4 month contract | Hybrid | Multinational Tech Company
The Manager will manage all aspects of the accounting processes in order to ensure that financial statements and Local GAAP TBs in the case of branches meet local GAAP requirements. The Manager will also lead the tax requests and work with external providers and internal teams on these. This role is responsible for tax reporting, external tax authorities audit, and support entity management to meet local and global obligations. This person will be responsible for the build out of accounting support for Pillar 2 globally. The ideal candidate will have a strong drive towards excellence, is results driven and able to think and act both analytically and strategically. They will also be involved in providing audit assistance, recommending and implementation of process improvements, projects, and management of processes. The ideal candidate should demonstrate a hands-on approach to problem solving and task completion.
Responsibilities:
- Leveraging a solid understanding of accounting rules to provide timely, accurate, and standardized local GAAP - Financial Statement or Local GAAP TB for Branches.
- Oversee accounting processes and work with internal teams and external providers on the GAAP-to-GAAP conversion, Tax returns.
- Maintain local GAAP ledgers.
- Meet statutory requirements for and participate in the preparation and filing of Tax Returns and other tax related returns as necessary.
- Support EMEA Tax reporting team on the Tax returns process.
- Prepare reconciliations between local GAAP and IFRS.
- Works independently to research, track and timely resolve outstanding queries related to GAAP conversion and tax calculations.
- Liaises across various functions to effectively communicate inquiries.
- Responding to audit inquiries (external auditors and tax authorities).
- Support the organization to meet local and global corporate tax obligations.
- Support US Tax reporting team on tax provisioning.
- Work with internal teams and external advisors on the Pillar 2 legislation and the impacts of this on our global entities.
- Build out the accounting support for Pillar 2 globally.
- Work with teams on the collection of data points for input into calculation.
- Work with the project team on the implementation of S4Hana.
Qualifications:
- Qualified Accountant - ACCA/ACA (AITI - Tax would be beneficial).
- Knowledge and practical experience of Local and US GAAPs.
- Minimum 8+ years of related accounting experience required.
- Experience in a shared services/multinational environment preferred.
- Experience of corporate tax within a multinational setting would be beneficial.
- Top 10 accounting experiences preferred.
- Financial systems knowledge and experience with SAP/S4H
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate between cross-functional teams within the organization.
- Ability to manage a diverse workload, while ensuring accuracy and timelines with attention to detail and a commitment to continuous process improvement.
- Proven ability to operate successfully in a highly complex and changing environment with competing objectives and priorities.
- Proficiency in Excel/Word/PowerPoint.