Job Description

This position will oversee several projects at any given time and work cross-functionally with internal departments and external service providers to ensure WeWork remains compliant with the EMEA statutory financial reporting requirements. We are looking for a candidate with expertise in IFRS and strong people management skills who will adapt well in a rapidly changing environment.

• Own, execute, and deliver on statutory reporting requirements across multiple EMEA-based entities
• Provide direction to IBM resources for audit support
• Oversee the execution of each project and recognize and resolve project roadblocks
• Ensure team communications with external service providers are efficient, precise, and effective
• Summarize and report on project status weekly (at a minimum) with the HQ reporting team
• Flag new disclosure requirements, draft new disclosures, and modify outdated disclosures, with assistance of Senior Manager of International Financial Reporting
• Review US GAAP to local GAAP statutory trial balance adjustments for accuracy and completeness
• Perform financial statement reviews, provide reports to Senior Manager of International Reporting and HQ Director of International Financial Reporting for review, and work to address all comments before reports are distributed to executives, directors, and communications team members
• Prepare and summarize complex audit areas such as impairment, AR reserves, lease modifications, going concern, etc. with assistance from the EMEA Senior Manager of International Financial Reporting and liaise with the technical accounting team as needed
• Negotiate service provider fees and oversee contracting logistics
• Make key decisions on a day-to-day basis to ensure continued project progression and escalate significant decisions with EMEA Senior Manager of International Financial Reporting
• Coordinate cross-functionally with accounting, tax, legal, treasury, finance, payroll real estate, people ops, etc.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• ACA/ACCA qualified
• 5+ years of accounting and financial reporting experience
• Experience either working closely with auditors or as an auditor is highly desirable
• IFRS reporting experience
• Basic knowledge of US GAAP preferred
• Experience working with multinational companies and global markets preferred
• Ability to independently oversee several projects with competing priorities at a given time
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills; confident decision-making capabilities
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel