Description
We are seeking an Accounting and Compliance Manager to oversee accounting, statutory, and tax compliance activities for assigned Thomson Reuters legal entities. The successful candidate will have strong relationship-building skills, experience in financial and management reporting, and knowledge of Italian statutory reporting and local compliance requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage financial reporting, statutory accounting, and tax compliance activities for Italy and other assigned legal entities.
- Review entity accounts to ensure compliance with Group and local reporting requirements.
- Oversee month-end close activities, including balance sheet and P&L reviews, reconciliations, and critical financial processes.
- Maintain effective internal controls, including SOX controls and supporting evidence requirements.
- Coordinate statutory accounts, tax returns, tax reporting, tax audits, transfer pricing reviews, and tax risk assessments with internal teams and outsourced providers.
- Partner with external statutory auditors to deliver timely audits and ensure all filing and reporting deadlines are met.
- Act as a key contact for local tax authorities and support company secretarial compliance where required.
- Drive process improvements, automation, and support legal entity restructuring, acquisition, or divestiture projects while managing activities within budget.
Required Qualifications:
- Strong knowledge of Italian statutory reporting and local compliance requirements.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and Italian.
- At least two years' audit experience and proven statutory reporting experience.
- Experience in financial and management reporting, including working to monthly close timetables.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and investigative skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to interpret and present complex financial information clearly and meaningfully.
- Strong stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to build relationships across finance and non-finance teams.
- Ability to work independently, manage changing priorities, meet deadlines, and drive results in a team environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficient Excel skills.
- Experience using SAP or other in-house financial systems.
- Experience improving processes through automation, robotics, and digitalisation.
What's in it For You?:
- Hybrid Work Model: flexible hybrid working environment.
- Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: supportive workplace policies, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.
- Career Development and Growth: culture of continuous learning and skill development.
- Industry Competitive Benefits: comprehensive benefit plans, including flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
- Culture: globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
- Social Impact: opportunities to make an impact in the community, including two paid volunteer days off annually and pro-bono consulting projects.
- Making a Real-World Impact: contributing to upholding the rule of law, turning the wheels of commerce, catching bad actors, reporting the facts, and providing trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.