Job ID: Amazon UK Services Ltd. This position is vacant for London, Seattle and/or Warsaw. The Amazon Tax department is a fast-paced, team-focused, dynamic environment. Amazon Tax E-Compliance Team is seeking a Sr. Program Manager with experience in process improvement, VAT compliance and reporting, requirements gathering, transaction/systems mapping, and cross-functional leadership. Governments are expanding E-invoicing mandates in order to increase the visibility of business activity and reduce the under-reporting of sales/output VAT and the over-reporting of expenses/input VAT. Compliance with E-invoicing requirements is essential for operational continuity. Taxpayers who report right first time, and clearly demonstrate compliance in revenue authority review and audit, will spend less time in subsequent audit follow-up and have fewer financial and reputational issues. Tax E-Compliance Team's mission is to lead Amazon to comply with current and emerging E-invoicing requirements, in a customer-obsessed, rapidly scalable, automated way, such that we are always audit-ready, earning trust of our suppliers, customers, business partners, and tax authorities. We do this via the right planning, project management, products, policy influencing and playbook. Key job responsibilities Successful candidates will have broad experience in Finance (specifically Tax and/or Accounting), Program Management, and Technology. This will help enable the Sr. PM to facilitate discussions to gather necessary information, uncover opportunities within and across teams, and manage change when new processes are integrated. Primary responsibilities: • Take the lead role with project owners, sponsors, and subject matter experts to align on project and workstream objectives • Present and articulate complex concepts to cross-functional executive audiences • Drive process improvements; enable streamlining to achieve operational efficiencies, benchmarking, and development of performance metrics • Support processes to gather tax requirements, assess them for completeness, and translate them for technical teams, stakeholders, and sponsors who will address and implement those requirements • Leverage technology and investigative skills to trace data through Amazon's complex invoicing systems architecture • Document end-to-end transaction and systems flows that explain the source of data, where it is stored, and how it gets into the hands of the end user • Implement and document controls and processes to manage the transfer and sharing of data • Identifying areas of risk to the project scope or timeline, and escalating to program leadership in a timely manner • Dive deep where needed to resolve blocking issues during project planning, execution, testing, launch and cutover A day in the life The Sr. PM will lead teams drawn from across all Amazon business lines, back office IT systems, Tax, Accounting, and Finance/Operations to deliver E-Compliance Initiatives for Global Tax. The Sr. PM will plan, simplify, standardize, integrate, and automate processes for receiving invoices (inbound/AP) and producing customer/seller invoices (outbound) across Amazon's high-complex invoicing ecosystem. About the team Governments are expanding e-invoicing mandates in order to increase the visibility of business activity and reduce the under-reporting of sales/output VAT and the over-reporting of expenses/input VAT, a secondary objective in some cases is to encourage business process digitization/automation. Compliance with E-invoicing requirements is essential for operational continuity. Taxpayers who report right first time, and clearly demonstrate compliance in revenue authority review and audit, will spend less time in subsequent audit follow-up and have fewer financial and reputational issues. Tax E-Invoicing Compliance Team's mission is to lead Amazon to comply with current and emerging E-invoicing requirements, in a customer-obsessed, rapidly scalable, automated way, such that we are always audit-ready, earning trust of our suppliers, customers, business partners, and tax authorities. We do this via the right planning, project management, development of solutions / product capabilities, policy influencing and playbook. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements - Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership - Experience in program or project management - Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams - Do you have proven experience in the implementation of E-Invoicing in an EMEA country ? PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience managing accounting/finance process improvement and/or technology projects with aggressive schedules - Experience leading process improvements - Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Jul 16, 2025
Full time
Job ID: Amazon UK Services Ltd. This position is vacant for London, Seattle and/or Warsaw. The Amazon Tax department is a fast-paced, team-focused, dynamic environment. Amazon Tax E-Compliance Team is seeking a Sr. Program Manager with experience in process improvement, VAT compliance and reporting, requirements gathering, transaction/systems mapping, and cross-functional leadership. Governments are expanding E-invoicing mandates in order to increase the visibility of business activity and reduce the under-reporting of sales/output VAT and the over-reporting of expenses/input VAT. Compliance with E-invoicing requirements is essential for operational continuity. Taxpayers who report right first time, and clearly demonstrate compliance in revenue authority review and audit, will spend less time in subsequent audit follow-up and have fewer financial and reputational issues. Tax E-Compliance Team's mission is to lead Amazon to comply with current and emerging E-invoicing requirements, in a customer-obsessed, rapidly scalable, automated way, such that we are always audit-ready, earning trust of our suppliers, customers, business partners, and tax authorities. We do this via the right planning, project management, products, policy influencing and playbook. Key job responsibilities Successful candidates will have broad experience in Finance (specifically Tax and/or Accounting), Program Management, and Technology. This will help enable the Sr. PM to facilitate discussions to gather necessary information, uncover opportunities within and across teams, and manage change when new processes are integrated. Primary responsibilities: • Take the lead role with project owners, sponsors, and subject matter experts to align on project and workstream objectives • Present and articulate complex concepts to cross-functional executive audiences • Drive process improvements; enable streamlining to achieve operational efficiencies, benchmarking, and development of performance metrics • Support processes to gather tax requirements, assess them for