Senior Statutory Accountant, Equinix
Poland - Warsaw Office WAO : 139,000 - 223,000 PLN / Annual. Salary may vary for other locations. + Bonus
Digital infrastructure company
Posted today
Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Posted today
Poland - Warsaw Office WAO : 139,000 - 223,000 PLN / Annual. Salary may vary for other locations. + Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- Solid years of experience in accounting operations, statutory reporting, or audit
- Strong experience with multi-country statutory reporting in a large multinational environment
- Comprehensive knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS, with the ability to interpret and apply European local GAAPs
- Hands-on experience with secondary ledgers and GAAP bridging is strongly preferred
- Audit or accounting experience in a public accounting firm is a strong plus
- Experience in high-growth, multinational organizations and acquisition integration projects is an advantage
- Proficiency in a foreign language is a big plus, particularly French, Spanish, or Turkish
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
What the job involves
- Our Equinix EMEA Corporate Controlling team is looking for a Senior Statutory Accountant
- The Statutory Reporting team is responsible for US GAAP and statutory reporting, management of external audits, and financial controlling activities associated with tax, treasury, and legal transactions
- This role is responsible for managing statutory accounting and reporting for EMEA legal entities, coordinating the statutory accounts preparation process (including local statutory audits), and ensuring strong control posture and compliance with both internal and external requirements
- The role also includes ownership and oversight of secondary ledgers used for local GAAP and statutory reporting purposes
- Statutory Accounting & Reporting:
- Prepare financial statements (including notes) for statutory filing purposes under various local GAAP requirements
- Manage statutory accounting and reporting for multiple EMEA legal entities
- Coordinate the statutory accounts preparation process, including interaction with third-party preparers where applicable
- Support reorganization, M&A, and legal entity formation transactions for Local GAAP purposes
- Prepare year-over-year analyses for local GAAP financial statements and clearly explain material variances
- Secondary Ledgers & GAAP Bridging:
- Own and maintain secondary ledgers used for Local GAAP and statutory reporting
- Ensure timely and accurate posting of local GAAP adjustments in secondary ledgers
- Review and validate US GAAP to Local GAAP bridges provided by GL, Revenue, Leasing, and Fixed Assets teams
- Ensure alignment between primary (US GAAP) and secondary (Local GAAP) ledgers, including reconciliation and documentation of differences
- Support the design, maintenance, and improvement of secondary ledger processes and controls
- Review, Controls & Compliance:
- Review local GAAP trial balances for accuracy prior to submission to auditors or external financial statement preparers
- Apply local GAAP procedures as a guide and provide clear review comments to accountants, following up to ensure timely corrections
- Manage the timing and execution of local GAAP adjustments and audits
- Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, control procedures, and local statutory requirements
- Update and maintain local GAAP and secondary ledger procedures and documentation
- Audit & Stakeholder Management:
- Act as a key liaison between accounting teams, external auditors, and other stakeholders (Tax, Treasury, Legal)
- Manage the collection of reconciliations, reports, and supporting documentation for statutory and tax audits
- Support local GAAP and tax audits, including responding to audit queries related to secondary ledger postings
- Reporting & Adhoc Activities:
- Track and report KPIs, including late submissions and audit status
- Support adhoc analyses and statutory-related projects as required
Our take
Equinix is a veteran player in the digital infrastructure market, connecting industry-leading organizations in finance, manufacturing, retail, transportation, government, healthcare, and education.
The company provides a range of services within the categories of digital, support, data center, and interconnection, with capabilities including, for example, simplifying hybrid cloud deployments or securing on-site deployments. It has an extensive range of partners, granting its clients access to a vast range of industry-leading technologies atop its own offerings.
With a wide global presence, Equinix has secured a path to continued success by its ability to keep abreast of developments in the space. The company is comfortably positioned to remain a robust and leading player across multiple growth avenues and can be expected to make more smart developments and partnerships in the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA
Leadership
Adaire Fox-Martin
(CEO & President)Prior to becoming CEO of Equinix in 2024, Adaire spent nearly 3 years at Google in various roles, including Head of Google Ireland and President of Google Cloud Go to Market. She also spent nearly 14 years at SAP and over 18 years at Oracle Corporation.
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