Liberty Global
Finance
SeniorManager,AccountingPolicy
“Senior Manager, Accounting Policy at Liberty Global. Skills: Technical accounting expertise, Accounting policy oversight, US GAAP, IFRS, SEC reporting. Provide technical accounting and accounting policy oversight. Active oversight and assistance with local country operations”
Industry & Context.
Resolving complex accounting issues and transactions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Approximately 9 to 15 years of experience working in accounting field in a dynamic multinational environment, Experience with resolving complex accounting issues and transactions, Very written and verbal communications skills, Ability to clearly articulate complex issues to senior management and, at the same time, have productive accounting discussions with non-accountants, interpersonal skills and ability to develop rapport with diverse range of people from various disciplines within the business, Attentive to detail to ensure high degree of accuracy, Able to manage changing priorities, others’ expectations and workload under deadline pressures that may involve additional hours during quarter end
Nice to Have
Master or Bachelor of Accounting or other relevant field, CPA or equivalent, Experienced senior manager at a large public accounting firm or equivalent level of experience
What You'll Do.
Provide technical accounting and accounting policy oversight
Active oversight and assistance with local country operations
Addressing corporate matters and technical financial reporting matters
Accounting policy assessments on M&A opportunities and integrations
Global accounting policy adoption for new rules and standards
Establishing and maintaining Liberty Global accounting policies
Oversight over the adoption and compliance with those policies
Assist the financial reporting and consolidations teams with special projects and back-filling of roles for extended absences
Timely communication of key issues and decisions
Research technical accounting issues and communicate the resolution
Be an effective financial business partner and leading the resolution of accounting issues in relation to budget process
contractual reviews and other projects on a timely basis
Leadership role in US GAAP and IFRS conversion and issue identification with material mergers and acquisitions
and assessment of ongoing needs for new acquisitions
both during the due diligence phase and the integration phase
Review of accounting issues papers prepared by European subsidiaries
Monitor new accounting developments from the FASB and IASB
Attend various meetings identifying potential accounting issues and discuss accounting implications of planned or executed transactions
Lead the US GAAP review of high-risk areas and identify potential accounting issues and following up on resolution of such issues
Deal with ad hoc requests and carry out other reasonable duties as requested
Review of SEC and other US GAAP financial statements and other external disclosures
Assist with review of corporate accounting issues with the external auditors
Provide US GAAP training seminars for Liberty Global
Ownership of maintaining the Liberty Global Accounting Manual
Preparation of the SOX controls that support this process
Flexibility to assist with special projects and back-fill roles in consolidations and financial reporting teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Effective interaction with finance management and foreign reporting entities; Develop rapport with diverse range of people from various disciplines within the business; Formal updates through the Liberty Global Accounting Issues Meetings; Assist with review of corporate accounting issues with the external auditors; Assistance from the Liberty Global Accounting Policy team
Communication Scope
Very written and verbal communications skills; Ability to clearly articulate complex issues to senior management; Productive accounting discussions with non-accountants
Process & Methodology
Manage changing priorities, others’ expectations and workload under deadline pressures
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