Record to Report Accountant

Financial and
administrative Shared Service Center

Cornellà, Barcelona

Newly
opened financial shared service centre, with Europeans headquarters in Barcelona.

As a Record to Report Accountant you will be
responsible for together with one or more Record
to Report Clerks, for providing general ledger & accounting
support to a grouping of (approximately) 1-3 countries for balance sheet
reconciliations, fixed asset accounting, inter-company accounting, and
preparation of reports and statistics detailing financial results to a high
standard

As the Record to Report team develops there will be
requirements to perform some activities over a range of countries to ensure
processes remain efficient, although responsibility to a grouping of
approximately 3 countries will remain.

 Main
responsibilities:

- Manage the performance of the country financial
accounting and reporting areas, including
fixed assets, general ledger accounting activities to preparation of the
trial balance, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and monthly financial reporting and
related analysis.

- Support local finance
director in the preparation of  VAT
returns, Intrastat and other local statutory financial information

- Review all journal entries created by direct
reports for completeness and accuracy.

- Review all balance sheet reconciliations for
accuracy and completeness (including follow-up of open items for resolution
in the following month for all accounts).

- Review, analyze, and
reconcile all account balances related to the income statement and balance
sheet.

- Preparation and review of
daily, weekly, and monthly corporate report packages.

- Assist in the timely and accurate financial close
and account reconciliation processes.

- Assist the development and preparation of timely
well organized and complete financial reports.

- Creation, preparation, and
review of a detailed internal financial reporting package.

- Coordinate and perform
month-end closing procedures.

- Coordinate capital asset accounting and reporting

- Responsible for the completeness, accuracy,
validity and proper presentation of financial reports that are prepared by
the country team on behalf of the local markets which are supported in line
with the month end calendar and external reporting requirements

- Provide guidance for direct
reports and lower level accountants.

- Cooperate with all audits (e.g. 401K, Bank,
E&Y, Sales Tax, Internal)

- Maintain internal controls surrounding all
financial processes. Ensure that all Sarbanes-Oxley and financial external
and internal audit requirements are satisfied.

- Execute accounting activities that meet or exceed
the shared service centre key performance indicators (KPI’s) and support the
continuous improvement culture.

- Minimize and/or eliminate operational and
financial control risks to the business at all times.

- Identify, evaluate and resolve complex operational
issues.

- Coordinate
and/or participate in projects assigned to the Shared Service Centre.

•Qualifications

- Native in one European language + high level of English

- 3 or 4-year (BS or equivalent)
Accounting or Finance Degree

- CPA/Chartered Accountancy or equivalent Finance
professional qualification

•Experience

10+ years of progressive experience in a global
finance function within a multi location and multinational corporation, with
3 + years experience of supervising staff:

-         
Period end close
process

-         
GL reconciliations

-         
Month end/year end
reporting

Experience leading an accounting team in a
multinational corporation

•Skills

- Extensive knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS (preferred)
and Sarbanes-Oxley.

- Extensive experience with closing monthly books
and records and preparation of financial statements and reports

- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
applications.MS Excel to advanced level

- Experience with an integrated ERP system such as
IFS and accounting applications such as Hyperion is highly preferred.

- Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication
skills with the ability to interact across multiple functions and cultures

- Proven ability to gain cooperation of others,
providing technical information and gaining agreement to proposed accounting
treatmentsor providing explanations of accounts/resolving issues

- Results orientated, consistently delivers on
commitments, takes initiative, takes responsibility, has a sense of urgency,
makes timely decisions.

Ability to organize and execute multiple tasks at
once as defined or directed by management and adapt to changing, fast paced
environment

- Relies on extensive experience and judgment to
plan and accomplish goals and a wide degree of creativity and proactivity is
expected.

- Demonstrated ability to develop and lead a team to
deliver high performance

- Demonstrated ability to establish and build key
relationships at all levels of the organization and to provide excellent
customer service.