Advanced Energy

High voltage power supplies and systems

Lead Accountant

Financial Accounting +1Posted on Nov 9

Full-timeLittlehampton, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Knowledge of local generally accepted accounting principles and tax reporting requirements for assigned European entities.
Ability to prepare and review financial statements, US-to-local GAAP balance sheet reconciliations, statutory filings, and general ledger entries.
Knowledge of VAT, corporation tax, import/export, EC Sales, Intrastat reporting, and transfer pricing.
Ability to manage audit queries, outsourced service providers, internal support functions, and accounting processes.
Ability to enforce corporate and local policies, procedures, controls, and delegated-authority compliance.
Ability to review and enhance systems to improve the quality and timeliness of actual results.

Responsibilities

Manage periodic processes to deliver timely, high-quality outputs.
Manage outsourced service providers and internal support-function outputs, ensuring timely, high-standard delivery within budget.
Ensure financial statements and analysis are accurate and completed according to corporate timetables and local GAAP guidelines.
Complete quarterly balance sheet bridge reconciliations from US to local GAAP for review and approval.
Serve as the primary interface for external audits, ensure compliance with global standards and policies, and resolve audit queries efficiently.
Ensure statutory filings are accurate and timely, review them before director approval, and ensure statutory entries are posted to the general ledger promptly.
Support senior finance managers in managing audits, accounting-group changes, and regular education on current and upcoming tax rules.
Represent Finance across German sites when physical presence is needed and broader Finance-team travel is not possible or appropriate.
Ensure tax filings, including VAT and corporation tax, are accurate and timely, and review them before director approval and submission.
Keep import/export, EC Sales, and Intrastat reporting current.
Ensure transfer pricing agreements are complete and reflected in accounting; monitor tax treatment on vendor and customer invoices for accuracy.
Support the VP/Director of Tax with global projects and initiatives and the US/parent-company tax return and related activities.
Enforce corporate and local policies, procedures, and controls, including delegated-authority compliance.
Review and enhance systems as needed to deliver quality and timely actual results.
Lead coordination of process alignment across Europe and globally.
Lead continued development of a more efficient, effective, consistent, and controlled European finance function.
Support the Finance Director (Europe) and Corporate Finance team with initiatives as required.

Job Title: Lead Accountant

Department: Corporate, Accounting – Littlehampton, UK

Reports To: Senior Manager, Finance

About Advanced Energy

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AEIS), headquartered in Denver USA, enables design breakthroughs and drives growth for leading semiconductor and industrial customers. Our precision power and control technologies, along with our applications know-how, inspire close partnerships and innovation in thin-film and industrial manufacturing. We are proud of our rich heritage, award-winning technologies, and we value the talents and contributions of all Advanced Energy's employees worldwide.

Position Summary

Based in the UK this position has ultimate accountability for all aspects of local GAAP and tax reporting / filling for the assigned European entities.

People / Process Management

Manage the periodic process delivering a timely and high quality product.
Manage outsourced service providers, ensure the delivery is timely, to a high standard and within budget.
Manage the outputs of internal support functions ensuring a timely and high quality delivery.

Accounting

Ensure the financial statements and analysis are accurate and completed in-line with Corporate’s timetable / guidelines (local GAAP).
Complete quality, accurate and detailed balance sheet bridge reconciliations from US to local GAAP for review/ approval at least quarterly.
Primary interface for external audits, ensuring compliance with AE’s global standards and policies. Manage the timely and efficient resolution of queries.
Ensuring all statutory filings are accurate and timely. Review the filings prior to director approval to ensure they are of a standard ready for filing.
Ensure all relevant statutory entries are posted in the GL timely.
Support the Senior Manager / Manager(s): -
- Effective management of the audit to ensure the impact on others is minimised.
- Proactive management of any change impacting the accounting group.
- Education of the current tax rules and upcoming changes regularly.
- Being the Finance representative across all German sites when a physical presence is needed and travel is not possible / appropriate by the broader Finance team.

Tax

Ensuring all tax (e.g. VAT, Corporation tax etc.) filings are accurate and timely. Review the filings prior to director approval to ensure they are of a standard ready for filing / submission.
Ensure all import / export, EC Sales and Intrastat reporting is kept current.
Ensure the transfer pricing agreements are complete and reflected in the accounting.
Monitor the tax position on vendor / customer invoices to ensure they are accurate.
Support the VP / Director of Tax:-
- - On global projects / initiatives.
  - With the completion of the US / parent company tax return and associated activities.

Other

Enforce Corporate and local policies, procedures and controls (inc. full DoA compliance).
Review / enhance systems as required to deliver quality and timely actual results.
Lead the co-ordination of process alignment across Europe / the globe.
Lead the continued development of a more efficient, effective, consistent and controlled European finance function.
Support the Finance Director (Europe) and Corporate Finance team with initiatives as required.

About the Company

Advanced Energy

High voltage power supplies and systems

Advanced Energy designs and builds high voltage power supplies, power delivery systems, and power control modules for demanding industries like semiconductor manufacturing, medical equipment, industrial electronics, and solar photovoltaics. Its products regulate and convert electrical power with precision engineering and advanced power electronics to meet strict performance requirements in challenging environments. The company differentiates itself through a 35-year track record, a global footprint across 25 locations, a large workforce, and a portfolio of 450 patents that support reliable, efficient power solutions. Its goal is to deliver dependable, high-performance power systems that improve the reliability and productivity of customers' critical applications.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Denver, CO
Founded: 1981

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