completeness, and translate them for technical teams, stakeholders, and sponsors who will address and implement those requirements • Leverage technology and investigative skills to trace data through Amazon's complex invoicing systems architecture • Document end-to-end transaction and systems flows that explain the source of data, where it is stored, and how it gets into the hands of the end user • Implement and document controls and processes to manage the transfer and sharing of data • Identifying areas of risk to the project scope or timeline, and escalating to program leadership in a timely manner • Dive deep where needed to resolve blocking issues during project planning, execution, testing, launch and cutover A day in the life The Sr. PM will lead teams drawn from across all Amazon business lines, back office IT systems, Tax, Accounting, and Finance/Operations to deliver E-Compliance Initiatives for Global Tax. The Sr. PM will plan, simplify, standardize, integrate, and automate processes for receiving invoices (inbound/AP) and producing customer/seller invoices (outbound) across Amazon's high-complex invoicing ecosystem. About the team Governments are expanding e-invoicing mandates in order to increase the visibility of business activity and reduce the under-reporting of sales/output VAT and the over-reporting of expenses/input VAT, a secondary objective in some cases is to encourage business process digitization/automation. Compliance with E-invoicing requirements is essential for operational continuity. Taxpayers who report right first time, and clearly demonstrate compliance in revenue authority review and audit, will spend less time in subsequent audit follow-up and have fewer financial and reputational issues. Tax E-Invoicing Compliance Team's mission is to lead Amazon to comply with current and emerging E-invoicing requirements, in a customer-obsessed, rapidly scalable, automated way, such that we are always audit-ready, earning trust of our suppliers, customers, business partners, and tax authorities. We do this via the right planning, project management, development of solutions / product capabilities, policy influencing and playbook. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements - Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership - Experience in program or project management - Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams - Do you have proven experience in the implementation of E-Invoicing in an EMEA country ? PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience managing accounting/finance process improvement and/or technology projects with aggressive schedules - Experience leading process improvements - Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( ) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Global Indirect Tax Senior Manager - Advisory London WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 115,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London, and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide. We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology. WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations - from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 307 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP is the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 20th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards. Why we're hiring: WPP is seeking a talented and experienced Global Indirect Tax Senior Manager to lead a diverse range of international indirect tax projects. This role offers a unique opportunity to apply your expertise in tax advisory, audit resolution, training, and transformation, collaborating with colleagues worldwide to strengthen and advance WPP's global indirect tax compliance framework. This dynamic position will provide significant exposure across the entire WPP global group, present in over 100 countries, and offers a platform for a motivated individual to become a key contributor to our team. Working within the WPP Indirect Tax team, you will collaborate closely with finance teams across our various agency groups and our shared services organization, receiving mentorship and support from the Global Indirect Tax Director. What you'll be doing: Provide indirect tax guidance to finance, commercial, accounts payable, and accounts receivable teams on day-to-day transactions. Advise on indirect tax implications for global contract negotiations with clients and suppliers. Provide tax expertise for specific projects and new initiatives, such as launching new services. Support the resolution of indirect tax audits with tax authorities. Facilitate indirect tax awareness across the business through targeted training programs. Deliver updates and recommendations on relevant new legislation to the business. Collaborate with the WPP Global Indirect Tax Director on special projects. Serve as a point of contact for the global shared services organization, offering indirect tax advice, resolving tax audits, developing best practices, and enhancing processes. Continuously improve WPP's tax control framework for indirect tax to mitigate risk and errors. Advise on implementing indirect tax compliance technology, including e-invoicing in the EU. Support the WPP Global Indirect Tax Director with the group's global indirect tax transformation. What you'll need: Proven experience in indirect tax within large, complex organizations, including in-house experience with advisory, compliance, and transformation responsibilities. Experience supporting the configuration of ERP systems for indirect tax and implementing tax compliance software is a plus. We welcome candidates with experience in different systems and are committed to providing training as needed. In-depth technical knowledge of indirect tax with experience advising on international business transactions. Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify and implement process and control improvements. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Additional language skills are welcomed. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel. CTA or equivalent qualification (or equivalent experience). We encourage applications from individuals with diverse educational backgrounds. Who you are: You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working. You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures for our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected. You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day. What we'll give you: Passionate, inspired people: We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work. Scale and opportunity: We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry. Challenging and stimulating work: Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge? WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.
