Manager - Accounts - Global Accounting - Contractual - CA/CPA (4-10 yrs)

The client is seeking for resources with expertise in financial statement preparation as per US GAAP, who can work remotely in either the US or UK time zone.

Duration: 6 Months contract based, extendable

Primary Responsibilities :

- Prepares financial results, analysis, and recommendations.

- Prepares and submits actuals (i.e. 'ownership' of financial data)

- Ensures financial compliance with statutory requirements (legal and tax), corporate policy, and audit requirements, including audited financial statements and footnotes as required.

- Liaises with internal and external professional advisors (banks, tax, accounting, audit, legal etc.) to transact complex business on behalf of the company.

- Together with Legal, reviews sales and vendor contracts to ensure compliance with financial policies and proper accounting treatment.

- Participates in and coordinates the development of local and corporate financial policies and procedures.

- Researches and/or assesses the financial implications of business opportunities and risks.

- Oversees the development and operation of financial systems and/or processes.

- Coordinates finance activities, providing guidance and recommendations to finance team(s).

- Performs other projects and transactions as required by management and business needs.

Additional Responsibilities:

- Manages capital, cash flows, and royalties, including analysis of future financial performance and cash/capital adequacy.

- Provides detailed regular and ad hoc reporting and analysis.

- Conducts in depth analysis and presents findings to management - KPIs/Business knowledge

- Coordinates or participates directly in the annual external audit.

- Prepares and/or reviews US GAAP and statutory financial data (financial statements) for designated entities.

- Reconciles local statutory accounting to US GAAP accounting.

- Supports information requests both internally and externally for compliance and operational effectiveness.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

- Breadth of knowledge across tax, audit, treasury, financial analysis & reporting, information technology, legal, business, and operational areas

- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills applied effectively to a multi-national environment/audience

- Ability to make formal presentations to management

- Strong software tool skills, including Microsoft Office Suite, general ledger package(s), financial reporting tools, data analysis software, and data management tools

- Ability to understand and interpret financial/performance data in a multi-currency environment

- Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), local statutory differences, and tax impacts of both

- Ability to research technical issues and document conclusions

- Basic understanding of legal contracts and concepts and ability to apply to tasks

- Strong internal control knowledge for both systems and processes

- Basic project management skills

- Leadership skills

- Ability to guide various accounting functions and ensure transactions are processed in a timely and accurate manner

- Ability to interact with management and customers normally involving matters between functional areas, other company divisions or units, or customers and the company; often must lead a cooperative effort among members of a project team

Education: CPA/CA

Experience:

- Typically requires a minimum of five years of professional accounting experience, preferably in a large multi-national corporate environment. Previous audit experience desirable.