Regional Finance Admin Lead

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.

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Job Purpose

You will be leading Local Service Centre Finance Team which includes a Finance Administration & Compliance team and a Cost Control team.  You will also be directly responsible for the finance administration of at least one country.  

Finance administration includes delivery of Statutory Financial Statements, Corporate Tax, VAT, and Company Secretarial Services. The key goals of the team are to ensure Finance administration is compliant with Group policies; meets country-specific requirements; is on time; and is of the required quality and delivered at the expected cost.  

The Cost Control team is responsible for the management, control and reduction of costs in the countries of the Region.  Key responsibilities include supplier management; cost elimination, analysis and review; category spend review; T&E control. 

Key Responsibilities

• Manage team of Country Accounting & Financial Controllers and a team of Cost Control. 
• Deliver financial administration of at least one country. 
• Manage 3rd party compliance providers (where in place) ensuring an effective relationship to optimize professional fee spent. 
• If statutory compliance is done in-house – prepare all locally required filings. 
• Build internal control environment to ensure goals are met in required quality and timing 
• Manage internal and external Finance Admin & Compliance costs; ensure high efficiency, effectiveness and continuity. 
• Support accurate and on time monthly group reporting including P&L and Balance Sheet review 
• Manage Group or Local Statutory Audit with his/her team 
• Maintain Country entity structure 
• Maintain Bank accounts with cooperation with Group Treasury 
• Ensure cost control team meet are following Group processes and meet local objectives 
• Ensure that the teams are appropriately staffed managing the recruitment, retention and performance management of the employees. 

Key Relationships  

• MD Operations Centre 
• Regional CFO and local finance teams 
• Group Finance (Finance Administration and Cost Control) 
• Global Shared Service centre 
• Country Management 

Required Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• 10+ years professional General Ledger or Controlling experience 
• People management of a team of 5 + 
• Experience of managing third party suppliers particularly financial services (compliance, audit etc) 
• Organisational skills with an ability to prioritise tasks; manage issues and produce results in a timely fashion 
• A very good knowledge of accounting Tax & legal for main countries in scope  
• An inquisitive mindset and desire to get involved in the detail 
• MS Excel proficient user 
• Ability to meet deadlines, and work efficiently under pressure 
• Flexible and adaptable to an international environment 
• Able to work independently 
• Routine persistent 
• Hands-on & very high ownership