Job Description

The role supports full cycle accounting, in-depth financial reporting, balance sheet analysis and ensure best practices and technical accounting compliance requirements are met for the company. This position also reviews and synthesizes financial data by preparing various analytics and metrics for presentation to senior management and external constituencies.

Responsibilities

• Promote the company’s mission and values, including an accountable, innovative, and results-oriented culture that promotes customer service, openness, teamwork, mutual trust, and respect
• Set team direction, resolve problems, and provide guidance to members of Finance & Accounting team
• Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address business and operational challenges
• Instils a rigorous control and compliance framework within International Accounting & Finance function
• Assist the SVP Finance in promoting a culture of continuous improvement to ensure department processes and procedures are reviewed regularly for efficiency and effectiveness, developing metrics to measure improvements.
• Foster proactive process reviews and improvements by staff
• Lead International Accounting team for all general ledger accounting activities, month-end close, complex technical and in-country accounting issues, internal controls and assist with any financial reporting preparation
• Lead International Treasury function & Cash flow management and partner with Global Treasury Team
• Lead International audit process and collaborate with US audit team to ensure smooth delivery of all audit requirements and requests
• Lead credit card & travel& expenditure function to ensure employees comply with company policies and procedures
• A leadership position supporting growth and development of local Finance & Accounting team including performance reviews, development planning, training and succession planning
• Act as a leader and strong partner to FP&A, Audit, Tax, Payroll, Procurement, Systems and US headquartered Controllership to assist in all aspects of financial reporting including sales reporting, financial review, processes assistance, etc.
• Ensure compliance with applicable policies, contracts and regulation including statutory rules
• Proactively identify and address potential accounting errors/risks on an ongoing basis
• Document, review and approve journal entries (e.g. journal uploads, general ledger queries)
• Prepare, review and approve balance sheet account reconciliations
• Allocate expenses among businesses and legal entities
• Perform/review month-end analytics including spend analysis
• Maintain internal controls
• Support the financial close process
• Create functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-functions and develop procedures to comply with policies to support the functional infrastructure
• Review weekly cash flow forecasts and ensure bank balances sufficient for future business transactions
• Demonstrate understanding of intercompany relationships and organizational structures (e.g. segments, legal entities) needed to record inter/intercompany transactions and allocations, and assist with monthly settlements
• Review, analyze, and approve expenses for procurement/budget for the applicable international locations
• Responsible for International regional financial reporting and accounting which includes the accuracy of the various legal entities’ general ledgers and its compliance with GAAP and local accounting regulations.
• Support US driven financial reporting compliance with statutory law and financial regulations
• Manage regular communication & alignment with US based Global accounting team as well as work in close partnership with US Senior Accounting Manager to ensure all regulatory requirements are met, emerging accounting literature is understood, and properly implemented
• Provide operational and technical accounting expertise for the International organization to ensure compliance with GAAP, IFRS, Statutory requirements and Company policies, rules, regulation and laws
• Summarize findings on the monthly, quarterly, and annual basis in partnership with senior management and external auditors
• Partner with FP&A in budget preparations and monthly budget/actual reporting analyses
• Partner with International Audit, Tax & Compliance teams regarding accounting and reporting matters
• Partner with Procurement on spend analysis including management requests for data reporting to drive compliance and cost savings
• Ownership of the internal control environment for applicable international jurisdictions
• Demonstrate ability to understand and document process flows, process narratives and risk-based results
• Develop, implement and maintain processes and procedures for accurate and timely analysis of financial data, ensuring best practices
• Support various Finance projects as required

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACMA, or equivalent).
• Progressive accounting experience (International/multi-entity experience)
• 5+ years of supervisory experience with a global footprint
• Software industry experience
• Financial Reporting experience including GAAP, IFRS, Statutory
• Ability to anticipate accounting, reporting and operational issues and proactively develop solutions to meet them
• Advanced analytical and financial reporting skills, attention to detail and process discipline
• Strong project management experience, including the ability to coordinate and enable new initiatives or processes and be the voice of International Accounting across the business
• Critical thinking and logical reasoning skills, including complex problem solving, troubleshooting and decision making
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to work with and maintain confidential data
• Experience with Workday ERP, Cloud based ERPs, and Adaptive preferred
• Proficient level of competency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word 
• Leadership
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
  • Appropriately raise issues and challenge assumptions
  • Proven ability to see the big picture, yet understand the details
  • Demonstrated ability to recruit, develop and retain top financial talent and ability to build high performing teams
  • Thrives and is comfortable with autonomy and accountability
• International Accounting
  • Policies and procedures
  • Revenue recognition & multiple foreign currency transaction knowledge