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The purpose of the General Ledger (GL) accountant is to ensure correct accounting information and reporting mainly in the area of inventory and intercompany. You will gather and verify the accuracy of financial data and reconcile accounts. This role also ensures that strong controls are applied in compliance with the company’s SOX and internal control framework.
Tasks and responsibilities
What You’ll Do:
- Prepare and review reconciliations (monthly, quarterly) on inventory and intercompany accounts.
- Reconciling accounts with the general ledger.
- Execute month- and quarter end closing activities – perform account analysis to make sure entries and balances are correct.
- Analyze and interpret financial information to provide assurance that information complies with professional and regulatory standards.
- Collaborate with internal departments to gather, analyze, and interpret relevant financial information.
- Entering financial data such as accruals, deferrals and reclassifications into the ledger, as well as preparing reports.
- Gathering supporting documentation and performing recordkeeping.
- Internal controls/compliance: ensure that internal and SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) controls are adhered to and performed in a timely matter.
- Assisting in the preparation of the audit files and annual accounts.
- Preparation & filing of surveys.
- Assisting in the preparation of the TAX declarations and forms.
Required knowledge, skills & abilities
Formal qualifications and experience- University or Bachelor degree in Finance or related subject area preferred
- Strong communication and analytical skills
- SAP & or Peoplesoft knowledge is a strong plus
- Strong general accounting skills (statutory and international standards)
- Ability to work within a complex and changing environment
- Good knowledge of Microsoft PC Tools (MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio…)
- Strong quantitative and analytical capability
- Fluent in written and spoken English, Dutch and French
- Can work independently but is also an excellent team player
- Strong customer orientation (Countries, Businesses and Functions)
- Identification with the IQVIA culture & values
- Planning & organizing
- Strong analytical skills
- Listening
- Good communication
- Co-operation
- Customer orientation
- Problem analysis
- Judgment
- Decisiveness
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
Location
- 3 days/week homeworking
- 2 days/week based in Zaventem
What is in it for you?
- Embark on a job with a sense: opportunity to move healthcare forward
- A solid onboarding program and HR framework to support your personal development
- A key job in a growing department, residing in a safe multinational company
- Opportunity to learn innovative methodologies and tools on the job
- Possibilities to explore further your specific domain of interest
- Great team and company spirit
- Possibility of lateral moves within the Belgian structure or within the group at regional/global level.
IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com
IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.
Skills Required
- University or Bachelor degree in Finance or a related subject area
- Strong general accounting skills, including statutory and international accounting standards
- Strong communication, quantitative, analytical, problem analysis, judgment, and decision-making skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a complex, changing environment
- Fluent written and spoken English, Dutch, and French
- Knowledge of SAP or PeopleSoft
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and other Microsoft PC tools
- Planning, organization, cooperation, listening, interpersonal communication, and customer orientation
- Identification with IQVIA culture and values
IQVIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IQVIA and has not been reviewed or approved by IQVIA.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, spanning medical/dental/vision plus programs like telemedicine, EAP resources, and additional insurance options. Feedback suggests the health offering is a meaningful part of the overall rewards package, though details can vary by location and plan design.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include an employer match structure that supports employee contributions through a defined formula. This adds steady long-term value to total rewards beyond base salary.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off offerings include vacation/paid time off, holidays, and flexibility themes, with some roles described as having discretionary or unlimited time-off models. This can make the package feel more attractive even when cash compensation is viewed as only mid-range.
IQVIA Insights
What We Do
IQVIA (NYSE:IQV) is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. IQVIA creates intelligent connections across all aspects of healthcare through its analytics, transformative technology, big data resources and extensive domain expertise. IQVIA Connected Intelligence™ delivers powerful insights with speed and agility — enabling customers to accelerate the clinical development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments that improve healthcare outcomes for patients. With approximately 70,000 employees, IQVIA conducts operations in more than 100 countries. To learn more, visit www.iqvia.com.
