Statutory Leader - South Europe

Job Description Summary

Job Description

The South Europe Statutory Leader is responsible for providing key controllership leadership and guidance to the finance and non-finance teams for the Region. 

This will include the active involvement in financial reporting of the company, the implementation of its policies and internal controls and leading audit requirements. This position will report to the North & South Europe Controller and will work closely with the rest of the Region Controllership team to ensure we meet our key controllership objectives. You will also be expected to communicate with senior leadership from the business line and HQ organisations to execute your deliverables.

In this role you will use your experience and expertise to solve problems, execute objectives for self and others, and impact short-term and some long-term business goals. The candidate will be responsible for effectively executing the statutory activities for all legal entities within the region, as well as overseeing the execution of the statutory organization deliverables. We are expecting the candidate to lead and drive actions, understanding complex issues and providing resolutions. We also expect the candidate to be able to work under pressure and adhere to tight deadlines at times to ensure the objectives of the organization are met. The candidate will also be responsible for managing a team based in different countries, so much demonstrate strong leadership skills

Role & Responsibilities:

• Audit requirements
• Manage internal and external audit works for your Region to ensure on-time delivery of the statutory requirements, execution of the audit plan against the regulatory deadlines
• We expect you to be able to utilize your technical knowledge to discuss technical matters with the audit team
• Coordinate all deliverables with the relevant owners & responsible parties to ensure documentation is provided to high quality and on time
• Ensure that any findings are resolved with appropriate owners (Stat, OTR Finance, FP&A, HR, Tax, Legal, other functions) for both US GAAP and local statutory purposes
• Look for opportunities to improve the audit process, including identifying opportunities to reduce stat to GAAP adjustments by addressing the root cause
• Ability to direct and guide the business organization with the required disclosures and notes required for the statutory filings using their technical knowledge and expertise
• Support the compilation of local supplementary statistical filings.
• Transactional tax
• Oversee the compliance of the transactional tax filings required for your region e.g. VAT and WHT
• Technical controllership:
• Ensure compliance with GE policies. Facilitate implementations of new rules and new tools impacting finance reporting
• Review processes to improve overall efficiency, particularly LEAN simplification initiatives
• Collaborate with the Vernova Hub and Genpact teams to ensure the compliance, integrity of the accounts, and harmonisation of the accounting treatment.
• Team leadership
• Responsible for the oversight of a team that will support with the execution of the statutory goals.
• Drive and encourage processes improvements and legal entities simplification
• Collaborate with in-country service providers to identify opportunities to reduce statutory costs and manage risks.
• Manage internal and external audit works for your Region to ensure on-time delivery of the statutory requirements, execution of the audit plan against the regulatory deadlines
• We expect you to be able to utilize your technical knowledge to discuss technical matters with the audit team
• Coordinate all deliverables with the relevant owners & responsible parties to ensure documentation is provided to high quality and on time
• Ensure that any findings are resolved with appropriate owners (Stat, OTR Finance, FP&A, HR, Tax, Legal, other functions) for both US GAAP and local statutory purposes
• Look for opportunities to improve the audit process, including identifying opportunities to reduce stat to GAAP adjustments by addressing the root cause
• Ability to direct and guide the business organization with the required disclosures and notes required for the statutory filings using their technical knowledge and expertise
• Support the compilation of local supplementary statistical filings.
• Oversee the compliance of the transactional tax filings required for your region e.g. VAT and WHT
• Ensure compliance with GE policies. Facilitate implementations of new rules and new tools impacting finance reporting
• Review processes to improve overall efficiency, particularly LEAN simplification initiatives
• Collaborate with the Vernova Hub and Genpact teams to ensure the compliance, integrity of the accounts, and harmonisation of the accounting treatment.
• Responsible for the oversight of a team that will support with the execution of the statutory goals.
• Drive and encourage processes improvements and legal entities simplification
• Collaborate with in-country service providers to identify opportunities to reduce statutory costs and manage risks.

Qualifications:

• A degree in accounting or finance and/or a recognized accounting qualification
• Proven years of experience in auditing, accounting, or financial reporting – ideally over 8 years within this area
• Managing statutory audits/project management experience – ideally over 5 years within this area
• Demonstrated proficiency of accounting principles (IFRS/GAAP/local accounting standards and legal requirements)
• Must be fluent in English
• Highly proficient use of MS Office, SAP experience preferable

Desired Characteristics:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate complex business issues in a clear/concise manner to multiple levels of the organization and other functions
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Previous experience with tax aspects (direct and indirect)
• Established project management skills, ability to execute according to timelines
• Strong analytical skills - able to link financial results to operational performance drivers
• Adaptable/Flexible - being open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations
• Integrity - accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions and when dealing with others
• Someone who is proactive and determined, committed to delivering high-quality work

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No