What does this job entail?
At KBC Asset Management, you’ll find an intellectually stimulating job with an interesting international dimension.
We manage more than one thousand investment funds under UCITS and AIF licences in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Bulgaria, and more than two thousand mandates from wealthy and institutional clients. All combined, this represents a total of more than 170 billion euro in assets. The portfolios usually contain multiple asset classes and in some cases, also derivative structures.
As our Junior Fund Accountant, you contribute to the accounting and fiscal reporting of our Belgian funds. The majority of your colleagues work in Brussels – and partly on a location-independent basis – but you also work closely with the operational team in Brno (CZ) that performs all transactions.
What do we expect from you?
- You set up funds (from creation to liquidation).
- You check the accounting, prepare annual reporting and take care of legal and fiscal reporting.
- You work with your team to ascertain how our products could be improved. You take ownership of proposals for improvements.
- You’re in contact with external auditors and regulators concerning accounting, annual reports and tax returns.
- You help your team with the introduction of new products, new processes and a new software platform.
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You will help introduce new products, new processes and a new software platform to the team.
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You are responsible for other administration related to the funds (e.g. international notifications and filings with the regulator)
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You handle tax administration questions, answering regulatory questions, creation and filing of periodic reports
Your key strengths?
- You have a bachelor’s or a master’s degree, preferably in a financial subject.
- The investment world interests you. You look forward to gaining insights about it in the training program that we have prepared for you.
- You already have relevant experience (with a minimum of 2 years) in a similar function or sector.
- You have excellent critical and analytical skills.
- You enjoy working with numbers and work fluently with Excel.
- You like to collaborate and find satisfaction in achieving goals as a team.
- You find it easy to organise your work based on timing and deadlines.
- You speak and write in Dutch andEnglish fluently.
What can we offer you?
- You’re assured of an excellent onboarding and a pleasant, collegial work atmosphere.
- Throughout your entire career at KBC, we encourage you to grow as a person and as a professional. You can follow training courses in which you further sharpen your hard and soft skills.
- Our offices are easily accessible by public transport. You’re also welcome to partly work from home.
- Flexible work hours help you to balance your work and your private life.
- We offer you a permanent contract and a competitive salary, supplemented by extralegal benefits. Sounds familiar? Of course. It’s what you read in every job description. At KBC, we make a difference with our extended flex package. It’s too extensive to go into details here. However, we will happily discuss the various benefits—large and small—at your interview.
Can you help us make the difference?
Working within KBC Asset Management, I have the ability to stay up-to-date with developments happening on financial markets. There is the possibility to learn a lot on a variety of subjects depending on needs & your personal affinities. There is constant learning on the job by talking to more experienced colleagues & there is always someone from the team to support you when you have an issue. Skills development is encouraged and supported by the management, making career evolution easier.
Jon Batusha
Respect and inclusion are core values at KBC. We believe that the individuality of our employees and the diversity of our teams are key to achieving great things. That’s why we recruit new employees based on talent and motivation, regardless of their background or story.
We work closely together to be the reference in the financial sector by innovating, greening and connecting. Interested in joining a ‘Top Employer’ and contributing to new ideas and solutions that help our customers and society move forward?
If this ticks all your boxes, apply now so we can get to know you. And if there are any specific things you’d like us to consider in your application, please let us know. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
