International Accounting Manager

Summary

Join Strava as the International Accounting Manager, a fixed-term remote role based in the UK, providing coverage for our full-time International Accounting Manager on maternity leave. You will oversee accounting and compliance for European subsidiaries, ensuring accurate financial reporting and statutory compliance. This role is crucial for public company readiness and involves managing payroll, accounts payable, and general ledger accounting. You will collaborate with US-based accounting leads and a Senior Analyst in France. The position requires strong accounting expertise, team management skills, and experience with IFRS and local GAAP. This is a temporary role to cover maternity leave.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in accounting, with at least 3 years in an international or multi-entity environment
• Proven experience with IFRS and local GAAP for European countries
• Experience with IPO readiness and/or public company accounting
• Experience managing teams, and working with external accounting vendors for reporting and payroll processing
• Strong knowledge of accounting operations including payroll, accounts payable, and general ledger
• Proficiency with ERP systems (Netsuite or similar)

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the accounting operations of European subsidiaries, including payroll, accounts payable, and general ledger functions, in collaboration with function accounting leads based in the US
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in compliance with local regulations and IFRS, where applicable
• Develop and maintain accounting principles, practices, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting
• Coordinate and prepare for audits and statutory reporting, ensuring all necessary documentation and compliance with audit requirements
• Support the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, with oversight for all European entities
• Maintain relationships with external service providers of accounting, payroll and tax services
• Support entity liquidations, as needed, maintaining stakeholder relationships by keeping all informed and driving accountability
• Support the company’s public readiness initiatives, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and other IPO-related activities
• Collaborate with the Assistant Controller and external auditors to facilitate the public company transition
• Coordinate with local entity accounting providers and payroll processing vendor monthly and each reporting period
• Enhance and refine accounting policies and procedures to streamline and optimize processes
• Implement best practices and drive efficiency in financial operations, leveraging ERP systems and other tools
• Manage the integration of accounting systems and processes across subsidiaries to ensure consistency and accuracy
• Help to supervise and develop the accounting team, ensuring accurate and timely completion of tasks
• Assign projects, set priorities, and ensure the team’s adherence to deadlines and quality standards
• Provide training and support to the team to enhance their skills and knowledge in international accounting and compliance
• Managing and developing a highly qualified and motivated team that collaborates well with US counterparts and business partners to build a top class accounting function that is public-ready
• Developing, maintaining and adhering to policies and procedures, calendars, checklists, process maps, and other procedural documentation. Ensuring compliance with all corporate policies and procedures. Partnering cross-functionally to provide compliance reporting and process controls
• Performing regular internal review procedures to ensure proper documentation, records, and the reviews and sign-offs. Facilitating and supporting audits through the delivery of records and documentation to external auditors, as required. Conducting research to ensure any anomalies are explained and resolved
• Operating as an accounting subject matter expert. Collaborating with business stakeholders on business-lead initiatives. Facilitating the development of project plans and schedules, as necessary
• Developing and maintaining in-depth knowledge of all systems to independently research and resolve issues

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Experience managing accounting operations across multiple jurisdictions
• Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Experience with close management software (e.g. Floqast), time & expense tools (e.g. Mesh) and AP tools for POs & invoice processing (e.g. Zip)
• Ability to retrieve and analyze data to provide insights, metrics or problem solve through SQL or similar

Benefits

Compensation: €67,000 - €73,000