Finance Director/Manager EMEA

Finance Director/Manager EMEA

Location: Remote in the UK

BlueVoyant is seeking to hire a Director/Manager of Finance to help scale and lead all aspects of the accounting and finance function in the EMEA region. This person will work closely with the head of Continental Europe, payroll and accounting consultants, as well as other cross-functional teams, and should be willing to “roll up their sleeves” to improve key financial processes. This role will also involve working directly with the corporate U.S. human resources and finance organization. 

This is an ideal position for an individual who has previously worked at a startup or technology/software environment. The Company has been growing quickly and will play a dynamic and fluid role as we continue to expand our growth. 

Responsibilities:

• Finance Leadership
  • Manage performance, growth and development of finance team
  • Ability to manage projects successfully
  • Excellent communication skills with senior leadership
  • Coordinate with other cross-functional teams (e.g., legal, HR, sales, business units)
• Finance Operations
  • Manage all global cash management activities 
  • Oversight of all international finance operations
    • Oversight of monthly, quarterly and annual financial close process
    • Review all reconciliations, workpaper roll-forwards and account analysis
    • Review of all journal entries
    • Manage all billing and collection operations, and vendor / AP payment processes
    • This role will include management of accounting and payroll consultants
  • Drive finance automation and efficiency
• Intercompany Transactions
  • Manage intercompany transactions between subsidiaries 
    • Review all intercompany transactions and workpaper analysis
    • Resolve intercompany transaction disputes and errors 
  • Oversight of all transfer pricing processes
• Technical Accounting
  • Lead oversight of revenue recognition processes
  • Significant understanding of:
    • Business combinations
    • Consolidation
    • Stock-based compensation
    • Lease accounting
  • Strong background in SaaS and Subscription-based revenue models
  • Ability to identify technical accounting issues within business operations
• Tax
  • Oversight of transfer pricing process
  • Lead the calculation and filing of all income tax provision calculations
  • Oversight of tax compliance efforts, including payroll and sales tax compliance
• System Implementations
  • Ability to understand system integrations and process flows
  • Assist with the implementation of general ledger system upgrades

Preferred Competencies

• Designing and maintaining appropriate internal controls, systems, and procedures to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and enhancing the Company’s internal control environment
• Assisting with the preparation of supporting documentation in connection with the Company’s annual financial statement audits

Qualifications

• An educational degree in accounting or equivalent
• European accounting certification or equivalent
• Big-four public accounting experience preferred
• Previous start-up, early-stage or industry experience preferred
• High degree of attention to detail and excellent organization skills
• Ability to work independently, prioritize demands and meet deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Extensive knowledge and experience with US GAAP

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