Senior Statutory Accountant

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Budapest, HUN
In-Office
Senior level
Real Estate
The Role
Lead statutory controllership for EMEA entities, managing statutory audit processes, preparing and reviewing local GAAP financial statements, coordinating external auditors and outsourced providers, supporting tax and legal-entity projects, and driving process improvements and automation.
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Job Title

Senior Statutory Accountant

Job Description Summary

Supporting the EMEA GOS Financial Controller in the successful delivery of legal entity Controllership, ensuring compliance with global policy.
This role involves partnering with both internal and external stakeholders, including outsourced service providers and consultants. The role requires a driven individual to deliver on the regular reporting requirements for local GAAP compliance, highly motivated and engaged to deliver timely and accurate financial information.
The successful candidate will be primarily tasked with supporting the group and statutory audit processes for EMEA entities and the preparation and review of the statutory financial statements for these EMEA entities.

Job Description

Job Description

Core responsibilities:

  • Manage the statutory audit processes, including co-ordination between the auditors, outsourced providers in India (FSC), the business and retained finance across the clusters as the key C&W contact for external Auditor

  • Improve processes to minimize the cost of SFS production, review and audit including optimization of system functionality and automation and ensure the best use of the FSC.

  • Pro-actively manage external Auditor, ensuring that all PBC deliverables are delivered on time. 

  • Manage responses and audit queries and findings.

  • Support CIT (Corporation Tax) computation process that is owned by the in-house Tax department.

  • Support legal entity rationalization projects, providing technical accounting guidance as required.

  • Provide intercompany balance confirmations to support local overseas audit requirements.

  • Create efficiencies through continuous improvement of processes.

  • Assist with ad-hoc projects and tasks as they arise
     

Qualifications, Skills, knowledge & experience:

The ideal candidate will have experience working in a professional working environment, with an interest in commercial real estate:

  • Degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

  • Minimum two – three years of experience in relevant accounting or finance roles

  • Excellent communication in English

  • Strong technical accounting skills. IFRS Essential.

  • Proven project management skills to facilitate coordination of key stakeholders.

  • Excellent attention to detail and an organized, logical approach is essential.

  • Excellent communicator, organizational and interpersonal skills.

  • Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, a ‘key thinker’ who manages deadlines.

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to complex accounting entries.

  • Adaptable and energetic, with ability to work as part of a team, as well as under their own initiative.

  • Chartered Accountant qualification is an advantage.

  • Workday (ERP) and Hyperion (HDM) experience is an advantage.

  • Experience working in a large, global company is an advantage.
     

Behaviors:

  • Demonstrate flexibility to meet competing and evolving business needs and drive results with urgency.

  • Trusted advisor to the business and broader finance teams.

  • Critical thinker with a ‘Think Customer’ mindset

  • Manages change with a continuous improvement approach.

  • Build collaborative networks

  • Influential in sharing knowledge

  • Develop a culture of accountability and ownership

  • Own personal development

What we can offer:

  • Competitive compensation and benefit package

  • 4 days Home Office option

  • Great learning and development opportunities

  • Benefit package includes cafeteria, mental and physical health care package, community bike ticket, and loyalty-based elements

  • Modern, award-winning office with a view of the Danube

  • Central location, excellent public transport

  • Youthful and supportive work environment

  • Additional holidays to compensate for Hungarian public holidays falling on a weekend

  • A steadily growing, 100+ year-old international company






Cushman & Wakefield is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment, and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free workplace. If you are a person with a disability and need any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, you are invited to bring this to the Talent Acquisition Advisor’s attention once they have made contact.



INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”

Skills Required

  • Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics
  • Minimum two to three years' experience in accounting or finance roles
  • Excellent English communication skills
  • Strong technical accounting skills; IFRS essential
  • Proven project management skills to coordinate stakeholders
  • Excellent attention to detail and organized, logical approach
  • Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills for complex accounting entries
  • Chartered Accountant qualification
  • Workday (ERP) experience
  • Hyperion (HDM) experience
  • Experience working in a large, global company

Cushman & Wakefield Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cushman & Wakefield and has not been reviewed or approved by Cushman & Wakefield.

  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with company match is consistently referenced as part of the package. Feedback suggests this provides a solid baseline for long‑term savings across many U.S. roles.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off and company holidays are regularly highlighted and described as a meaningful part of the offering. Feedback suggests time‑off benefits add tangible value alongside base pay.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers, plus backup care and wellbeing resources, are described as available. These offerings indicate a supportive approach to family needs in many roles.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
53,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1917

What We Do

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global real estate services firm that delivers exceptional value for real estate occupiers and owners. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest real estate services firms with approximately 53,000 employees in 400 offices and 60 countries. In 2019, the firm had revenue of $8.8 billion across core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, valuation and other services.

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