Feb 11, 2025
Full time
Global Indirect Tax Senior Manager - Advisory London WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 115,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London, and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide. We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology. WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations - from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 307 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP is the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 20th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards. Why we're hiring: WPP is seeking a talented and experienced Global Indirect Tax Senior Manager to lead a diverse range of international indirect tax projects. This role offers a unique opportunity to apply your expertise in tax advisory, audit resolution, training, and transformation, collaborating with colleagues worldwide to strengthen and advance WPP's global indirect tax compliance framework. This dynamic position will provide significant exposure across the entire WPP global group, present in over 100 countries, and offers a platform for a motivated individual to become a key contributor to our team. Working within the WPP Indirect Tax team, you will collaborate closely with finance teams across our various agency groups and our shared services organization, receiving mentorship and support from the Global Indirect Tax Director. What you'll be doing: Provide indirect tax guidance to finance, commercial, accounts payable, and accounts receivable teams on day-to-day transactions. Advise on indirect tax implications for global contract negotiations with clients and suppliers. Provide tax expertise for specific projects and new initiatives, such as launching new services. Support the resolution of indirect tax audits with tax authorities. Facilitate indirect tax awareness across the business through targeted training programs. Deliver updates and recommendations on relevant new legislation to the business. Collaborate with the WPP Global Indirect Tax Director on special projects. Serve as a point of contact for the global shared services organization, offering indirect tax advice, resolving tax audits, developing best practices, and enhancing processes. Continuously improve WPP's tax control framework for indirect tax to mitigate risk and errors. Advise on implementing indirect tax compliance technology, including e-invoicing in the EU. Support the WPP Global Indirect Tax Director with the group's global indirect tax transformation. What you'll need: Proven experience in indirect tax within large, complex organizations, including in-house experience with advisory, compliance, and transformation responsibilities. Experience supporting the configuration of ERP systems for indirect tax and implementing tax compliance software is a plus. We welcome candidates with experience in different systems and are committed to providing training as needed. In-depth technical knowledge of indirect tax with experience advising on international business transactions. Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify and implement process and control improvements. Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Additional language skills are welcomed. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel. CTA or equivalent qualification (or equivalent experience). We encourage applications from individuals with diverse educational backgrounds. Who you are: You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working. You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures for our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected. You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day. What we'll give you: Passionate, inspired people: We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work. Scale and opportunity: We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry. Challenging and stimulating work: Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge? WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.
Role description: As a Senior Product Expansion Manager at Fonoa, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our product suite through strategic partnerships and integrations. Reporting to our Head of E-Invoicing, you will be responsible for identifying, negotiating, and managing partnerships that enhance the functionality and reach of Fonoa's products; as well as scaling and enhancing our existing integrations. Your work will directly contribute to our mission by ensuring our customers have access to the tools and integrations they need to manage tax compliance effortlessly. What you will do : Partnership Development: Identify and evaluate potential partnership opportunities that align with Fonoa's product strategy and customer needs. Focus on integrations that enhance the Fonoa product suite. Strategic Negotiation: Lead negotiations with potential partners, clearly communicating Fonoa's value proposition and establishing mutually beneficial agreements. Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with the Product, Engineering, and Solutioning teams to assess the feasibility of integrations and ensure they meet our high standards for quality and user experience; while also keeping close contact with our Marketing team to demonstrate the value of the partnership. Integration Management: Oversee the integration process from conception to launch, ensuring a seamless integration of partner products or services into the Fonoa platform. Market Analysis: Regularly analyze industry trends and competitor strategies to stay informed. Use insights gained to inform partnership strategy and product development. Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary liaison between Fonoa and our partners, building strong relationships and ensuring ongoing alignment with strategic objectives. Performance Monitoring: Monitor and analyze the performance of our partnerships, making recommendations for improvement or further investment where necessary. You will be a great fit if you have: A bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, or a related field. 5+ years of experience in product partnerships, business development, or a related role within the technology sector. A proven track record of identifying, negotiating, and managing successful partnerships, particularly those involving software integrations. A strong understanding of the SaaS and tax compliance markets. Excellent negotiation and relationship-building skills. An ability to work cross-functionally and collaborate with teams across the organization. A strategic mindset with the ability to see the big picture while also focusing on the details. Exceptional communication and presentation skills. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Ability to travel up to 50% of working time during peak periods.
