Director of Accounting, EMEA & APAC

Job Description

Job title: Director of Accounting, EMEA & APAC

Company: Kyriba

Job description: It’s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they’re doing!We’re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.About KyribaKyriba empowers CFOs and their teams to transform how they activate liquidity as a dynamic, real-time vehicle for growth and value creation, while also protection against financial risk. Kyriba’s pioneering Active Liquidity Network connects internal applications for treasury, risk, payments and working capital with vital external sources such as banks, ERPs, trading platforms, and market data providers.About the roleKyriba is seeking a talented EMEA & APAC Controller to join and lead our EMEA & APAC corporate accounting team. We are a team of passionate people motivated by agility, innovation and continuous improvement.The Kyriba organization is seeking a senior experienced accounting leader responsible for the compliance of the EMEA & APAC legal entities with regards to local statutory financial statements and audits, tax regulations, and payroll compliance. As a leader within the finance organization, this position sets an example of delivering high-quality service to stakeholders and employees. The position works closely with Kyriba’s multiple locations around the globe, and several external CPA firms.The EMEA & APAC Controller will partner with Director Finance Operations and the CFO to oversee local accounting functions of Kyriba with oversight of the EMEA & APAC accounting team. The right candidate is comfortable breaking down roadblocks, seeks scalable solutions, and will join the team in “rolling up their sleeves” when necessary. Hands-on approach to coaching and mentoring staff will be critical to this position. International experience is required as Kyriba is a high growth company with an international footprint. Ability, willingness, and comfort to work in a high growth PE-owned SaaS company where scope of work encompasses multiple time zones.Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Manage direct reports and their supporting teams locally across multiple time zones.
• Responsible for local statutory financial statements, audits, tax, revenue and payroll compliance.
• Be the ultimate owner and steward of the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements for EMEA & APAC legal entities.
• Contribute to the global compliance calendar and directly own the completeness, timeliness, and accuracy of EMEA & APAC statutory entity deliverables to ensure proper compliance. Report on completed items, issues and resolutions timely to the finance leadership.
• Work with the team to deliver ongoing improvements to the month-end close process.
• Implement and maintain an appropriate internal control environment.
• Assess insourced vs outsourced accounting services for the EMEA & APAC entities, developing improvements in outsourced models.
• Present local financial statements to the Director Finance Operations and CFO with an eye on explaining trends, variances.
• Provide guidance, prepare, control, and review local GAAP and US GAAP statutory financial statement adjustments.
• Work with tax to ensure preparation, control, review and sign off on all EMEA & APAC legal entity tax filings and declarations.
• Manage the local statutory audit engagements, provide support and report on the results of the audit.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation, control, and review intercompany transactions and ensure compliance with transfer price agreements.
• Model a continuous improvement model where process improvements are a regular occurrence.
• Ensure policies keep pace with the needs of the business.
• Ensure process narratives, desktop procedures and backup / disaster recovery plans are up to date for the EMEA & APAC entities.
• Review, adjust and manage objectives and goals for the team based on key metrics.
• Develop, mentor, assess, hire and onboard team members in accordance with career development plans and Company needs.
• Manage complex transactions within the EMEA & APAC legal entities as needed.
• Conduct formal performance reviews with stakeholders and act on feedback received.
• Work cross-functionally and in an international environment to complete projects as assigned, and to improve routine processes.
• Assess, articulate and quantify potential financial, regulatory and operational risks associated with business growth and accounting processes.

Education, Experience & Skills

• Master’s degree or equivalent in business, finance, accounting, economics or related is required.
• Minimum 8 years of accounting experience blend of public/private accounting experience preferred.
• A high level of integrity and ability to enforce standards while handling sensitive matters in a timely and constructive manner.
• Self-starter with the capability to lead a team and proactively manage to tight deadlines.
• Well poised and exhibit strong communications skills interacting with all levels of the executive leadership team.
• Experience with NetSuite is a plus.
• Detail oriented and driven to meet or exceed deadlines.
• Willingness to travel as needed.
• French speaking is a plus.

Kyriba Culture and ValuesAt Kyriba, we value a strong work culture and sense of community and ownership among our global team. We live by our “iCare” value system to demonstrate our care and commitment to our clients and to each other. In hiring, we look for candidates that are a strong fit with our culture and values, as well as bring the talent and experience required by the position.

• Innovation: We foster innovation and entrepreneurial thinking across our team by rewarding employees for their achievements and encouraging efficiency and continual process improvement.
• Client Success: Our passion is to enable our clients’ success. We do this by understanding their needs and developing and managing solutions that provide them the insight to effectively drive decision making within their organizations.
• Accountability: We each take personal responsibility for our actions. We are committed to our own continuous improvement, and we go the extra mile to meet our clients’ needs.
• Respect: We respect each other’s ideas, efforts and commitments, and embrace our diverse cultures and points of view. We achieve our goals through teamwork, responsiveness, open communication and a positive attitude.
• Excellence: We strive for excellence in all that we do and bring the passion and commitment to deliver on our promises. We achieve excellence through leadership, teamwork, transparency and integrity, and we are committed to recognizing employee achievements.

Kyriba believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.

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Location: United Kingdom

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