The External Reporting Manager is responsible for ensuring that Xero’s financial information is of the highest standard and prepared in a timely manner. The incumbent will lead a team of accountants Xero’s technical accounting, group financial statements and audit process. You will enjoy implementing new processes or ways of working that create efficiencies, and will have a great eye for detail. Reporting into the GM - External Reporting, you will build strong relationships throughout the business and become a trusted advisor to the business.
What you'll do...
- Develop Xero’s financial reporting to respond to changes to the Group and the environment in which it operates.
- Manage a team of accountants who are responsible for Xero’s technical accounting, including but not limited to hedge accounting, software capitalisation, revenue recognition, leases, goodwill impairment testing.
- Have a strong understanding of IFRS, with ownership of technical accounting areas,including providing management with conclusions, suggestion solutions and identifying risks.
- Manage the half year and year end financial statement process, project managing across the wider accounting team to ensure accurate disclosures.
- Manage the audit process, and be the key liaison with external auditors for both half year review and year end audit process.
- Support the drafting of audit and risk committee papers as it relates to key accounting judgements.
- Review junior accountants’ work.
- Lead the program of work to ensure Xero maintains a robust control environment, including regular reporting to internal assurance and the audit committee. Take initiative, driving change & improvements across the team and wider function to ensure.
- Participate in significant corporate or company-wide finance projects and initiatives as directed by the EGM - Accounting and GM - External Reporting
What you'll bring with you...
- 7+ years’ experience in finance roles, either in a large corporate or big 4 accounting firm.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, standards and processes.
- Appropriate qualification, for example CA or equivalent
