Group Statutory Controller

Temenos AG; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Maternity leave

Civil partnership leave

Family care leave

Recharge days

Study leaves

Job summary

Temenos AG is seeking a Group Statutory Controller to lead the local statutory accounts reporting for its multinational group. You will work with local controllers and auditors to ensure timely delivery of high-quality statutory reporting under IFRS.

The role requires a qualified accountant with strong IFRS knowledge, intercompany experience and Oracle ERP proficiency. You will drive improvements in the reconciliation process and partner with the group finance team on intercompany transactions.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with experience in a multinational reporting environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills across staff levels.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and deliver high-quality statutory reporting.
• Experience with IFRS reporting and statutory accounts sign-off.
• Exposure to consolidation, multi-currency, and intercompany positions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee local statutory accounts reporting for subsidiaries and ensure timely delivery.
• Provide technical support to local statutory controllers on local statutory accounts incl. impairment reviews and intercompany balances.
• Build relationships with external auditors to ensure smooth audits and minimise issues.
• Act as key liaison for local statutory controllers and implement solutions with group finance team.
• Coordinate reconciliation between local statutory and group numbers; improve timeliness and accuracy.

Skills

ACA/ACCA understanding

multi-national reporting

organisational skills

written and verbal communication

interpersonal skills

deadline-driven

IFRS knowledge

consolidation / intercompany

Oracle ERP experience

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA)

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

ABOUT TEMENOS

Temenos is a global leader in banking technology. Through our market-leading core banking suite and best-in-class composable solutions, we are modernizing the banking industry. Banks of all sizes utilize our adaptable technology - on-premises, in the cloud, or as SaaS - to deliver next-generation services and AI-enhanced experiences that elevate banking for their customers. Our mission is to create a world where people can live their best financial lives.

VALUES

Care about transforming the Banking landscape. Commit to being part of an exciting culture and product evolving within the financial industry. Collaborate effectively and proactively with teams within or outside Temenos. Challenge yourself to be ambitious and achieve your individual as well as the company targets.

The Group Statutory Controller will be a key member of the group finance team, reporting directly to the Head of Group Reporting and Group Accountant. They will oversee the local statutory accounts reporting process across the group, working with local statutory controllers and auditors to ensure consistent delivery of timely and high quality statutory reporting under relevant local accounting standard. They will also drive operational excellence in the statutory reporting process, identifying areas for improvement in the statutory control environment and intercompany process.

OPPORTUNITIES

• You will work closely with local statutory controllers to ensure timely delivery of subsidiary statutory accounts to meet local reporting and borrowing covenant deadlines.
• You will provide technical support to local statutory controllers on preparation of local statutory accounts, including goodwill/intangible asset impairment reviews and accounting for investments and intercompany balances.
• You will develop strong working relationship with local external auditors to ensure smooth audit process and minimize audit issues.
• You will act as a key point of contact for local statutory controllers, identifying common reporting/control issues and implementing solutions together with the group finance team.
• You will communicate reporting issues on a timely basis to the Head of Group Reporting and work with the group finance and local finance team to resolve issues identified.
• You will oversee reconciliation process between local statutory and group reported numbers, and drive improvements in the timeliness and accuracy of the reconciliation process.
• You will coordinate with local controllers, treasury and group finance team to identify and drive improvements to intercompany accounting process, including mitigation of material FX exposures and settlement of intercompany positions.
• You will work closely with Head of Group Reporting on any other ad hoc activities and projects.

REQUIREMENTS

• You should be a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA) with proven experience of working in multi-national reporting environment.
• You should have proven organizational, written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to interact at all staff levels.
• You should be fast and responsive - working to tight deadlines.
• You should be a team player, maintaining close working relationship with relevant teams across the group.
• You should have good analytical skills and close attention to detail.
• You should have up to date knowledge of IFRS reporting and proven track record on preparation/sign off of statutory accounts.
• You should have exposure to consolidation / Multi currency / Intercompany positions.
• You should have exposure of Oracle ERP system.

SOME OF OUR BENEFITS include:

• Maternity leave: Transition back with 3 days per week in the first month and 4 days per week in the second month.
• Civil Partnership: 1 week of paid leave if you're getting married. This covers marriages and civil partnerships, including same sex/civil partnership.
• Family care: 4 weeks of paid family care leave.
• Recharge days: 4 days per year to use when you need to physically or mentally needed to recharge.
• Study leaves: 2 weeks of paid leave each year for study or personal development.

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Our values are simply described as the 4 C's - Care, Collaborate, Challenge and Commit! Temenos is the world's leading platform for composable banking, serving clients in 150 countries by helping them build new banking services and state-of-the-art customer experiences. Top performing banks using Temenos software achieve cost-income ratios almost half the industry average and returns on equity 2X the industry average. Their IT spend on growth and innovation is also 2X the industry average.

At Temenos, we have an open-minded and inclusive culture, where everyone has the power to create their own destiny and make a positive contribution to the world of banking and society.