Reporting & Consolidation Expert

LHH supports a multinational company operating in the contract services sector in the search for a Reporting & Consolidation Expert.Responsibilities The main areas of responsibility can be generically referred to these activities: - Preparing the consolidated financial statements of the Group within Italy in accordance with group accounting standards. - Reviewing Group monthly reporting from the various subsidiaries with the support of our Group ERP (SAP), ensuring correctness and reliability of accounting data. - Preparing additional disclosures for statutory group reporting - Performing various reconciliation regarding both P&L and BS for M/E closing and reporting purposes. - Coordinating the accounting team of the subsidiaries to ensure that the reporting package is delivered in a timely manner and meet all financial reporting requirements. - Proactively supporting local finance teams during the monthly close process to ensure actual submissions are completed on a timely basis. - Leading the intercompany and elimination processes for the group (relating to the P&L and balance sheet, including equity pick-up). Coordinating and coaching colleagues, e.g., in preparing intercompany reconciliations and managing intercompany transactions. - Supporting the Controlling teams and the business Unit Managers in the budgeting process (e.g., calculation of IFRS adjustments & other accounting impacts). - Leading the corporate calendar maintenance and tracking local and global adherence to timelines. - Maintaining of the legal hierarchies, account structure and other metrics/ dimensions of the data model within the consolidation and reporting system to accommodate management needs and external reporting requirements. - Analyzing data included in the financial statements and related variance analysis. - Supporting external auditors in their audit activities. - Supporting subsidiary compliance with adoption of accounting policies and post-acquisition accounting adjustments (acquisition, merger, restructuring) within the scope of the job.  Your Profile Applicants with the following requirements will be considered: - Degree in Economics - Some years work experience in financial reporting and consolidation in international context - Perfect understanding of IFRS rules - Experience with consolidation tools (BFC is a plus) and appetence for IT tools. - Client oriented, autonomous, proactive and pragmatic - Excellent interpersonal skills - Ability to work on different tasks concurrently, often with tight deadlines. - Act independently to try to solve problems, makes proposals. - Professional English is a must (French or German is a plus. Location: Milan Salary Package: 60.000€ - 70.000€.