Jan 29, 2025
Full time
Role description: As a Senior Product Expansion Manager at Fonoa, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our product suite through strategic partnerships and integrations. Reporting to our Head of E-Invoicing, you will be responsible for identifying, negotiating, and managing partnerships that enhance the functionality and reach of Fonoa's products; as well as scaling and enhancing our existing integrations. Your work will directly contribute to our mission by ensuring our customers have access to the tools and integrations they need to manage tax compliance effortlessly. What you will do : Partnership Development: Identify and evaluate potential partnership opportunities that align with Fonoa's product strategy and customer needs. Focus on integrations that enhance the Fonoa product suite. Strategic Negotiation: Lead negotiations with potential partners, clearly communicating Fonoa's value proposition and establishing mutually beneficial agreements. Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with the Product, Engineering, and Solutioning teams to assess the feasibility of integrations and ensure they meet our high standards for quality and user experience; while also keeping close contact with our Marketing team to demonstrate the value of the partnership. Integration Management: Oversee the integration process from conception to launch, ensuring a seamless integration of partner products or services into the Fonoa platform. Market Analysis: Regularly analyze industry trends and competitor strategies to stay informed. Use insights gained to inform partnership strategy and product development. Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary liaison between Fonoa and our partners, building strong relationships and ensuring ongoing alignment with strategic objectives. Performance Monitoring: Monitor and analyze the performance of our partnerships, making recommendations for improvement or further investment where necessary. You will be a great fit if you have: A bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, or a related field. 5+ years of experience in product partnerships, business development, or a related role within the technology sector. A proven track record of identifying, negotiating, and managing successful partnerships, particularly those involving software integrations. A strong understanding of the SaaS and tax compliance markets. Excellent negotiation and relationship-building skills. An ability to work cross-functionally and collaborate with teams across the organization. A strategic mindset with the ability to see the big picture while also focusing on the details. Exceptional communication and presentation skills. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Ability to travel up to 50% of working time during peak periods.
An outstanding opportunity to join Infinigate, Global Technology Distributor Would suit a technically strong Group Finance professional About Our Client Infinigate is a leading Value Added Distributor (VAD) of Cyber security solutions in Europe. Infinigate offers state-of-the-art security solutions through its European partner network (VARs, integrators, consulting companies etc) to secure and protect Data, Clients, Servers, Networks and the Cloud. Headquartered in Switzerland Infinigate has 40+ offices serving 50 countries globally. Infinigate has highly ambitious growth plans to become the pan-european, value-add distributor for cyber securities. Having recently added Nuvias, Vuzion and StarLink to the Infinigate Group, they have quadrupled in size. Due to the recent acquisitions Infinigate has created a Group Accounting Manager position, reporting to the Senior VP for Finance to oversee the Group Finances. Job Description In this newly created position, the Group Accounting Manager for the holding company will have overall responsibility for ensuring the preparation of the holding company management and statutory accounts, supporting subsidiary accountants, collecting data for analysis, development of systems/internal control environment and assisting with the preparation of the half year and year end Group financial statements. Main Responsibilities: Accounting responsibility of our European group holdings (CH, DE, UK) Line management responsibility for one direct report in Switzerland handling day-to-day bookkeeping of Swiss holdings and two indirect reports in Germany and UK handling German and UK holdings Recording investment (M&A) transactions and managing project cost centre accounting for group projects Calculating and invoicing group mgmt. fees Preparation of monthly internal accounts and annual financial statements of the group holdings according to Group Standards Reporting in consolidation tool (Tagetik) and BI (PowerBI) Maintaining the group accounting manual Reviewing group intercompany positions Assistance with the preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts of the group holdings Leading statutory audits of the group holdings and preparation of the corresponding documents Support further improvements on group internal control standards (ad-hoc and project-wise) Support data preparation for FP&A and group controlling Supporting of and working