EMEA Lead Statutory Accountant

Tasks

• Own the end-to-end preparation and delivery of statutory financial statements and compliance activities for assigned legal entities.
• Prepare and review statutory financial statements, disclosures, and complex US GAAP to local GAAP adjustments.
• Lead external audit activities, including planning, coordination, issue resolution, and completion of audit deliverables.
• Serve as the primary contact for external auditors and drive resolution of audit requests and findings.
• Analyze and review financial information to ensure consistency across the financial statements and related disclosures.
• Coordinate statutory reporting activities across Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, and other stakeholders.
• Manage statutory filings and related regulatory reporting requirements.
• Proactively identify, assess, and resolve statutory reporting, audit, and compliance risks and issues.
• Delegate activities to junior team members, review completed work, and provide coaching and development support.
• Lead process improvement, standardization, automation, and digitalization initiatives.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, influence outcomes, and appropriately escalate significant issues.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, company policies, and local statutory requirements.
• Requirements
• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline, professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent) is an advantage.
• 5-8+ years of experience in accounting, statutory reporting, financial reporting, or external audit within a multinational environment.
• Strong experience in statutory financial statement preparation, statutory reporting, and external audit management.
• Experience preparing and reviewing US GAAP to local GAAP adjustments.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders across Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Controllership, and external audit functions.
• Advanced proficiency in ERP systems, financial reporting applications, and statutory reporting tools.
• Excellent working knowledge of English, other EU language knowledge is.
• Advanced skills on MS Office suite especially in Excel, knowledge in PowerBI and AI tools is an advantage.
• Experience in continuous improvement initiatives is welcomed (Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certificate is highly desirable).
• Solution focused mindset and proactive personality.
• Think Big: Applies critical thinking and professional skepticism to challenge assumptions, identify risks, and evaluate alternative solutions to technical and operational.
• Act Boldly: Takes full ownership and accountability for assigned deliverables and commitments, ensuring high-quality outcomes and timely execution.
• Win Together: Builds trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders and effectively influences outcomes without direct authority.