning a few specific entities and accounting areas and getting to know the numbers inside out. We’re looking for someone curious and analytical who can read what a balance or transaction really means, flag anything that looks off, and chase it down until it’s fixed. As you settle in, there’s plenty of room to grow: take on more entities, tackle trickier accounting issues, and broaden your role in group financial reporting.

Requirements

Do you already feel like E&C is a place for you? Let's see if this particular role is also what you're good at. As a Group Accountant you will be trusted with:

• Month-end close: Own the month-end close for your assigned entities: prepare journal entries and adjustments, review the monthly numbers, spot anything that doesn’t add up, investigate discrepancies and drive them to a clean resolution so reporting is accurate and on time

• Month-end review: Support the review of monthly financial results for assigned entities and accounting areas, identifying unusual balances, discrepancies or potential accounting errors and investigating items requiring explanation or correction

• Reconciliations: Prepare monthly balance-sheet reconciliations (accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, etc.) and run intercompany reconciliations: find mismatches, investigate the causes and work with colleagues to clear items and post any corrective entries

• Internal and external collaboration: Partner closely with the Internal Accountant, Financial Controller and our external accounting and tax partners to coordinate month-end tasks and make sure the close and reporting are timely and accurate

• Information provision: Prepare clear reconciliations, schedules and supporting explanations so the Group Finance Team and external partners have everything they need for reporting and tax work

• Issue resolution: Investigate accounting discrepancies and outstanding items and work collaboratively with the wider Group Finance Team and external partners to ensure they are appropriately resolved

• Group-wide consistency: Help ensure that accounting treatments, close procedures and supporting documentation are applied consistently across E&C’s entities

• Continuous improvement: Help make finance smarter and more efficient. Suggest and implement better processes, controls and close procedures, and spot ways to use systems and tech to save time and reduce errors

We feel that to be successful & satisfied in this role, it’s good to bring a mix of curiosity, analytical thinking, and a grounded accounting mindset. Ideally, we look for:

• A good understanding of double-entry accounting and core accounting principles. You understand debits, credits and why they matter

• Clear understanding of the accruals concept, you recognise income and expenses in the right period so the numbers tell the true story

• Strong numerical skills and a keen eye for detail

• A special talent for spotting when balances or postings look wrong, and the persistence to dig in and find the root cause

• Good organisational skills and the ability to work effectively to deadlines

• Spreadsheet savvy, you use Excel/Sheets to analyse, reconcile and present tidy supporting workpapers

• Comfortable collaborating with internal colleagues and external accounting/tax professionals

• Proactive, adaptable and curious. You enjoy learning new systems and looking for smarter ways to work

• A strong working level of English, both written and spoken

These desirable skills will help you shine in the role (but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box):

Relevant accounting experience, including practical involvement in month-end close activities, is highly desirable. Previous experience working in a multi-entity environment would also be beneficial. Experience using the following accounting or ERP packages would be beneficial although not required: Exact Online, QuickBooks Online, Xero, DATEV, Sage and enova365.

You don’t need a professional accounting qualification to apply. We value hands-on accounting experience and solid technical knowledge above formal certification!

If you are still here and reading, you must be really interested. Great, as E&C is the best place to be! Last but not least then, a sneak peek into our application process:

• First call with HR or Team Leader - 45min

• Assessment: online ability tests + personality questionnaire - 45min

• Final round interview: Business case (can be prepared in advance) & discussion on the online assessment + meeting the team - 90min

Send your application by clicking on the application button. Please send us your CV in English only and include the following statement in your application: "I hereby give consent for my personal data included in my application to be processed for the purposes of the recruitment process under the Personal Data Protection Act as of 29 August 1997, consolidated text: Journal of Laws 2015, item 2135 as amended"