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The Senior Manager, EMEA Accounting & Reporting is a managerial leadership role responsible for directing and coordinating EMEA accounting & reporting operations across 40+ legal entities. The role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant accounting, statutory, and tax reporting under US GAAP and local GAAP, primarily through leading a recently established team of accounting managers and qualified professionals in Budapest. The role focuses on operational control, prioritization, issue resolution, and delivery against deadlines, as well as supporting the team with establishing themselves in their roles, especially with regards to the statutory and tax reporting activities.
Job Responsibility
Provide overall leadership and direction for EMEA accounting & reporting covering 40+ legal entities
Set clear expectations, priorities, and timelines for the accounting close and reporting cycle
Ensure compliance with US GAAP and Bio-Rad’s global accounting policies across all EMEA entities
Manage, mentor, review and challenge outputs prepared by the team, focusing on quality, completeness, and risk
Drive continuous improvement opportunities and standardization of processes across the teams
Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring deadlines are met through effective team coordination
Ensure timely and accurate sign off to corporate team
Ensure robust balance sheet ownership, variance analysis, reconciliation standards, and issue tracking across entities
Validate the completeness of the region’s cross-charge accounting to ensure the accounting is compliant with the transfer pricing model
Maintain effective internal controls and ensure timely remediation of issues and audit findings
Ensure there are no out of period postings or control deficiencies, and no topside entries due to posting errors or missed entries
Escalate risks and delays proactively, with clear mitigation plans
Coordinate timely preparation of the US GAAP income tax provisions for EMEA entities in the Global Access Management module
Review the statutory performance and profitability to call out any exceptional items that need to be escalated or discussed with any cross-functional leadership team
Provide managerial oversight of statutory financial statements and local tax filings across EMEA
Direct and coordinate statutory audits, acting as senior finance contact for KPMG CoE management and BDO global management of Bio-Rad account
Ensure all statutory reporting and audits are completed within Statutory deadlines
Oversee and support the team in managing any ongoing tax audits, in collaboration with the corporate and regional Tax function
Ensure audit deliverables, timelines, and responses are managed effectively by the team
Lead coordination with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Revenue Accounting, Technical Accounting, and other functions like HR and Legal among others to ensure smooth information flow and issue resolution
Ensure the EMEA accounting team provides timely, accurate inputs to group reporting and other stakeholders
Communicate clearly with senior finance leadership on status, risks, and required decisions
Provide accounting leadership oversight for any projects and initiatives involving finance
Ensure teams are appropriately resourced and that accounting impacts, controls, and reporting requirements are addressed
Maintain operational stability while projects are executed
Lead and manage 3 direct reports (accounting managers) and provide oversight of 12-15 indirect team members
Focus on delegation, coaching, performance management, and issue escalation
Ensure effective workload distribution and continuity during peak periods
Manage the EMEA accounting operations expense budget, ensuring spend remains within approved limits
Requirements
Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration
Professional qualification: CIMA, ACCA, ACA or internationally recognized equivalent
10+ years of progressive experience in accounting, financial reporting, and controllership within a large multinational organization, ideally across multiple EMEA jurisdictions
5+ years leading managers (second-level leadership), with experience managing teams through transitions and building team capability
Demonstrated experience overseeing accounting and reporting for a large portfolio of legal entities (30+) across diverse European regulatory environments
Strong track record in statutory reporting, tax compliance, and audit coordination across multiple countries, including working with Big 4 audit firms at a senior level
Expert-level US GAAP knowledge and strong working knowledge of multiple European local GAAPs
Solid understanding of corporate income tax, tax provisions, transfer pricing, and SOX/internal controls
Proficiency in SAP
Fluent English required
Nice to have
Life sciences, healthcare, or diagnostics industry experience
Additional European language(s)
Experience with BlackLine, OneSource, Power BI, and advanced Excel
What we offer
Life and accident insurance
Private Health Care Services – unlimited examinations, checkups in numerous specialties free of charge
Competitive salary and cafeteria
100% commuting allowance for non-Budapest residents, monthly BKK pass
Annual bonus
Annual salary review
Marriage and childbirth allowance
School start allowance
Loyalty award
Employee Referral Program with remarkable referral bonus
All You Can Move contract possibility/gym facility usage for free of charge
Hybrid working model (3 days onsite and 2 days home office)