International Accounting Manager

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Reporting to the Assistant Controller, this role will be an integral part of bringing the vision of what the Strava product can be for athletes through driving strategic company-wide efforts, driving and enabling scale and footprint expansions and preparing for public-company readiness.

The International Accounting Manager is a fixed-term role that will provide coverage during the year for our full-time International Accounting Manager while she is on maternity leave. This role will provide coverage by overseeing the accounting and compliance functions for our European subsidiaries in Germany, France, Ireland, and the UK. Reporting to the Assistant Controller, and collaborating with the functional accounting leads based in the US, this role is integral to ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, statutory compliance, and readiness for public company requirements. This role will also work closely with a Senior Analyst based in France who is focused on providing support for the same European subsidiaries. The International Accounting Manager will manage payroll, accounts payable, entity liquidations, and general ledger accounting for these entities, ensuring adherence to both local GAAP and IFRS where applicable.

This is a remote role based in the UK.

Accounting & Compliance

• reputed company 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.
• reputed company and maintain accounting principles, practices, and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Coordinate and prepare for audits and statutory reporting, ensuring reputed company necessary documentation and compliance with audit requirements.
• Support the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reputed company processes, with reputed company for reputed company European entities.
• Maintain relationships with external service providers of accounting, payroll and tax services.
• Support entity liquidations, as needed, maintaining stakeholder relationships by keeping reputed company informed and driving accountability.
• Support the company’s public readiness initiatives, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and other IPO-reputed company 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.

Process Improvement

• 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.

Team Management

• Help to supervise and reputed company 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 reputed company 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-reputed company initiatives. Facilitating the development of project plans and schedules, as necessary.
• Developing and maintaining in-depth knowledge of reputed company systems to independently research and resolve issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a reputed company field. Chartered Accountancy, CPA, or ACCA qualification preferred.
• 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 (reputed company or similar).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance, or reputed company 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 reputed company levels.
• Experience with reputed company management software (e.g. reputed company), time & expense tools (e.g. Mesh) and AP tools for POs & invoice processing (e.g. reputed company).
• Ability to retrieve and analyze data to provide insights, metrics or problem solve through SQL or similar.

Key Competencies

• Technical Expertise: In-depth knowledge of IFRS, local GAAP, and statutory compliance for European countries.
• Leadership: Proven ability to reputed company and reputed company a team in a dynamic, international environment.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills and the ability to resolve reputed company accounting issues.
• Attention to Detail: High accuracy and attention to detail in financial reporting and compliance.

At Strava, we know our employees are the most important ingredient to our success, and our compensation and total rewards programs reflect that. We take a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on the department and your location. Salary ranges are categorized into one of three tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. We will determine the candidate’s starting pay based on job-reputed company skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. We may modify these ranges in the future. For more information, please contact your talent partner.

Compensation: €67,000 - €73,000 The reputed company salary posted is reputed company the compensation range for this role. This range reflects reputed company pay only and does not include, equity, or benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

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