Senior Manager , Technical Accounting
Job Description
Job title: Senior Manager , Technical Accounting
Company: Skyscanner
Job description: Travel. It’s one of life’s simple pleasures. But, ooof, planning it can feel like hard work. For the last 20 years we’ve been on a mission to empower every traveller with innovative tools, insights and experiences that help people get to where they’re going, so they can spend more time out exploring the world, and less time anxiously bouncing around 25 browser tabs and endless spreadsheets. Our traveller-first approach drives everything we do and it’s never been more important than it is today.When we launched as a flight comparison site back in 2003, we changed the game by helping travellers feel smart, like they were in on a secret, that promise hasn’t changed. And today, while we’re a world leader in travel, with millions of people using our products every single day we know there’s so much more we can be doing.Being part of Skyscanner means joining a team hell bent on building the world’s most innovative, and helpful travel experiences possible. We’re hugely ambitious and believe we have the chance to genuinely challenge and disrupt the industry.What will you be doing ?
- Develop and maintain the Skyscanner Accounting Policy Manual
- Advise on new accounting developments that may require changes to accounting policies, disclosures, or processes
- Advise on accounting of new complex accounting transactions and perform reviews of existing accounting positions and financial statements
- Review existing practices and advise on improvement or alternative approaches
- Supporting multi-scenario business propositions, opportunities to develop and demonstrate an agile, adaptive approach to give guidance and alternatives
- Collaborations across Finance and the wider Skyscanner business, seeking to understand our business model and ambitions and providing technical inputs to ensure understanding of our accounting and reporting requirements
- Monitor and document any GAAP differences between Group and foreign subsidiaries
- Maintain the group proforma financial statements and develop new disclosures, including SECR reporting
- Knowledge sharing and education across Finance – demonstrating ability to translate complex accounting across multi-discipline audiences
- Adoption of a continuous improvement mindset
- Supporting business growth activities including M&A and expansion into new countries, including due diligence reviews, and establishment of accounting policies for new entities.
- Support development of Finance Control Manual
- Ad-hoc projects to develop accounting policy with collaboration to ensure controls operate effectively in compliance with SOX requirements
- Prepare audit and other committee papers
- Develop and maintain excellent working relationship with colleagues across finance globally
What are we looking for ?
- A professional accounting qualification, and at least 5 year’s PQE (ACCA, ICAS, ICAEW)
- Significant experience in corporate reporting and technical accounting (prior Big 4 audit experience would be an advantage)
- Excellent knowledge of IFRSs, knowledge of US GAAP beneficial
- Knowledge of international group structures, multi-jurisdictional accounting
- Understanding of SOX, PCAOB
- Commercially minded, understanding business drivers and able to translate them into reportable accounting impacts
- Pragmatic and able to give guidance, share recommendations, comfortable in being decisive and working around scenarios with high levels of ambiguity.
- Experience in corporate reporting including SECR reporting
- Experience writing accounting policies and technical accounting papers
- Knowledge of corporate governance and comfortable interpreting legal agreements
- Able to engage with and influence colleagues of all levels of the organisation
- Strong problem-solving and organisation skills, including the ability to handle competing priorities and meet tight deadlines
- Solid analytical skills with high attention to details and ability to conduct complex data analysis, which may require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors
- Demonstrate a positive, can-do attitude and out-of-the-box thinking
- Ability to operate with different cultures on an international level in a dynamic working environment
You’ll join a brilliantly diverse group from all corners of the world. After all, travel is about finding new perspectives and experiencing new people and cultures – and Skyscanner is strongest when our teams are both inclusive and diverse. We recognise and challenge everyday biases, remove obstacles to inclusion and ensure all our people can thrive and be themselves.We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of our travellers and creating a culture where everyone feels like they belong, including people with disabilities. If you need any adjustments to the interview process because of a disability, please let our recruitment team know. Any information you share with our recruitment team will be used solely to allow us to ensure your candidate experience is inclusive and accessible based on your needs.
Expected salary:
Location: Edinburgh – Glasgow
