Financial Reporting Manager

For our client, a recognized company in the service sector, a leader in its industry, we are looking for a candidate for the position of Financial Reporting Manager.

This is an ideal role for someone who would like to work in a dynamically growing company that offers further opportunities for professional development.

Objectives of the position: 

• This role is reporting to Group CFO working closely with Head of controlling.
• Financial Reporting Manager manages and oversees the preparation and distribution of all periodic financial statements for external use.
• Ensures that reports, filings, and documentation comply with company's and investor regulations, professional standards, Polish GAAP and IFRS reporting guidelines.
• Leading all aspects of Group financial reporting ensuring high quality and timing.
• Technically strong and motivated individual with capability to lead & develop accounting and tax direct reports.
• Building high quality Financial Reporting function for the group.
• Leading annual financial statements audit process for multiple subsidiaries and the consolidation for the Group.
• Oversee and lead the preparation of annual Financial Statements prepared under Polish Accounting Standards and IFRS.
• Leading the tax office for the Group
• Oversee the tax and KNF information filings for the group
• Creating a tax strategy including MDR, Transfer Pricing for the Holding company and all subsidiaries.
• Leading financial statements preparation in all subsidiaries (including abroad).
• Leading post-merger accounting integration and external financial reporting.

Main responsibilities:

• Manage the timely completion of year-end financial statement audits for the Group
• Responsible for managing deadlines and deliverables associated with client assistance requests from external auditors, including the audited financial statements.
• Manage the timely and accurate preparation of enterprise wide interim and year-end financial statements
• Leading the implementation of capitalization of internally developed projects across the whole Group.
• Developed and implement the comprehensive guidance for capitalization across the Group.
• Manage the filing process of the Polish Statutory Financial Statements and IFRS financial statements
• Responsible for researching and resolving technical and general accounting matters including implementation of new accounting standards.
• Collaborates with other team members to ensure effective internal controls, accounting policies and procedures are followed and documented as needed.
• Identify, document, and implement financial reporting process improvement.
• Serve as a technical accounting resource for team members throughout the enterprise.
• Effectively manage relationships with internal and external auditors.
• Responsible for managing deadlines and accuracy of other mandated filings
• Lead and develop a team of Chief Accountant and financial reporting team members.
• Leading the processes implementation in accounting and internal control
• Leading the automation process in accounting – implementing bots and automation
• Leading the new accounting system implementation – ERP.
• Supporting the finance team on various transactions including mergers and acquisitions, debt offerings, new product initiatives, adoption of new standards, and other general corporate accounting matters

 

Candidate profile:

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in Big 4
• Very good knowledge of ENGLISH (reporting and communication within the group is done in English) 
• Strong Excel skills
• Polski Biegły Rewident or ACCA qualified
• Highly developed analytical skills 
• University degree, preferably in accounting
• Accustomed to working in detail, accurately in a demanding, high paced organization
• Comprehensive and current understanding of IFRS, including recently issued accounting pronouncements, and stock exchange reporting principles and regulations
• Knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley and internal control frameworks