EMEA Statutory Senior Accountant (PE-12025)
The EMEA Statutory and Tax Centre of Expertise (COE) covers all statutory and audit activities, tax relating to statutory activities, technical accounting and other statutory reporting. It was set up in June 2023. The COE covers all EMEA businesses (currently 5 zones, 50 countries).
The role of the EMEA Statutory Senior Accountant is to support the EMEA Statutory Portfolio Manager on their portfolio of entities to deliver statutory and audit. The role interacts with many stakeholders including corporate technical accounting, tax, zone controllers, business leaders, and EY and other third party auditors. In this role you will support the EMEA Statutory Portfolio Manager on their portfolio of entities to deliver statutory and audit.
-- Prepare workbooks & GAAP to Stat directed by EMEA statutory portfolio manager
-- Create the Thomson Reuters (TR) templates and manage the annual creation of financial statements using TR
-- Support the data gathering for US and Statutory audit of a portfolio of entities
-- Create standardized tax packs and provide support and response to tax queries
-- Support process improvement & other projects as requested
-- Support audit centralization initiatives & rationalization projects
-- Preparation of SOP & process documentation and ensuring it remains updated
-- Maintain strong relationship with EY and other third party auditors
What you need to have:
-- University degree in Finance & Accounting, or relevant field of study
-- 3-5 years relevant working experience in General Ledger or Record to Report accounting with interest growing in Statutory and Audit area
-- Excellent English language skill (other European languages are helpful) with strong communication skills (written and verbal)
-- Strong system knowledge (Oracle/SAP)
-- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) is advantage
-- Knowledgeable managing a portfolio of legal entities in multinational company is preferred
-- Experience working with 3rd party auditors across regions and countries is preferred
-- Change management and process improvement mindset, Lean or Six sigma experience is desired
-- Proactive and enthusiastic personality with strong influencing skill
What we offer:
-- Competitive compensation and benefits package (annual bonus, cafeteria, medical insurance and lots of partner discounts!)
-- Permanent contract in a fast-growing global company
-- Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
-- Flexible working solutions (working hours & home office eligibility)
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