Financial Accounting Manager

The details

Our client is the world’s leading applied artificial intelligence and advanced analytics provider. They have an exciting opportunity for a qualified accountant to join the Statutory Reporting Team to support their multi country statutory compliance responsibilities including the preparation of financial statements and audits. The role will be responsible for identifying and implementing process improvements to improve accuracy and efficiency of preparation, reduce external professional fees, and additionally drive the implementation of dual books accounting in Netsuite to support and bridge the differences between US GAAP / IFRS and local GAAP requirements. Other key responsibilities will include:

*Manage the smooth delivery of the global financial statement close process and all required statutory reporting compliance for multiple entities
*Prepare and analyse financial statements in advance of audit commencing, including analytical reviews for income statement and balance sheet for multiple entities
*Support the audit processes over multiple jurisdictions, working with the external audit teams, providing high quality information, ensuring the audits are completed on time and with ever-reducing number of audit differences
*Prepare reconciliation pack with detailed insight e.g. statutory timing differences, between US GAAP to local GAAP, for management review, respond to review questions etc.
*Coordinate and review the activities that are performed centrally and by external providers’ local offices
*Own and maintain internal and external reporting dashboards to demonstrate progress of activities
*Drive the automation of foreign statutory entity reporting
*Support the review of new IFRS requirements and/or regulatory issues and recommend how the business should prepare to meet them

The successful applicant will hold a professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and ideally have 4+ years post qualified experience. Essential to the success of this role you will need to have Software industry knowledge, preferably both development and SAAS, extensive understanding of IP accounting and Transfer Pricing, experience of identifying and implementing process improvements, experience of an ERP roll out or significant upgrade and extensive knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS. You will have excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, be self-motivated, aspirational, and result oriented. This represents a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-growing dynamic organisation with genuine progression opportunities.