Senior Accounting Manager (Ind Contributor)

Overview

In this role you will lead the EMEA close and consolidation processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness for subsidiaries and intercompany activity. You will collaborate with the EMEA Finance Director and outsource teams to drive efficient accounting operations, strengthen internal controls, and ensure GAAP/SOX compliance. You’ll analyze financials, provide commentary, and partner with auditors to support audits and process improvements. This is a hands-on, multinational role focused on improving financial reporting quality and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities and deliverables of outsource accountants across EMEA
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual close and consolidation for EMEA subsidiaries and ensure accuracy and on-time reporting
• Provide monthly financial commentary and quarterly reports to US Finance
• Manage monthly intercompany reconciliations and ensure balances net to zero in USD
• Oversee lease accounting in LeaseQuery and maintain leases accurately with US team
• Coordinate commission accruals and validate accruals/payments; investigate material fluctuations
• Oversee Open PR accruals; obtain and review monthly requisition extracts and ensure timely accruals
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations in ARCS meet SOX 404 and Internal Audit standards
• Provide accounting expertise on leases, asset capitalization, FRS20, and dilapidations provisions
• Maintain a strong internal control environment; implement process improvements and policy updates across EMEA
• Liaise with US/EMEA auditors and tax/advisors; support audits and statutory reporting
• Support budgets and monthly cost reporting; drive process improvements to reduce close times
• Other duties as required

Key requirements

• Qualified accountant with minimum 5 years post-qualification
• Six years of experience in full spectrum accounting, preferably in a US multinational with an EMEA scope
• Strong communications with staff at all levels
• Hands-on experience in MS Office and computerized accounting systems, ideally Oracle
• Ability to work independently and meet tight timelines
• High integrity and proactive attitude
• Team player

• communication
• teamwork
• independence
• Oracle
• LeaseQuery
• ARCS (Account Reconciliation Cloud Services)

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