ESCO EMECA Accounting Manager
Location: Frameries, Belgium
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days onsite per week)
What we do at Weir
We are a global leader in mining technology for a sustainable future. We help our customers extract the resources the world needs more efficiently and more sustainably. Our planet’s future depends on the transition to renewable energy, and that transition can only happen with the metals and minerals our customers deliver. So, we work side by side with mines across the globe to move less rock, use less energy, use water wisely, and create less waste. Together, we drive the shift to smart, efficient, and more sustainable mining.
Make your impact
You’ll play a key role in solving real-world challenges. You’ll apply your skills to deliver results that matter whether that’s through engineering, planning or customer support. You’ll work with purpose, learn every day and help shape a more sustainable future.
What you’ll do
• Audit Leadership: Lead the external audit process across 10 legal entities in 5 countries, coordinating statutory audits with a focus on Belgium and the UK, and manage any ad hoc internal, tax, or other audits.
• Indirect Tax Management: Oversee VAT analysis, submission, reporting, and reconciliation across the region, including e-Invoicing deployments to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Month-End Close: Drive the month-end close process to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, maintaining high standards of financial accuracy throughout.
• Shared Services Coordination: Act as the regional key contact for shared services, overseeing periodic journal entries, reconciliations, and task reviews to support smooth financial operations.
• Internal Controls & Reconciliation: Lead initiatives to improve internal controls and oversee reconciliation processes, enhancing financial integrity across the region.
• Continuous Improvement: Champion finance process improvements across the region, leveraging a problem-solving mindset to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
• Team Leadership: Manage a direct team of 2 accountants in Belgium and Kazakhstan, and indirectly oversee a shared service team handling AP, AR, and GL transactions, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Travel Requirements: Occasional travel within the region to support audit, tax, and team collaboration activities.
• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviours in support of our drive towards developing a world-class safety culture.
What you’ll bring
Must-haves:
• Experience in a multi-entity, complex statutory environment, preferably under IFRS.
• Professional accounting or finance qualification (CA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Proven experience in statutory accounts preparation and audit coordination, especially in Belgium and the UK.
• Excellent communication skills with fluent spoken and written English.
Nice-to-haves:
• Experience working in a cross-border environment with multiple countries and legal entities.
• Familiarity with complex ERP systems, ideally Oracle and experience with ERP migrations/upgrades such as S4HANA.
• Previous involvement in business improvement projects and finance transformation initiatives.
• Informal or formal line management experience, ideally managing accountants or junior finance staff.
Why join Weir?
We live our values we think safety first, do the right thing, respect each other, aim high, and delight our customers. We encourage our people to lead by example and celebrate our successes.
We’re passionate about our purpose to help deliver the natural resources that are essential to create a better future for the world. We do this by combining our deep customer insights, world-class engineering, materials science expertise, and intelligent automation to deliver innovative end-to-end solutions incorporating our signature technologies.
We believe your voice matters and your ideas make a difference. We’re working hard to nurture a diverse culture where our people feel like they belong and can do the best work of their lives. You can help shape our unique culture through our inclusion networks and safety initiatives.
Benefits
• Competitive pay
• Career development and learning support
• Access to global inclusion networks
• Regional and team-specific benefits
• Sharebuilder scheme
• Wellness support for you and your family
• Collaboration with global teams
• Study support