Accounting Manager (Fixed-Term)

ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

What We Do

Our Finance and Accounting teams build the financial infrastructure to scale our growing company. We combine analytical and strategic thinking to develop a sound financial future for our global brand. We work closely with teams across the company, international subsidiaries, as well as with external partners to ensure a world-class finance organization. Our team contains experts from fields like tax, treasury, purchasing, FP&A, and more.

What You'll Do

We are looking for a senior finance professional to join our growing International Finance team as an Accounting Manager, International Financial Reporting. You will work alongside existing members of the International Finance team and partner with them and others within Epic to integrate Epic’s acquisitions and investments into Epic and have responsibility for the Statutory Reporting and Compliance for International. This will include defining and building robust financial reporting processes to enable the complete and accurate financial reporting for the International sub-groups and for local statutory filings.

In this role, you will

• Be responsible for the management of the financial accounting and reporting for all of Epic’s UK Holding Companies and equity investments, including two sub-consolidations (currently prepared in accordance with IFRS)
• Provide monthly commentary for UK Holding Companies including variance analysis
• Prepare annual accounts for UK Holding Companies and UK subsidiaries including working with Workiva. This will include working on the Workday sub-consolidation ensuring management of consolidation adjustments required and creating a consolidated statement of cash flows
• Be responsible for the sub-consolidation entries from US GAAP reporting to IFRS Management of the timetable for International statutory reporting including working with the tax team on tax return filings
• Work with external auditors (currently PricewaterhouseCoopers) for statutory audits across International including taking the PMO lead role
• Own the M&A position papers for the International Holding Company acquisitions including any US GAAP to IFRS differences
• Working with the US on new M&A transactions to ensure local statutory requirements are understood and documented including considerations for the UK sub-consolidations

What we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Accounting, or related field
• Chartered Accountancy qualification or equivalent (preferred but not required)
• Fluent in English and other international languages preferrable
• 10+ years financial accounting experience, preferably within both an US and International business and accounting environment
• Team management experience and good knowledge of both US GAAP, IFRS and UK GAAP, including a deep knowledge and understanding of UK tax and legal financial reporting obligations
• Experience of building, maintaining and reporting on complex sub-consolidations, including GAAP adjustments
• Experience of dealing with External Auditor requests
• Strong communications, presentation, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to summarize key accounting and operational issues to management
• Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel (complex formula, VBA, macros and pivot tables) and proficient with other Microsoft Office applications
• Experience of working in different ERP systems and system migrations

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits except for PMI (for dependents). Our current benefits package includes pension, private medical insurance, health care cash plan, dental insurance, disability and life insurance, critical illness, cycle to work scheme, flu shots, health checks, and meals. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.