Business Accountant (Beringen/Geleen)

About the role

Location: Belgium - Beringen

Hours: Full-Time

Type of Contract: Permanent

Application Deadline: April 30th

 

Make Accounting Real! 

 

Are you passionate about turning financial data into meaningful insights that drive business decisions? As a Business Accountant, you will play a key role in supporting our production sites in Beringen and Geleen, ensuring accurate cost calculations and delivering high-quality financial information. You will work closely with colleagues from production, supply chain, and finance to make sure product costs reflect operational reality. Whether you are at the start of your career or already have some experience, this role offers you the opportunity to grow in a dynamic, international, and collaborative environment.

 

In this position, you will combine accounting expertise with strong business understanding:

• You calculate and analyze product costs, ensuring correct allocation of costs to products and invoices
• You assess whether standard prices remain accurate and align with actual production, in close collaboration with operations and supply chain
• You perform month-end closing activities within controlling, including reconciliations, accruals, and cost allocations
• You analyze variances between standard and actual costs and initiate corrective actions
• You ensure accurate cost re-allocation and data quality, maintaining reliable financial reporting
• You contribute to process improvements and standardization across the organization and share best practices

About you

We are looking for a motivated professional with a solid accounting foundation and a strong willingness to learn.

 

Your background:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Controlling with 1–2 years of relevant experience in accounting
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment is a strong asset
• Good knowledge of accounting principles (IFRS/GAAP is a plus)
• Advanced Excel skills, ERP/system knowledge (e.g. SAPor S4H) is a plus, not a must

 

Your competencies:

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Assertive communicator with a professional knowledge of Dutch and a good command of English
• Able to work autonomously and take ownership
• Flexible and able to handle deadlines and peak periods (e.g. month-end)
• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset
• Team player who collaborates easily across functions
• Continuous improvement mindset

Our offer

 

We offer a permanent contract starting on June 1st, with a challenging role that has real business impact, as well as growth opportunities within an international organization and a collaborative environment where you can learn and develop.

We have competitive compensation and benefits which you can read more about on our Career Page.

 

 

Application Process

 

If you're excited about the prospect of joining our team and being a part of Making It Real, please submit your application via the “apply now” button in the job posting to apply directly.

 

If you have any questions, please contact Joke Tielens, Joke.tielens@borougeinternational.com

 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy for further applications when we have received sufficient applications that meet the advertised requirements and will contact you as soon as screening is closed.

 

At Borouge International, we are committed to an equal recruitment process. We value diversity, and all applicants & employees are treated fairly and equally. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination based on factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, gender identity or expression. 
 

We only accept candidate resumes from recruiters or recruiting agencies if they have been explicitly commissioned by us for a specific recruitment and if the data is provided to us in line with the General Data Protection Regulation. We will not accept or pay fees for candidate resumes of any form or kind that were sent unsolicited to either HR or directly to our hiring managers.