Finance and Legal/

Financial Reporting Director

Worldwide

ETG, a global travel-tech group specializing in online booking services, is looking for a finance professional to join our team as a head of Financial Reporting Division to lead internal/external reporting and internal controls over Accounting (International, CIS) and Tax Divisions within the Finance and Legal Department. This position reports to Deputy CFO and is a member of the senior management team of the Department. ETG reporting group comprises of legal entities across Americas, EMEA, CIS, plus the pipeline. Whilst focusing on financial reporting deliverables and defining the group’s accounting policies, the position has opportunities within the groups’ other diverse work streams.

Job Responsibilities

 

  • Year-end reporting:

    • produce the consolidated financial statements under IFRS;
    • manage the relationships with the group’s external auditor (international Big 4), ensure a seamless audit process, timing and delivery of relevant Board papers;
    • lead local statutory audits (EMEA & CIS);
    • minimise differences between management accounts and financial statements;
    • lead tax reporting at holding level closely liaising with related Divisions and advisors.
  • Monthly and quarterly reporting:

    • produce monthly consolidated management accounts, analysis (liaising with FP&A and Data Control teams to enhance improvements);
    • produce monthly consolidated financial statements under IFRS;
    • control of statutory accounts production;
    • conduct quarterly internal audits, regular control of PL & BS accounts reconciliation;
    • control of local tax reporting closely liaising with related Divisions and advisors.
  • Other financial reporting deliverables:

    • accounting technical papers relating to new entities, products, business processes, complex transactions;
    • transfer pricing accounting closely liaising with Tax Division;
    • treasury accounting, in particular relating to FX analysis.
  • Accounting policy: enhance procedural documentation, ensure its adoption across the group, lead response to emerging financial reporting issues, regulations, relevant changes to IFRS;
  • Other areas: 

    • manage and develop the team (2 FTE), sync the targets with company objectives;
    • improve reporting and related accounting processes both via automation and control;
    • lead the automation of reporting system, contribute to development of the accounting system considering group needs and local compliance;
    • control the integration of the new entites with the reporting and accounting systems in (closely liaising with Localization team);
    • lead ad hoc projects and support business requests from a finance perspective.

Key Qualifications

 

  • University degree in finance, preferably accounting, auditing, quantitative field;
  • Proven experience with IFRS and consolidated financial reporting, project management;
  • Accounting qualification CA/CPA/ACCA or equivalent is preferred;
  • Location in EU/UAE is preferred or plan to relocate to EU/UAE in a 1-1.5 year time;
  • Advanced level of English (C1+);
  • Strong IT skills with Microsoft Office (Excel & Powerpoint);
  • Experience in ERP/reporting/accounting systems (knowledge of 1C);
  • Experience in international corporation, IT company with a Big 4 background is a plus;
  • Knowledge of SQL is a plus.

We Offer You

 

  • Office/hybrid/remote work format;
  • Flexible working hours — we don’t require you to be online or at the office at 9am sharp;
  • Help with relocation to Portugal/UAE in 1-1.5 year;
  • Interesting and ambitious tasks that will take you to the next professional level;
  • Learning: seminars, trainings and conferences;
  • Voluntary health insurance, Mental Health Day Off, partial compensation of psychological help — we care about you;
  • Corporate English, as well as discounts for SkyEng;
  • Corporate discounts on hotels and other services;
  • Young and active team of super professionals.

If you are interested in joining our team, apply to the vacancy and we will be happy to see your cv!

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