Consolidation & IFRS Senior Professional

Belgium - Brussels

Finance

Posted on 02-02-2026

About Umicore

Reducing harmful vehicle emissions. Giving new life to used metals. Powering the cars of the future. As a global materials and technology group, we apply our specialist knowledge to offer materials and solutions that are essential to everyday life. We aim to be a clear world leader in materials for clean mobility and recycling and have turned our sustainability approach into an even greater competitive advantage. With ambitions like this, imagine what you could do?

About our Support Functions

It’s not just those in our industrial sites and technical centers that are vital to Umicore’s growth. Across our support functions we ensure that we continue to grow and evolve –whether it’s by making sure our decisions are commercially viable, enhancing our reputation, building new customer relationships or finding the right people who can build on what we’ve already achieved. The variety of our work means we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new ideas. Which is where you come in.

What you will be doing

As a member of the Group FP&A & Consolidation team, the consolidation & IFRS Senior professional applies his expertise in accounting and consolidation techniques to autonomously manage a set of tasks required for the preparation of monthly, half year, and annual consolidated financial statements of Umicore for external reporting. For subgroups such as IONWAY and Shokubai, the jobholder is also the main contact and will be responsible for the consolidation of those subgroups.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing the intercompany reconciliation process, investigate and solve mismatch in collaboration with local accounting teams, document the process
• Data stewardship in maintaining entities and business unit tables in intercompany tool  
• Responsible for the monthly preparation of IFRS 16 bookings as well as the bi-annual update of contracts in the central tool
• Responsible for quality and consistency controls of the consolidated package
• First point of contact to local finance teams (global finance services) to analyse and propose solutions for errors found in package
• Partner with local finance teams (global finance services) to monitor data quality, assure accuracy and improve processes
• Proactively identify, investigate, correct and remediate discrepancies or irregularities in financial data’s in an autonomous manner
• The consolidation of subgroups

Who we are looking for

We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague with the following qualifications:

• A Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field
• At least 5 years of experience in an accounting environment, audit (BIG 4) or finance consolidation department
• A strong understanding of financial principles and accounting concepts, including IFRS standards
• Fluency in English
• The ability to work in a highly information system-driven environment, including proficiency in Office tools (mainly Excel), SharePoint, Consolidation and Reporting tools, and disclosure management solutions, ). Knowledge of ERP systems such as SAP is a plus
• A collaborative attitude and excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills fostering positive working relationship with other departments
• An innovative mindset and the ability to act as an agent of change, actively seeking continuous improvements.

What we offer

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?

If our pioneering approach can make us a leader in sustainability, IMAGINE WHAT YOU COULD DO?