External Financial Reporting Associate at ARM Hold Co.

Main Responsibilities
Financial reporting:

• Ownership of the process underlying the production of the financial consolidation for the Group (annual statutory reporting and monthly investor reporting);
• Preparation of the financial consolidation for the Group for the purposes of the annual statutory accounts and support the consolidation accountant in the monthly consolidation;
• Support the Group CFO in Producing the Annual Review for the Group;
• Lead the audit of the consolidated results;
• Work closely with the Legal, Treasury and Tax teams on Group projects such as corporate restructurings and new internal and external reporting requirements;
• Ad-hoc financial reporting as required;
• Produce the Group year-end tax reconciliation, working alongside the tax team in subsidiaries.

Finance system:

• Finance owner of the Group consolidation system;
• Ensure that the Group consolidation system is kept up-to-date, properly maintained, and supports the consolidation requirements for the Group.

Accounting policies:

• Maintain and develop the Group accounting policies manual;
• Analyse and review new accounting standards and prepare proposal for revisions to accounting policies, as necessary.

Management responsibilities:

• Direct line-management responsibility for the provision of development opportunities for Finance Staff.

Tax:

• Group Tax consolidation
• Group Tax Planning
• Effective tax rate and forecast / deferred tax calculations for each reporting period
• Review all tax computations, liaising and acting as lead contact for tax advisers and the internal tax 'expert' for the group.
• Contact point for central tax queries from affiliates, ensuring that appropriate support is provided.
• Responsible for completion of federal, international and state income tax returns including all related analysis and support.
• Oversight of the tax returns for the Company’s international subsidiaries.
• Responsible for use and property tax functions.
• Responsible for audits of federal and state income tax and state and local filings.
• Responsible for accounting for income taxes in Nigeria and International subsidiaries.
• Responsible for transfer pricing and management fee arrangements.
• Liaison with operating management on tax issues and accounting staff on tax accounting issues.
• Ensuring that appropriate internal controls are in place over accounting for income taxes.
• Departmental liaison with IT staff on all technical matters relating to tax applications.

Requirements

• Should possess a Bachelor's degree in Business or the Social Sciences. ACCA CPA certificate would be preferred
• Up to 8 years’ experience, preferably in a similar role
• Experience in any of the big audit firms
• Corporate reporting; Internal & External
• Multinational experience
• Worked with a UK Publicly Quoted Company in a similar function
• Deep understanding of LSE & NSE reporting requirements and technicalities
• Familiarity with LSE & NSE working rules
• Should be highly knowledgeable of Accounting standards, IFRS, GAAPs etc
• Deep understanding of financial regulations in various markets
• Logical mindset, capable of evaluating and handling transactions with a high degree of complexity
• Should have significant experience with integrated financial systems and strong excel skills
• Analytical mindset
• Report writing skills
• Strong bias for research
• French language skill is an added advantage
• Experience working in UK or the developed market is an added advantage.