Statutory Leader - South Europe

GE Vernova; Coslada; Presencial; EUR 80.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading electric power generation company in Coslada, Spain is seeking a Director for the South Europe Statutory Leader role. The successful candidate will provide key controllership leadership and guidance and manage the audit processes to ensure compliance with statutory obligations. Ideal candidates will have a degree in accounting or finance, over 8 years of experience in auditing, and strong leadership and analytical skills. The position is full-time with no relocation assistance provided.

Formación

• Proven years of experience in auditing, accounting, or financial reporting – ideally over 8 years.
• Managing statutory audits/project management experience – ideally over 5 years.
• Fluent in English.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee audit requirements and ensure compliance.
• Manage internal and external audit works.
• Responsible for team leadership and achieving statutory goals.

Conocimientos

Auditing

Financial Reporting

Leadership

Analytical Skills

Communication

Educación

Degree in Accounting or Finance

Recognized Accounting Qualification

Herramientas

MS Office

SAP

Descripción del empleo

Overview

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

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
  
  
  • Utilize 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
  
  
  • Direct and guide the business organization with the required disclosures and notes for statutory filings using 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 and integrity of the accounts, and harmonisation of the accounting treatment
  
  
  
  


• Team leadership
  
  
  
  • Responsible for the oversight of a team that will support the execution of the statutory goals
  
  
  • Drive and encourage process 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 - open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations


• Integrity - high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions and when dealing with others


• Proactive and determined, committed to delivering high-quality work

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Other

Industries

Electric Power Generation