Statutory Accountant

We are looking for a dynamic person to join the Statutory Accounting team. The candidate will obtain exposure to EMEA statutory accounting functions with the main focus on working with financial statements, direct and indirect taxes returns, and country local accounting firms, and over time evolve to be an essential support to, and core part of, the statutory Accounting team. The candidate should have a keen interest in the reporting of EMEA Local country GAAP and US GAAP as well as local Taxes.

Description of role
Accounting for Controlled Foreign Corporations of US listed client

Detail
• The statutory accountant will prepare and/or realize :
o VAT reporting
o Intrastat and Intra-community reporting
o SOX compliance on VAT and Payroll accounts
o Payroll accounting and liaison with HR and ADP re pay roll expense and audit
o Income tax reporting (internal & external)
o Waste reporting
o National statistic & National Bank reporting
o Ad-Hoc country specific matter per stat mailbox
o Provide regular visibility and progress updates
o Attend internal meetings as well as meetings with clients

• The statutory accountant will assist and/or prepare Local GAAP Year End Financial statement, this includes:
o Preparation of the File called “Passage”= US GAAP to Local GAAP reconciliation
o Calculate local gaap adjustment as previously done or as explained by local accounting firm
o Liaise and manage audits with statutory auditors
o Liaise with Local accounting firm of the country
o Participate to the preparation and calculation of CIT Return
o Completion of RTP packs for Newell entities

• Ongoing support to statutory team on specific Projects that can arise


Experience
Essential
• Accounting experience (including journal processing and reconciliations)
• Preparation of Financial Statements
Advantageous:
• International exposure
• US GAAP knowledge
• French/German/Dutch speaker

Qualifications
Essential
• Successful completion of B COMP Acc

Capabilities
• Accuracy, attention to detail, strong administration skills
• Solid work ethic and ability to self-manage
• Inner drive to meet deadlines and deliver no matter the task
• Adaptability
• Good capacity to work in a team
• Hard worker
• Ability to work with people of different cultures
• Good communication skills, written and verbal
• Available to travel internationally should it be required

Computer skills
Essential
• Excel
Advantageous
• SAP