What will you be doing ? 

• Develop and maintain the Skyscanner Accounting Policy Manual
• Advise on new accounting developments that may require changes to accounting policies, disclosures, or processes
• Advise on accounting of new complex accounting transactions and perform reviews of existing accounting positions and financial statements
• Review existing practices and advise on improvement or alternative approaches
• Supporting multi-scenario business propositions, opportunities to develop and demonstrate an agile, adaptive approach to give guidance and alternatives
• Collaborations across Finance and the wider Skyscanner business, seeking to understand our business model and ambitions and providing technical inputs to ensure understanding of our accounting and reporting requirements 
• Monitor and document any GAAP differences between Group and foreign subsidiaries
• Maintain the group proforma financial statements and develop new disclosures, including SECR reporting
• Knowledge sharing and education across Finance – demonstrating ability to translate complex accounting across multi-discipline audiences 
• Adoption of a continuous improvement mindset 
• Supporting business growth activities including M&A and expansion into new countries, including due diligence reviews, and establishment of accounting policies for new entities.
• Support development of Finance Control Manual 
• Ad-hoc projects to develop accounting policy with collaboration to ensure controls operate effectively in compliance with SOX requirements
• Prepare audit and other committee papers 
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationship with colleagues across finance globally

What are we looking for ? 

• A professional accounting qualification, and at least 5 year’s PQE (ACCA, ICAS, ICAEW)
• Significant experience in corporate reporting and technical accounting (prior Big 4 audit experience would be an advantage)
• Excellent knowledge of IFRSs, knowledge of US GAAP beneficial
• Knowledge of international group structures, multi-jurisdictional accounting 
• Understanding of SOX, PCAOB 
• Commercially minded, understanding business drivers and able to translate them into reportable accounting impacts
• Pragmatic and able to give guidance, share recommendations, comfortable in being decisive and working around scenarios with high levels of ambiguity.
• Experience in corporate reporting including SECR reporting
• Experience writing accounting policies and technical accounting papers
• Knowledge of corporate governance and comfortable interpreting legal agreements
• Able to engage with and influence colleagues of all levels of the organisation
• Strong problem-solving and organisation skills, including the ability to handle competing priorities and meet tight deadlines
• Solid analytical skills with high attention to details and ability to conduct complex data analysis, which may require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors
• Demonstrate a positive, can-do attitude and out-of-the-box thinking
• Ability to operate with different cultures on an international level in a dynamic working environment