Statutory, Reporting and Compliance Team Lead

Since our founding, IDEMIA has been on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Our technology leadership makes us the partner of choice for hundreds of governments and thousands of enterprises in over 180 countries, including some of the biggest and most influential brands in the world. In applying our unique expertise in biometrics and cryptography, we enable our clients to unlock simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel and protect public places – at scale and in total security.

Our teams work from 5 continents and speak 100+ different languages. We strongly believe that our diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance.

Purpose

Help protect IDEMIA’s asset by ensuring validity, correctness and completeness of Financial Reports issued by the COE Team. Ensure full compliance to SRC Team’s Service Level Agreements (SLA).  On-time, in-full delivery of Financial Reports to both Internal and External parties on a periodic basis.

Key Missions

•    Accountable for the validity and correctness of the Balance sheets of all countries handled. 
•    Lead Balance Sheet review on quarterly basis with Cluster Finance Manager.
•    Main responsible for posting journal entries, fixed assets depreciation run, inventory reconciliation, forex revaluation, bank recon, prepayments, and accruals.
•    Accountable for the correctness and completeness of Profit and Loss Statements of all countries handled.
•    Review monthly finance statements prepared by outsource accounting provider.
•    Work closely with Country Finance to calculated Legal Entities full year profitability.
•    Responsible for the quality, timeliness and accuracy of financial reports for countries handled specifically Cockpit Reporting (TM1, SAPBFC), IFRS16 and other reports required by the Group HQ. 
•    Direct coordination with local finance managers, Financial Reporting Analysis team, and regional controlling on accounting related instructions. 
•    Handle external audit related activities of countries handled. Drive and ensure timely completion and approval of annual financial statement up to preparation of draft financial statements, supporting schedules and submission to Consolidation team.•    For countries handled, ensure COE Service Level Agreements (SLA) are met, issues are addressed on a timely manner and stakeholders are informed of open issues based on SLA.  
•    Identify and highlight to SRC Manager all efficiency and productivity improvements on SRC functions as well as other accounting functions. 
•    Ensure internal control compliance on all SRC functions for entities handled. Support internal audit and internal control activities for countries handled. 
•    Other functions to be assigned by the SRC Manager. 

Profile & Other Information

Experience & background
• At least 5-year experience in Financial Reporting and experience in leading a small team.

Education
• Degree in Accountancy, CPA preferred but not required

Technical skills
• Strong understanding of the best in class finance practices and processes
• Knowledge of IFRS reporting requirements is necessary

Competencies / soft skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Analytical and detail-oriented; able to make good business sense from financial data
• Excellent decision making and problem-solving ability
• Self-motivated individual who is able to work well independently as well as under pressure with accuracy and commitment
• Strong project management skills & organizational skills are must with a sense of urgency to all tasks set.
• Strict attention to detail, accurate and reliable
• Can do attitude and flexible to change
• Ability to work autonomously, be results orientated and respect deadlines
• Enthusiasm and team player attitude 
• Appreciation of small office environment

By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you will join a unique tech company, offering a wide range of growth opportunities. You will contribute to a safer world, collaborating with an international and global community. We value the diversity of our teams and welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.

We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards and we’re transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world that’s changing fast, too.

At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.

Visit our website to know more about the leader in Identity Technologies

www.idemia.com