About the company:

IWG has been at the forefront of the flexible workspace revolution for more than 30 years. We have made it possible for organisations and individuals everywhere to take a new approach to the traditional working day. We have over 3,400 locations across over 110 countries allowing millions of people every day to have a great day at work.  

Our customers are start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, and large multinationals. With unique business goals, people and aspirations. They want workspaces and communities to match their needs. We provide them with choice through our portfolio of brands, covering serviced offices (Regus, Spaces, HQ, Signature and No18), commercial real estate brokerage and managed office solutions.  

Join us at www.iwgplc.com 

Job purpose:

• Ensure accurate and timely completion of statutory and tax audit requirements to meet statutory and internal deadlines
• Work with other Finance Towers to identify process improvement opportunities to reduce dependencies and processing time

Duties and responsibilities:

• Serve as point of contact of auditors for statutory and tax audit requirements of assigned IWG entities
• Ensure audit and related administrative activities, documents and reports are accomplished on time and free of error
• Reconcile and understand differences between statutory and IFRS accounts and document the same in the accounting system
• Ensure final accounts, working files and other related documents are stored on SharePoint and determine if there are documents required by country law to be archived physically
• Keep abreast of all regulatory changes impacting assigned IWG entities
• Where required or requested:
• Flag going concern and/or equity issues (preferably before year end) and coordinate resolution with Group
• Propose dividend distribution at least once a year subject to country law and secure Group approval 
• Prepare analysis and schedules required during tax inspection of assigned IWG entities
• Assist in corporate income tax return preparation and/or filing
• Calculate and/or review current and deferred tax calculations
• Prepare books of accounts required to be registered with a tax authority
• Perform other tasks assigned by the Financial Admin & Compliance Senior Manager

Qualifications:

• At least 4-5 years of experience in statutory audits and/or financial reporting
• Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Proficient in MS applications
• Strong communication skills – written and verbal
• Able to prioritize tasks, manage issues and produce results in a timely manner
• Highly analytical
• Can work well under pressure and with minimal supervision
• Team player
• The following are preferred but not required:
  • Experience in Big 4
  • Background in BPO/Shared Services operations
  • Experience in dealing with and managing 3rd party service providers

Working conditions:

Mid-shift, regular evening and weekend work, working with challenging stakeholders

Physical requirements:

None, normal office work environment

Direct reports:

NA, individual contributor