Senior Statutory Accountant

Job Title

Senior Statutory Accountant

Job Description Summary

Supporting the EMEA GOS Financial Controller in the successful delivery of legal entity Controllership, ensuring compliance with global policy.
This role involves partnering with both internal and external stakeholders, including outsourced service providers and consultants. The role requires a driven individual to deliver on the regular reporting requirements for local GAAP compliance, highly motivated and engaged to deliver timely and accurate financial information.
The successful candidate will be primarily tasked with supporting the group and statutory audit processes for EMEA entities and the preparation and review of the statutory financial statements for these EMEA entities.

Job Description

Core responsibilities:

• Manage the statutory audit processes, including co-ordination between the auditors, outsourced providers in India (FSC), the business and retained finance across the clusters as the key C&W contact for external Auditor
• Improve processes to minimize the cost of SFS production, review and audit including optimization of system functionality and automation and ensure the best use of the FSC.
• Pro-actively manage external Auditor, ensuring that all PBC deliverables are delivered on time. 
• Manage responses and audit queries and findings.
• Support CIT (Corporation Tax) computation process that is owned by the in-house Tax department.
• Support legal entity rationalization projects, providing technical accounting guidance as required.
• Provide intercompany balance confirmations to support local overseas audit requirements.
• Create efficiencies through continuous improvement of processes.
• Assist with ad-hoc projects and tasks as they arise
   

Qualifications, Skills, knowledge & experience:

The ideal candidate will have experience working in a professional working environment, with an interest in commercial real estate:

• Degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics
• Minimum two – three years of experience in relevant accounting or finance roles
• Excellent communication in English
• Strong technical accounting skills. IFRS Essential.
• Proven project management skills to facilitate coordination of key stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail and an organized, logical approach is essential.
• Excellent communicator, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, a ‘key thinker’ who manages deadlines.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to complex accounting entries.
• Adaptable and energetic, with ability to work as part of a team, as well as under their own initiative.
• Chartered Accountant qualification is an advantage.
• Workday (ERP) and Hyperion (HDM) experience is an advantage.
• Experience working in a large, global company is an advantage.
   

Behaviors:

• Demonstrate flexibility to meet competing and evolving business needs and drive results with urgency.
• Trusted advisor to the business and broader finance teams.
• Critical thinker with a ‘Think Customer’ mindset
• Manages change with a continuous improvement approach.
• Build collaborative networks
• Influential in sharing knowledge
• Develop a culture of accountability and ownership
• Own personal development

What we can offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefit package
• Great learning and development opportunities
• Benefit package includes cafeteria, mental and physical health care package, community bike ticket, and loyalty-based elements
• Modern, award-winning office with a view of the Danube
• Central location, excellent public transport
• Youthful and supportive work environment
• Additional holidays to compensate for Hungarian public holidays falling on a weekend
• A steadily growing, 100+ year-old international company

 

 

Cushman & Wakefield is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment, and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free workplace. If you are a person with a disability and need any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, you are invited to bring this to the Talent Acquisition Advisor’s attention once they have made contact.

 

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