Job Description:
Role Purpose
The Statutory Accountant Europe is accountable for completing statutory audits, statutory reporting, statutory filings and CIT filing activities for assigned entities/countries within applicable legal deadlines. The role ensures statutory financial statements, annual statements, CIT-related submissions, local statistical reports, internal statutory/tax reports and other required filings are accurate, complete, compliant and submitted on time. Key responsibilities include preparing US GAAP to Local GAAP and Local GAAP to tax return bridge files, coordinating PBC collection, obtaining explanations for auditors, tracking open items and working closely with Accounting, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, external auditors and service providers.
Key Responsibilities
A. Statutory Audit Coordination and PBC Management
- Own end-to-end completion of statutory audits, statutory reporting, statutory filings and CIT filing deliverables for assigned entities/countries within legal deadlines.
- Coordinate audit timelines, PBC requirements, stakeholder responsibilities and submission deadlines to support timely audit completion and filing.
- Partner with Accounting, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, auditors and service providers to collect PBC documentation, reconciliations, schedules and explanations.
- Maintain audit trackers, monitor owners and due dates, follow up on overdue items and escalate delays, blockers or quality issues timely.
- Prepare concise audit status updates covering PBC progress, pending explanations, open audit questions, documentation gaps and key risks.
B. Statutory Accounting Support and Audit Explanations
- Prepare audit schedules, statutory financial statement inputs, US GAAP to Local GAAP and Local GAAP to tax return bridge files, reconciliations, variance explanations and supporting documentation.
- Prepare and coordinate statutory close support, statutory adjustments, local GAAP reporting, local statistical reporting, internal statutory/tax reports and other local government requirements.
- Ensure statutory and CIT deliverables are audit-ready, properly supported, aligned with filing requirements and completed before legal deadlines.
- Maintain complete and accurate local accounts, accounting records, bridge files and reconciliations, including US GAAP to Local GAAP and Local GAAP to Tax reconciliations.
- Coordinate technical explanations, approvals and supporting evidence required to address auditor questions and filing requirements.
C. Audit Process Improvement, Controls and Documentation
- Support standardization and improvement of PBC templates, audit trackers, documentation standards and escalation routines.
- Identify recurring PBC issues, repeated auditor questions and stakeholder delays, and propose practical improvements to improve audit efficiency.
- Monitor changes in local legislation and statutory reporting requirements, and support related accounting process, reporting and control updates.
This Job is also suitable for persons with disabilities; attendance required – disabled-accessible building.
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Job Requirements:
Experience
- 5+ years of experience in statutory accounting, statutory reporting, statutory audits, public accounting or finance roles within an international corporation, shared service centre or global accounting firm; Big 4 experience is an advantage.
- Experience owning or coordinating statutory audits, statutory reporting, statutory filings and CIT filing deliverables through completion, including PBC documentation, bridge files, local statistical reports, internal statutory/tax reports and local compliance submissions.
- Proven ability to manage multiple statutory audit, statutory filing and CIT filing deadlines across entities/countries and drive deliverables to completion.
- Experience preparing or reviewing US GAAP to Local GAAP and Local GAAP to tax return bridge files, including…