Senior Accounting Manager; Ind Contributor
Listed on 2026-10-14
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Accounting
Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager, Senior Accountant, Financial Compliance -
Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager, Financial Compliance
Work alongside the EMEA Finance Director; help with the EMEA day to day accounting and GL activities related to AP, Purchasing, Payroll and related accrual/expenses. Ensure EMEA month end is closed in line with corporate deadlines; monthly, quarterly & annually. Work with the EMEA Accountants & other process owners to share & adopt best practice, seek continuous improvements to processes & contribute to the overall efficiency & effectiveness of the department.
Job Description Senior Accounting Manager Position SummaryWork alongside the EMEA Finance Director; help with the EMEA day to day accounting and GL activities related to AP, Purchasing, Payroll and related accrual/expenses. Ensure EMEA month end is closed in line with corporate deadlines; monthly, quarterly & annually. Work with the EMEA Accountants & other process owners to share & adopt best practice, seek continuous improvements to processes & contribute to the overall efficiency & effectiveness of the department.
Coordination of the close, Commissions, Funding, Fixed Assets & others as defined. Ensure a high level of Compliance with GAAP, SOX and local laws. Ongoing assessment of Internal Control procedures and implementing new systems and also system enhancements needed to support the business needs across the functional areas.
Responsibilities- Reporting to the EMEA Finance Director
- Co-ordinate activities and deliverables of outsource accountants across EMEA.
- Prerpare the monthly, quarterly and annual financial close and consolidation process for the allocated EMEA Subsidiaries and finalisation of each close and overall EMEA consolidation process to the standards and timelines set. This includes maintaining a close calendar, assigning close responsibilities and performing a review and analysis of the trial balances, income statements and balance sheets to ensure all material activity has been captured and recorded accurately and on time.
- Providing comprehensive financial review commentary and analysis on a monthly basis. Quarterly enhanced reporting to US Finance department.
- Coordinate update the of the monthly interco matrix with the EMEA Accountants, ensure that all balances net to zero in USD;s. Follow up those that don’t & ensure resolved prior to the accounts being closed.
- Back up contact for EMEA property leases & Financial review; complete checklist for all leases entered in the EMEA Region (Rent free adj, ARO, capital vs operating analysis) All leases are maintained in Lease Query, responsible for ensuring that this is accurate and up to date working closely with the US team
- EMEA point of contact for commission accruals; receive file from the US monthly, validate & distribute to EMEA Accountants for recording in their respective countries. Review commission accruals and payments and investigate significant fluctuations in line with revenue results.
- Management of the Open PR process & accrual; obtain monthly extracts from the purchase requisition system and ensure accurate accruals are calculated and recorded each month. Work closely with AP and other areas of the business to ensure accuracy and close old PR's if not required.
- Responsibility for ensuring adequate completion and detailed review of all balance sheet reconciliations in ARCS (Account Reconciliation Cloud Services) to SOX 404 and Internal Audit standards.
- Provide technical expertise and guidance where needed and such items as Lease's, capitalist ion of assets, FRS
20, dilapidations provisions.
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