Senior Consolidation and Reporting Lead

at  Staffbase

ABOUT STAFFBASE

In a polarized world, we inspire people to achieve great things together. Our mission is to help organizations unlock the power of inspirational communication so they can thrive in the Narrative Age. Our award-winning communications channels - intranet, employee app and email - deliver experiences that drive engagement and inspire hearts and minds.
We’re headquartered in Chemnitz, Germany, with offices in many locations throughout the world, including New York, London, Berlin and Dresden. Our international team counts more than 750 employees from 45+ nationalities and we have a growing base of 2200+ customers that want to transform their employee experience. We are rapidly scaling, post-Series E ($115 million funding), have strong-growing revenue, and our customers love us.
We believe that communication moves people, and people move companies. Our leading Employee Communications Platform enables leaders to connect with audiences through a multitude of channels, ensuring they can reach people in an engaging way.
As the workforce changes and global uncertainty increases, companies are under extreme pressure to drive transformation and provide a clear vision and strategy to their workforces. Providing such important information to an entire organization requires a cohesive narrative, and the ability to actually deliver that narrative to an audience that is composed of many different groups. That means this need for narrative-driven communications is also dependent on technology that allows for reach and engagement while remaining connected and providing insights. Our mission is to empower leaders and communicators to drive transformation through internal comms insights, strategies, and solutions. By fulfilling this mission, we fill the communication gap in the market.
Our rapidly expanding company, operating across diverse global territories, seeks an adept Senior Consolidation and Reporting Lead to join our Record-To Report (RTR) Finance team who are based in the Center of Operations in Chemnitz, Germany. The RTR team, known for their commitment to excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement, requires a seasoned professional to influence this important function. We are looking for a candidate who possesses exceptional technical accounting skills, financial reporting background, and a proven track record of leading audits and enhancing controls within international business context.
This is a permanent, full-time position (40 hours per week) reporting directly to our Senior Finance Manager - Record to Report.

• Lead the preparation of Group Consolidated Financial Statements (under IFRS) for quarterly reporting (Board, Lenders, and other external stakeholders) and annual Audited Financial Statements (with notes in German language and English translation).
• Lead the Group and Local statutory audits processes, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, completeness, and compliance with relevant accounting standards - in particular US GAAP.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on complex accounting issues, including revenue and cost recognition, leasing, Share Based Compensation, financial instruments (e.g. interest rate and FX hedging), intercompany charging and group consolidation.
• Develop and implement accounting policies and procedures in accordance with current IFRS requirements, ensuring consistency and accuracy in financial reporting across the organization.
• Collaborate with legal tax, and operations to assess the accounting implications of complex transactions, acquisitions, and other strategic initiatives.
• Develop, implement, and monitor internal control policies and procedures to safeguard company assets, mitigate financial risks, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Identify opportunities to streamline financial reporting processes, enhance reporting efficiency, and strengthen internal controls. Implement best practices to drive continuous improvement in reporting processes.
• Lead or participate in special projects related to accounting standard updates, system implementations, or other initiatives impacting financial reporting.
• Stay updated of new and upcoming changes in IFRS standards, interpret their impact on the organization, conduct thorough research and analysis and communicate and changes required to the Finance and company leadership team..
• Conduct relevant training and workshops for finance and accounting teams to enhance their understanding of IFRS standards and ensure consistent application throughout the organization.