Financial Reporting & Internal Controls Manager

This role is designed to take on critical responsibilities that align with and drive the Finance objectives: enhancing closing process speed & efficiency, improving oversight of outsourced functions in finance, and ensuring a smoother integration across financial reporting and internal controls.

By taking ownership of these priorities, the Senior Manager will enable the Head of Internal Control and Associate Director IFRS & Reporting to focus on strategic, high-impact initiatives that matter most to the organization.

This Hybrid Role is essential for connecting the dots between Internal Controls and Financial Reporting. By combining expertise in both areas, it ensures seamless integration of processes and a holistic approach to risk management. This enables thoughtful analysis, greater efficiencies, and the delivery of innovative solutions that enhance both compliance and operational performance.

IFRS & REPORTING ROLE (50%):

Main Priorities

• Increased Automation of Share-Based Payments Accounting: Develop automated solutions for share-based payment files.
• Cash Flow Statement Automation: Automate the preparation process to ensure timely, reliable cash flow reporting that is tool based.
• IFRS 18 Implementation: Support in the preparation for IFRS 18 implementation, including gap analysis and execution planning, to ensure timely compliance by H1 2026 with comparable data for H1 and FY 2025 in collaboration with outsourced support.
• R&D Process Simplification: Continue to support the team in further alleviating the burden on the business and the significance of the internal control process on the teams.
• Ad Hoc Transactions: Support the accounting and reporting of complex or unusual transactions under IFRS, providing technical expertise to ensure accurate compliance and disclosure. Collaborate with stakeholders to address the financial impact of such transactions promptly and effectively.
  
  
  

Other Priorities

• Executing elements of processes in the Annual Reporting & Half Year Reporting.
• Accounting Policy Manual: Draft a standardized accounting policy manual to align processes across regions, simplifying compliance and operational consistency whilst taking a pragmatic approach to our accounting policies.
• Optimizing Balance Sheet Processes: Automate schedules for assets (PPE, intangibles, prepaids, etc.) in Oracle, eliminating inefficiencies and shortening reconciliation cycles.
• Reworking Commitments Reporting: Enhance commitments reporting for H1 and year-end to improve clarity, timeliness, and accuracy.
  
  
  

INTERNAL CONTROLS ROLE (50%):

• Comprehensive Controls Scoping and Risk Assessment: Conduct financial statement scoping to define the key controls to address the identified risks of material misstatement and ensure a streamlined process across regions.
• Simplification and Automation of Internal Control framework: Support Head of Internal Control in strengthening the Internal Control framework to improve simplification automation, drive standardization across regions and remove redundancies and complexities. Implement automated solutions for key and operational internal controls to reduce manual intervention and improve cycle times using the continuous monitoring platform.
• System Implementation: Review financial system implementations for impact on internal controls and financial reporting. Ensure internal control requirements are followed and coordinate internal control related efforts within the team and cross-functionally. Conduct risk assessments during system rollouts, identifying potential control gaps or operational risks and recommending mitigations to safeguard SOX compliance and efficiency.
• Control Deficiency Mitigation: Design and coordinate the implementation of remediation steps to address the root cause of identified control deficiencies, ensuring a robust and sustainable internal control environment.
• Addressing Ad Hoc Projects: Proactively collaborate on ad hoc projects and develop tailored solutions with the goal of shortening timelines without comprising on SOX requirements, whilst ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
  
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or equivalent certification preferred. 
• Extensive experience (more than 5 years) in auditing and/or technical accounting, preferably in a regulated industry. Experience in life science industry is an asset.
• Strong understanding of IFRS and SEC (PCAOB) audit & reporting requirements. 
• Experienced at automating and simplifying financial processes, including risk management.
• Proven ability to manage external regulatory filings and interact with financial market regulators.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 
• Proficiency in English; additional languages are a plus. 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities.