Group Accounting & Reporting Manager

Wolters Kluwer is hiring a Group Accounting & Reporting Manager.

Job summary

The Manager Group Accounting & Reporting has the responsibility for the external financial and ESG reporting of the group. The Manager Group Accounting & Reporting reports to the SVP Group Accounting & Reporting.

About Wolters Kluwer

Wolters Kluwer N.V. (AEX: WKL) is a global leader in professional information, software solutions and services for the health, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, and legal and regulatory sectors.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review the group’s financial statements, including ESEF reporting requirements, for Full and Half Year.
• Manage relationship with external auditors focusing on execution of the audits, dealing with findings and technical accounting topics.
• Manage internal process for the preparation of the group’s annual report, in close cooperation with other corporate departments.
• Update and maintain taxonomy definitions, as well as accounting and reporting manuals.
• Train and develop own staff via accounting webinars/seminars and newsletters, as well as ensure proper knowledge of IFRS standards and accounting and reporting manuals in the (global) finance function.
• Being an IFRS 15 expert and review the revenue recognition practices in the group.
• Being an IFRS 16 expert and being involved in real estate transactions.
• Take a leading role in the execution of ad hoc business projects, such improvements to management reporting or roll-out of any new IFRS standard, like IFRS 18.
• Assist in reviewing IAS 19 calculations of the group companies.
• Prepare, review and report on the annual impairment test.
• Review and reconcile - in close cooperation with Tax department - local statutory accounts.
• Review internal controls of corporate accounting and treasury processes.
• Being part of the ESG team, drive and manage the data gathering process for quantitative disclosure notes to the Sustainability Reporting section in the Annual Report, and assist in drafting ESG reporting notes.

Be acquainted with CCH Tagetik Consolidation, CCH Tagetik IFRS 16 and any ESEF/XBRL tagger is a pre.

For carrying out these duties the Manager Group Accounting & Reporting works closely with local CFOs and controllers of Wolters Kluwer’s global operating divisions, external accountants, and the corporate staff, including analysts and experts of the corporate staff departments of consolidation, treasury, tax, business analysis & control, legal, communications, and investor relations.

Your background/profile

Education

• Registered (Dutch) Chartered Accountant.
• 6+ years of relevant experience, preferable at or large (Big 4) audit firm and/or a multinational and/or a listed national company.

Competencies/personality

• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting and reporting standards (IFRS and ESEF).
• Good communicator and social skills.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Down-to-earth and approachable attitude.
• Self-propelling.
• Hands-on mentality.
• Strong personality, ability to get things done.
• Strong team player that can lead the way.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Flexibility to travel (both in Europe and the USA).
• Proficient in English.