collaboratively with other finance (tax, treasury, controlling) Overseeing bookkeeping in NAV/D365 (general and sub ledgers) The Successful Applicant Key Candidate Requirements: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration, ideally with focus on finance or similar education (e.g. CPA / charted accountant is a plus) At least 3-5 years of business experience in a similar role (group accounting, accounting standards, controlling, audit) with a consultancy or accounting company or with an international corporation Comfortable to work in a dynamic environment with multiple projects running simultaneously and delivering tangible results within deadlines Experience in introducing and consistently maintaining structured and efficient accounting processes and internal controls on financial reporting Good skills of Tagetik or a comparable consolidation and group reporting tool Excellent skills in Excel and good knowledge in other MS office applications Excellent skills in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) - the Group uses Swiss GAAP FER (mainly small deviations to IFRS - much simpler) Speak and write in English at a high professional level is essential, German language skills are desirable Limited travel may be required during the annual audit. What's on Offer Attractive package Please note all Applications (Direct or Indirect) will be sent to Michael Page for screening
Dec 19, 2022
Full time
An outstanding opportunity to join Infinigate, Global Technology Distributor Would suit a technically strong Group Finance professional About Our Client Infinigate is a leading Value Added Distributor (VAD) of Cyber security solutions in Europe. Infinigate offers state-of-the-art security solutions through its European partner network (VARs, integrators, consulting companies etc) to secure and protect Data, Clients, Servers, Networks and the Cloud. Headquartered in Switzerland Infinigate has 40+ offices serving 50 countries globally. Infinigate has highly ambitious growth plans to become the pan-european, value-add distributor for cyber securities. Having recently added Nuvias, Vuzion and StarLink to the Infinigate Group, they have quadrupled in size. Due to the recent acquisitions Infinigate has created a Group Accounting Manager position, reporting to the Senior VP for Finance to oversee the Group Finances. Job Description In this newly created position, the Group Accounting Manager for the holding company will have overall responsibility for ensuring the preparation of the holding company management and statutory accounts, supporting subsidiary accountants, collecting data for analysis, development of systems/internal control environment and assisting with the preparation of the half year and year end Group financial statements. Main Responsibilities: Accounting responsibility of our European group holdings (CH, DE, UK) Line management responsibility for one direct report in Switzerland handling day-to-day bookkeeping of Swiss holdings and two indirect reports in Germany and UK handling German and UK holdings Recording investment (M&A) transactions and managing project cost centre accounting for group projects Calculating and invoicing group mgmt. fees Preparation of monthly internal accounts and annual financial statements of the group holdings according to Group Standards Reporting in consolidation tool (Tagetik) and BI (PowerBI) Maintaining the group accounting manual Reviewing group intercompany positions Assistance with the preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts of the group holdings Leading statutory audits of the group holdings and preparation of the corresponding documents Support further improvements on group internal control standards (ad-hoc and project-wise) Support data preparation for FP&A and group controlling Supporting of and working collaboratively with other finance (tax, treasury, controlling) Overseeing bookkeeping in NAV/D365 (general and sub ledgers) The Successful Applicant Key Candidate Requirements: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration, ideally with focus on finance or similar education (e.g. CPA / charted accountant is a plus) At least 3-5 years of business experience in a similar role (group accounting, accounting standards, controlling, audit) with a consultancy or accounting company or with an international corporation Comfortable to work in a dynamic environment with multiple projects running simultaneously and delivering tangible results within deadlines Experience in introducing and consistently maintaining structured and efficient accounting processes and internal controls on financial reporting Good skills of Tagetik or a comparable consolidation and group reporting tool Excellent skills in Excel and good knowledge in other MS office applications Excellent skills in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) - the Group uses Swiss GAAP FER (mainly small deviations to IFRS - much simpler) Speak and write in English at a high professional level is essential, German language skills are desirable Limited travel may be required during the annual audit. What's on Offer Attractive package Please note all Applications (Direct or Indirect) will be sent to Michael Page for screening
