This is a group consolidation and reporting role, functioning under general supervision from the Director of Financial Reporting. The Accountant III level performs a variety of professional level accounting duties involved in preparing, maintaining, analyzing, verifying, and reconciling complex financial transactions, statements, records, and reports. The Accountant III also provides guidance and training to lower-level accountants.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

(Other duties may be assigned)

• Prepare the consolidation and reporting of the monthly Group consolidated financial statements, including roll-forwards and cash flow adjustments.
• Design, prepare, and interpret special analyses and reports of financial activity at the consolidated level
• Research accounting issues, summarize pertinent material, identify impact and initiate recommendations/actions based on account review findings.
• Formulate and implement ongoing improvements to standard accounting systems, procedures and reports to assure the integrity of financial information reported.
• Assist external/internal auditors on matters pertaining to assigned accounts or functions.
• Develop methods for improving staff efficiency and work with appropriate administrators in the development, enhancement, and maintenance of accounting systems and administrative procedures to insure proper internal controls and operating efficiencies.
• Review all procedures related to concerned accounting functions to assure compliance with applicable state/federal laws and regulations.
• Maintain knowledge of latest developments and directions in accounting principles and reporting practices relevant to the business.
• Analyzes financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and prepares balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports to summarize current and projected company financial position.
• Applies knowledge of current accounting pronouncements to record and document differences between Management, US Statutory, and IFRS reporting to enable preparation of financial statements.
• Prepares monthly and annual reporting packages for parent company.
• Oversight and ownership of annual process for preparation of statutory accounts for group level entities, including holding companies
• Ensure compliance with government regulatory reporting, such as UK Business Payment Practices.
• Prepares or assists with preparation of annual financial reports in accordance with IFRS and US Standalone/Statutory Financial reporting
• Oversees the transmission of financial statement audit requests and documentation between internal parties and external auditors.
• Prepare entity level balance sheet reconciliations and appropriately challenges before approval, where approver
• Posts journal entries to the general ledger for review and approval by supervisor
• Develops analysis reports for management, including reports which analyze performance by location, by revenue or expense item, and develops historical trends.
• Has prior experience with lease accounting
• Knowledge of requirements under IFRS 16 - Lease Accounting Disclosure preferable

Minimum Education and/or Experience:
CPA qualified with relevant degree from a four-year college or university; major in accounting; plus 5+ years of relevant experience in preparing multinational consolidated financial statements; MBA desirable.

In addition:

• CPA required
• Track record of managing complex international financial reporting environments
• Experience in consolidating and analyzing all aspects of large scale and complex acquisitions or divestments

Language Skills:
Ability to analyze and interpret industry journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Critical Thinking / Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret and extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Decision Making Authority:
Ongoing supervision is provided on an " as needed" basis. Some independent judgment is necessary to select and apply the most appropriate of available procedures.