Overview
Reporting to the EMEA Senior Accounting Director, this role will overview the GL and Trial Balance for entities to a level suitable for monthly reporting to US headquarters as per agreed close cycle. You will also work with external auditors and tax advisors to ensure the timely preparation and filing of statutory accounts and tax returns. You will also assist with local accounting and reporting. This role will form part of the worldwide controller group with oversight over the functions affecting the EMEA, LATAM & APJ entities which are part of the QSG Group. You will work with the functions (based in different locations worldwide), to ensure reporting is done on time and to the high level expected within the organization.
Responsibilities
- Overview of assigned entities for monthly reporting in US GAAP as well as statutory reporting and compliance (accounts and direct/indirect tax returns)
- Manage local statutory compliance – US GAAP to local GAAP revision and preparation of statutory accounts for assigned entities
- Analytical review Reporting, monthly and quarterly of data and answering queries arising from your local reporting manager and/or head office arising out of monthly reviews
- Working and supporting the various functions based worldwide to complete the monthly close and on-going compliance
- Ability to deploy and exercise managerial accounting oversight around complex intercompany transactions and monitoring of intercompany activities and relationships
- Ability to interact with business leaders inclusive of financial results, anomalies, corrective action via business directives and supporting legal entity relationships or other changes
- Support and participate in corporate initiative to centralize the accounting process for designated entities in the EMEA & APJ Geo – this will involve establishing credibility and the ability to establish working relationships with existing and new staff
- Perform monthly account reconciliations
- Periodic VAT and other direct and assist with tax returns compliance for assigned entities
- Ensure compliance with Corporate policies and internal controls at all times
- Engaging internal and external audit and managing the associated local tax reporting
- Involved in ad hoc projects – acquisition accounting, entity incorporations, system set-up etc.
Qualifications
- Must be, ACCA, ACA, CPA or CIMA qualified
- Strong understanding of US GAAP and US GAAP to local statutory accounting bridge experience
- Experienced monthly reporting within a multinational multi-currency company, you will show a desire & the ability to continually review processes & systems in our continuing drive to improve efficiency. Specifically we are seeking someone with a demonstrable track record of taking ownership of work of a similar nature in a similar environment, i.e. software/high tech companies
- You should have experience of Oracle Financials or a similar system & good Excel skills. You must have excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work within a team but also a self-starter
- Flexibility with regard to working hours during month-end, quarter-end and year-end
- Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external key business partners
- Local GAAP and US GAAP accounting knowledge an advantage.