European Statutory Compliance Manager

Guardian Industries; Katowice; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Industries in Katowice, Poland, is seeking a European Statutory Compliance Manager to lead a team and oversee statutory compliance activities across several European entities. The role combines in-office collaboration four days a week with one day remote work, supporting audits, tax compliance, and reporting.

You will work with finance teams and external providers to ensure timely filings and robust compliance practices, reporting to the Senior Manager and developing your team.

Qualifications

• > Master’s degree in accounting or finance.
• > Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• > Fluent in English.
• > Strong Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the European Statutory and Tax Compliance Senior Manager to execute the operational strategy, seek to optimize processes and bring efficiencies.
• Directly supervise a team, advance the culture and develop your team members.
• Support the planning and coordination of work engagements with external providers to fulfil the periodical reporting requirements: group and statutory audits, CIT/TP returns across multiple countries in Europe: Poland, Germany, UK, Luxembourg, Spain etc.
• Plan and closely collaborate with other teams in finance group (GL/PTP/OTC) to support compliance related deliverables (financial statements, audit, tax).
• Execute the statutory compliance calendar for entities in your team’s scope, review the work done and ensure local filings are done within the legal deadlines (audit, local taxes, statistics etc.).
• Practice due diligence for countries in your scope, seek knowledge internally and externally for you and your team in terms of statutory compliance practices.
• Partner with business and finance groups to execute the statutory compliance activities impacting other capabilities.

Skills

Excel

Communication

Presentation

English

Education

Master's degree in accounting or finance

Job description

Your Job

Guardian is looking for motivated European Statutory Compliance Manager with a passion for statutory compliance and eager to advance into their career. This position is responsible for leading a team, having in scope statutory compliance activities for multiple legal entities in Europe.

Our Team

This role has the opportunity cross-functionally work with diverse and experienced capabilities within Guardian and Koch in a mutually beneficial way to drive results for the company.

The role is based in Katowice, Poland and follows a hybrid working arrangement of four days per week in the office and one day working from home. Working models may vary on business needs.

What You Will Do

• Work closely with the European Statutory and Tax Compliance Senior Manager to execute the operational strategy, seek to optimize processes and bring efficiencies.
• Directly supervise a team, advance the culture and develop your team members.
• Support the planning and coordination of work engagements with external providers to fulfil the periodical reporting requirements: group and statutory audits, CIT/TP returns across multiple countries in Europe: Poland, Germany, UK, Luxembourg, Spain etc.
• Plan and closely collaborate with other teams in finance group (GL/PTP/OTC) to support compliance related deliverables (financial statements, audit, tax).
• Execute the statutory compliance calendar for entities in your team’s scope, review the work done and ensure local filings are done within the legal deadlines (audit, local taxes, statistics etc.).
• Practice due diligence for countries in your scope, seek knowledge internally and externally for you and your team in terms of statutory compliance practices.
• Partner with business and finance groups to execute the statutory compliance activities impacting other capabilities.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Master’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Experience in local accounting in multinational companies.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills – the role will require regular interaction with the leadership team.
• Strong level of Excel skills.
• Fluent in English.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in working with multiple legal entities under different legal umbrellas, strong knowledge and understanding of USGAAP.
• Previous supervisor experience is an advantage.
• Audit background is an advantage.
• Additional languages (Spanish, German) are an advantage

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You’ll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world’s most iconic projects.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.