Statutory Accounting Analyst

Global FMCG Organisation urgently requires a Statutory Accounting Analyst to join the EAME team on a temporary assignment. The Position of Statutory Analyst is responsible for the creation of Statutory Accounts and tax declarations for companies in-scope of the COE. This position is highly involved in all statutory and tax audits in their assigned countries.

Duties of the Statutory Accounting Analyst include:

Statutory/statistical

• Maintain local ledgers and posting of local statutory adjustments
• Regular US GAAP to local GAAP ledger reconciliation
• Country specific statutory and statistical reporting, i.e. local financial statements, reports for banks, etc.
• PWC audit liaison including preparation of audit deliverables and point of contact during audit for queries
• Involvement in projects and process improvements
• Adhoc query resolution

Tax

• Quarterly US GAAP tax calculation for US reporting
• US tax reporting to US for Actual and plan data
• Working with country tax centres on local tax returns

Requirements for the Statutory Accounting Analyst:

• Qualified Accountant ACA or ACCA
• Preferably with industry experience
• Understanding of US GAAP, IFRS and other European GAAPs an advantage
• Experience of preparing statutory accounts
• Good team player
• Great analytical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, meet deadlines and be able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Good understanding of cultural differences between countries