Senior Manager
International Financial Reporting
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Video game developer (makers of Fortnight)
Company Overview
Epic is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content.
Locations
London, UK
Experience Level
Entry
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Senior
Expert
Desired Skills
Management
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
CategoriesNew
Finance & Banking
Requirements
- Fluent in English and other international languages preferrable
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Accounting, or related field
- Chartered Accountancy qualification or equivalent (preferred but not required)
- 10+ years financial accounting experience, including team management experience, preferably within both an US and International business and accounting environment
- Good knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS and UK GAAP, including a deep knowledge and understanding of UK tax and legal financial reporting obligations
- Experience building, maintaining and reporting on complex sub-consolidations, including GAAP adjustments
- Experience of dealing with External Auditor requests
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel (complex formula, VBA, macros and pivot tables) and proficient with other Microsoft Office applications
- Experience of working in different ERP systems and system migrations
- Complex analytic problem solving and project management skills. Independent and self-starter with a “can-do” attitude
Responsibilities
- Manage the financial accounting and reporting for all of Epic's UK Holding Companies and equity investments, including two sub-consolidations (currently prepared in accordance with IFRS)
- Regularly report and present to both International and US management about the overall finances of the Holding Company subsidiaries and equity investments including cash forecasts
- Prepare annual accounts for UK Holding Companies and UK subsidiaries including working with Workiva. This will include working on the Workday sub-consolidation ensuring management of consolidation adjustments required and creating a consolidated statement of cash flows
- Manage the timetable for International statutory reporting including working with the tax team on tax return filings
- Manage the relationship with external auditors (currently PricewaterhouseCoopers) for statutory audits across International including taking the PMO lead role
- Own the M&A position papers for the International Holding Company acquisitions including any US GAAP to IFRS differences. Work with the US on new M&A transactions to ensure local statutory requirements are understood and documented including considerations for the UK sub-consolidations
- Build a process for identifying US to local GAAP differences including quarterly reconciliations. Design, implement and operate key business process controls to ensure that the company has an effective and scalable internal controls framework
- Represent Epic's controllership function in the implementation of a flexible and suitable scaled internal control environment that is robust and stands up to external audit. Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance, including risk assessments and reviews of risk areas