Group Technical Accounting And External Audit Senior Manager
* Full-time
Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable.
The overall objective of this position is to support the Finance Organization (Group CFO, Senior Finance Directors, National Finance Directors and the Global Accounting & Consolidation Team) with IFRS technical accounting expertise and to manage external audit activities at Group level and across all companies of the Group.
ROLE & OBJECTIVES:
As part of the Group Consolidation, Accounting, Financial Reporting, Technical Accounting and External Audit management team, the Group Technical Accounting and External Audit Senior Manager is responsible for driving the Company’s external audits and external financial reporting excellence.
* Monitor adoption of new accounting and auditing rules; and analyze impacts to the organizational external financial reporting.
* Support National Finance Directors and other Global Functional Finance Leads with specific accounting matters.
* Interact with Markets Regulatory Institutions on material accounting topics.
* Take an instrumental role around the Group’s CSRD ESG reporting compliance.
* Align with Group external auditors on material accounting topics.
* Maintain Group Accounting Policies and Manual, including providing training to impacted finance staff globally.
* Coordinate the Group’s external audit during half-year and year-end close reporting.
* Manage fees and appointments of external auditors across the Group.
* Monitor and support National Finance teams with timely completion of all statutory audits.
* Track external audit findings and support local and Group Finance teams with remediation activities.
* Provide frequent updates on external audit status, fees, findings and corrective actions to the Audit Committee.
* Identify opportunities to optimize external audits at Group and local Component level.
Minimum Qualifications:
* Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics or Engineering; MBA is a plus.
* Minimum 5-7 years of professional experience in external audit, internal audit and/or financial controlling roles.
* Technical accounting expertise around IFRS and ISA; Lux GAAP is a plus.
* Strong project & change management skills.
* Team player with good interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
PERSONALITY
* Self-starter with ownership and natural leadership.
* Pragmatic and “roll up sleeves” mentality.
* Ability to prioritize between conflicting deliverables.
* Result driven with strong work ethics.
* Cordial but firm, non-emotional.
* Comfortable to work in a dynamic, fast-growing environment.
We support your development! If you feel you don’t match 100% of the requirements, don’t hesitate to apply anyway! Eurofins companies are committed to supporting your career development.
We embrace diversity! Eurofins network of companies believe in strength and innovation through diversity, being an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Sustainability matters to us! We are well on our way to achieving our objective of carbon neutrality by 2025.
Company description: Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries.
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