IFRS Advisory (Senior) Manager

Position description

Job title

IFRS Advisory (Senior) Manager

Function

Advisory - Manager

Roles & Responsibilities

As part of our CFO Advisory practice, you’ll collaborate with a diverse group of specialized professionals to support CFOs on their transformational journey toward making Finance a strategic partner to the business. With our pragmatic and client‑centric approach, we help organizations drive sustainable growth and profitability, today and in the future.

Our CFO Advisory team is looking for an IFRS Advisory (Senior) Manager to strengthen the team and support CFOs in enhancing their capital market or financial operations, while creating value from complex financial reporting challenges.

What you will do

As an IFRS Advisory (Senior) Manager, you will guide and develop a team of experts who support clients with a wide range of financial reporting and communication challenges related to transactions or regulatory requirements. These may include deal and post‑deal accounting, consolidation, IPO preparation, special financials and carve‑outs, structuring for complex projects, IFRS conversions, new accounting standards or interpretations, ESG reporting, and more.

Project management:

• Lead and coordinate capital markets and financial reporting engagements in close collaboration with the responsible Partner and other professionals across KPMG.
• Manage teams of varying sizes to deliver high‑quality, insightful, and impactful financial communication—primarily under IFRS.
• Support clients with technical accounting analyses for complex projects or transactions.

Commercial management:

• Build expertise across a range of clients, sectors, and markets, while staying aware of KPMG’s service offerings.
• Drive business development activities—from identifying opportunities to preparing proposals and delivering presentations.
• Contribute to expanding the CFO Advisory footprint in the Belgian market.
• Participate in the development of new and enhanced financial reporting and accounting advisory offerings.
• Support project completion reviews to identify lessons learned, strengthening future quality and commercial success.

People management:

• As a performance manager, recruit, mentor, develop, motivate, and coach team members to help them grow and achieve their potential.
• Lead your operational teams by demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and effective collaboration.

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Location

Zaventem HQ

Skills & Qualifications

• A Master’s degree and 6–8 years of experience in financial reporting, either within IFRS advisory or audit for public interest entities applying IFRS.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, especially in relation to complex accounting matters.
• A strong interest in translating business activities into financial information, and in turning financials into compelling equity stories.
• Consulting skills such as creative problem‑solving, conceptual and practical thinking, clear and empathetic communication, collaboration, organization and time management, flexibility, and curiosity.
• Experience in people leadership and talent development.
• Fluency in English and either Dutch or French (both written and spoken).

We offer

As a certified Top Employer we offer:

• An attractive remuneration package with a great number of extra-legal benefits (premium electric company car + charging card, net daily and monthly allowances, bonus, Apple/Android personal device and many other benefits tailored through our cafeteria plan).
• Flexible work arrangements to ensure a healthy work-life balance (picking up kids from school, doctor’s appointment, working from home,…) and the possibility to work from anywhere 20 days per year.
• Comprehensive insurance package including group insurance with full KPMG contributions, hospitalization insurance and optional outpatient options (dental & eye care, medical consultations and registered medication).
• Career development opportunities combined with trainings based on your personal goals and aspirations.
• An inclusive, international culture where personal growth, mutual trust and lifelong learning is fostered.
• A buddy and performance manager to support and guide you throughout your career at KPMG.
• Great team building activities and sport & wellbeing events (Brussels Marathon, Antwerp 10 Miles, 1000 kilometers for KOTK, river clean-ups, plant a tree and many more…) through our Together@KPMG & KPMG Foundation programs.