Yacht Freelance
Freelance Sr. Accountant (ZZP)
Belangrijk is dat iemand echt ervaring heeft bij Amerikaanse beursgenoteerde bedrijven en op die manier ervaring heeft opgedaan met US GAAP.
Nederlands hoeft niet, UK is een must.
Beleid is drie dagen per week naar de office in Amsterdam. Zitten naast de Arena, vlakbij Bijlmerstation
Tasks & Responsibilities
Country Controllership;
+ Interim Country controllership for various Palo Alto Networks legal entities/countries (approx. 11 legal entities across 7 countries)
+ Responsibilities include keeping oversight and supervising the work performed by a small team of 3 - 4 GL resources in the Palo Alto Networks CeO in Bangalore, India
Month & Quarter Close;
+ Review and approval of journal entries in SAP
+ Prepare journal entries for more complex transactions and upload these in SAP
+ Prepare, review and approval of account reconciliations in Blackline - account reconciliations are prepared by GL resources in the PAN CoE
+ Complete monthly flux analysis, and present to EMEA Accounting Leadership on monthly basis
Local GAAP Financial Statements;
+ Prepare US GAAP to Local GAAP bridge schedules for a number of legal entities
+ Draft the local GAAP financial statements
External Audits;
+ Coordinate and drive the completion of local GAAP Audits, prepare PBC items as requested by our external auditors
+ Timely follow-up and resolve any external auditor questions
Ad-hoc Projects;
+ Assist with new entity enablements readiness activities
+ Assist with developing SAP non-leading functionality and processes
Requirements:
Qualified senior accounting professional with deep knowledge and hands-on work experience with US public listed (US GAAP reporting) multinational companies
Ability to complete high quality balance sheet reviews, balance sheet and income statement monthly fluctuation analysis, and present results to senior accounting leadership
In-depth and hands-on working knowledge in preparing US GAAP to Local GAAP bridge schedules, and the preparation of Local GAAP Financial Statements
In-depth and hands-on working knowledge of managing external auditor requirements
Sufficient level and maturity to be able to supervise the quality of work performed by a team of remotely based supporting GL resources
Advanced SAP working ability and experience, well-versed with for example international foreign currency transactional and reporting workflows in SAP
Fluent in English (both written and verbal)