About the Role:In this opportunity as an Area Controller, you will be responsible for:
- Oversee local statutory reporting and tax reporting processes ensuring that both the team of Legal Entity Controllers and outsourced professional services partners meet expectations, deliver on agreed timetables and take full ownership of reporting and co sec duties and deliverables.
- Oversee the relationship with external statutory auditors and ensure the timely and complete delivery of responses to meet auditor requirements.
- Work with outsourced professional services local partners to understand and comply with ongoing legal entity local statutory and tax reporting obligations.
- Oversee records retention processes and ensure that statutory requirements for records retention are met.
- Under the supervisory direction of Tax:
- provide timely responses to inquiries from local tax authorities;
- coordinate timely legal entity responses to local tax audit requirements including identifying and notifying internal stakeholders of any expected support and following up to ensure timely delivery of support;
- Regular balance sheet and P&L reviews.
- Manage Accounts Payables (Purchase to Pay) and Accounts Receivables (Order to Cash) as well as invoicing.
- Act as a local Business Controller to support local management and sales team with sales information within the Order to Cash and Credit Collection process.
- Closing and reporting of the monthly and yearly financial statements according to local GAAP and Group IFRS.
- Monitor the month end close process for the region supported and ensuring critical processes and reconciliation obligations are met
- Managing the relationship with key internal and external stakeholders including Tax, BU Controllers, Corporate Compliance, Treasury, Business Finance, Accounting organisation, external auditors, tax authorities, statutory reporting regulators, corporate regulators and outsourced professional service providers.
About You:
- Professional accounting qualification is required.
- 5+ years experience working in accounting and finance roles.
- Strong knowledge and practical experience of local tax & statutory reporting requirements and legal entity statutory audit requirements.
- Strong knowledge & practical experience of IFRS and local GAAP accounting.
- Practical experience and proven knowledge of SAP accounting system
- Prior experience in a shared services finance function/centralized controller function is highly regarded.
- Strong work ethic with proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Drive & self motivation with the ability to work independently and deliver under pressure.
- Adaptability, flexibility, and responsiveness.
- Willingness to travel as and when required to do so.
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What's in it For You?
You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:
Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected
Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.
Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceeds the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws. Finally, Thomson Reuters offers the following additional benefits: optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee; optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee; Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts; fitness reimbursement; access to Employee Assistance Program; Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee; access to 529 Plan; commuter benefits; Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance; Tuition Reimbursement; and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. Eligible office location(s) for this role include one or more of the following: Eagan, MN; Ann Arbor, MI; Richmond, VA; Rochester, NY. The base compensation range for the role in any of those locations is $70,500 - $130,900. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs.
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We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
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