Finance And Accounts - Executive

and Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services. Role Purpose The Manager Statutory Accounting and Controlling will join the Statutory & Controlling team which is established to manage the Statutory and Compliance Accounting of various legal entities. The team owns all monthly and annual reporting to Corporate as well as all local Statutory Accounting and Reporting. Included also are the Direct Taxation obligations of the entities as well as all financial related administration and business support. Key Accountabilities Month End and Group Reporting To lead the team of assistant managers with the statutory accounting and controlling activities Provide support to the teams during the close process on accounting technical areas To manage the close for various legal entities under US GAAP for reporting to Corporate at each month end. To resolve any issues which arise during the close, review the accounts in their entirety for accuracy prior to Group Reporting. To provide support to the transaction GL team as required during the close on accounting technical areas (royalties, TPAs, intangibles etc). To also ensure the entire close (AR, AP etc) are completed in line with the reporting timetable. To prepare and approve any balance sheet reconciliations under scope for the statutory and controlling team. To ensure all Blackline reconciliations and tasks are prepared and reviewed by the due date. Statutory Reporting, Internal and External Auditors and Taxation To prepare statutory accounts under local GAAP along with all workings and notes to the accounts. To manage interim and year-end statutory audits from planning to completion. To be the primary point of contact for external auditors and to ensure the audit for the entities is progressing with the GL, AR, AP and Indirect tax teams in the transactional GIS centres. Work with internal auditors to ensure the entities are always in compliance with statutory regulations, SOX and relevant internal policies. Key point of contact for internal audits. To produce company secretarial submissions where required To prepare all workings required for the Tax filings. To work with the Accounting and Controlling team to ensure Corporation tax compliance filings and payments deadlines are met. To calculate tax provisions on a quarterly basis People Management and Leadership Manage the Statutory Accounting and Controlling team for the dedicated country / cluster (people management, goal setting, evaluation, etc.) Lead / Participate in the process and systems standardization and automation initiatives Lead / Participate the business integration and integrated ERP implementation projects Skills, Knowledge, Qualifications & Experience Educated to a degree level and with a Professional Accountancy qualification Preferably Big 4 trained in Audit Department Minimum 6-7 years post qualification experience (CWA, CA etc) 4+ years of management experience Fluency in English Knowledge of an additional language (German / French / Italian / Spanish) would be an advantage Confidence and ability to work on own initiative Knowledge of local GAAP and US GAAP is a distinct advantage Strong IT skill set, with ability to analyse large data files and use SAP and Hyperion systems Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines managing multiple priorities A “can do” attitude is essential. Ability to adapt to change and to make changes to drive efficiencies in processes is very important. Strong communication skills Tenacity and determination to ensure goals are achieved