Responsible for Legal Entities based in Ireland, Switzerland, UK, Germany and Luxembourg. (Balance sheet values ranging from EUR 1 M to EUR 80 M).Liaising with internal / external legal consultants, auditors and tax advisors to ensure cross border and domestic mergers were completed in accordance with local tax and compliance requirements. Ensuring local balance sheets were fully prepared for liquidation / merger and accounting entries for merger / acquisition were recorded correctly on the SAP ledger.Attending calls with auditors to resolve outstanding audit issues.Reviewing financial statements prepared by the statutory accountants prior to board review.Preparing the board pack and presenting financial statements to the directors for approval.Completing the reconciliation of US GAAP to local GAAP ledger.Handling questions from the tax team.

Preparation of local GAAP accounts for various local legal entities based In Australia, France, Ireland, Japan, Singapore and UK. Liaising with external and internal service providers and arranging tax returns for these entities in addition to the German legal entity.Reconciliation of local tax returns to US GAAP provisions as part of the tax reporting processManaging the audit process with external auditors.Responding to any internal audit queries and handling any accounting or compliance issues arising from the different legal entities including tax audits. Coordinating the activities of a shared services team based in Slovakia.Arranging for dividend payments to parent company.Coordinating the liquidation of local legal entities.Managing the filing of vat returns for a number of legal entities.

Developed a new more relevant reporting package based on feedback of the changing needs of the business. Produced monthly reporting to senior management for large outsourced deals ($ 100 M +)Ensured the technical rules for transition accounting were followed (AP07).Contributed as Finance lead on calls with other functions which ensured finance requirements were represented.Monitored actuals v plan and followed up if required, with timely corrective action.Oversaw accounts receivable process and followed up on large overdue invoices ($200 K +

Managed customer invoicing to over 22 EMEA countries.Planning / forecasting. Set and achieved aggressive revenue and GP targets.Managed a cost take out exercise to mitigate the impact of reduced revenue volumes.Backlog validation and certification.Planning to minimize GP impact of revenue decrease.Financial planning on contract renewal.Handled financial issues arising from 22 EMEA countries.

Calculated of break-even rates for a Service Delivery Centre in Russia (300 + employees)Represented finance on calls with executives during the setup phase of Russian delivery centre.Managing the monthly and quarterly reporting requirements for EMEA Delivery Centres (Circa 2,000 employees).

Supported the European controller in setting up financial processes for a new delivery centre in Cairo. Calculation of breakeven rates for Delivery Centre.Managed monthly and quarterly reporting with responsibility for acquisition of capital for the business.

Developed financial model to allocate RESO costs for the 2000 + employees to the business units.Represented finance on RESO calls with senior management. Focal point for RESO queries.

Supervised small team of management accountants.Migrated the accounting function from the local German office to the SSC in Dublin. Managed monthly reporting for German, Swiss, Swedish and Austrian entities.Team lead on implementing the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation / Yearly annual accounts.

Produced statutory accounts for a German entity (b/s value of around $ 135 M) and 2 Swiss companies. Liaised with auditors to ensure timely submission. Managed the production of statutory accounts for UK and Irish entities.Supported the business on German acquisitions. Managed the migration of the accounting function from the German office to the SSC in Dublin.Successfully managed a tax audit for German and Swiss entities liaising directly with Government auditors.

Management reporting for large construction and engineering projects.

Fixed asset book-keeper McDonalds / Temporary AP role UK / Trainee manager Dunnes Stores