Statutory Accountant

About IWG

With over 3,000 locations in over 100 countries and 1,000 cities across the world, IWG is the global leader in the fast-growing Workspace-as-a-Service (WaaS) sector. As the owner and operator of internationally renowned brands like Regus, Spaces, Signature, Open Office, Basepoint and No.18, we provide local and global networks for all kinds of businesses. From independent sole traders and fledgling start-ups to the world's largest corporations, we provide cutting-edge, inspirational workspaces that support effective working and collaboration.

Purpose/Context:

To manage the statutory filings for a country, including taxes and statutory accounting plus any additional local requirements. Ensuring all filings are timely, accurate, complete and compliant with the relevant statutory requirements for that country. Assist with local audits as required. This is a part time job (50%).

• Acts as the statutory filing subject matter expert for a country


• Supports all legal entities of the country


• Work within internal business reporting and external statutory timeframes


• Requires a hands-on approach


• Close collaboration with other teams involved in data extraction and filing preparation (i.e. the global and local shared service centres).

Responsibilities:

• Maintain up to date documentation of local statutory requirements (deadlines, requirements, adjustments etc)


• Review and/or prepare data required for the completion of all tax and statutory filings (Note: the level of hands-on preparation is dependent on the country requirements and the practical cover of each task within the shared service centres)


• Proactively file all requirements locally with the authorities


• Manage local audits


• Act as the local expert, communicating with authorities or auditors as needed


• Build proactive working relationships with the shared service centres


• Assist with company secretarial activities, specific to the country


• Undertake a range of other adhoc activities as the local country finance representative (i.e. one-off admin tasks required onsite or with local language dependencies)

Qualifications & Experience:

• Tax and/or accounting qualification


• 10 years + experience, including recent experience in a similar level role


• Technically strong, with a working knowledge of local GAAP.


• Proven ability to meet statutory taxation obligations


• Extensive experience of producing Statutory Accounts and Annual Reports


• Language ability for the country being supported (i.e. this is the key reason the roles will be dispersed across many countries) plus fluent in English


• Flexible approach, adaptable to change


• Excellent communication skills – will need to be very good at working remotely but interacting effectively with our global and local service centres in Manila and Barcelona.


• Self-motivated

IWG is leading the workspace revolution. Our companies help more than 2.5 million people and their businesses to work more productively. We do so by providing a choice of professional, inspiring and collaborative workspaces, communities and services.

Digitalisation and new technologies are transforming the world of work. People want the personal productivity benefits of living and working how and where they want. Businesses want the financial and strategic benefits. 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. They want choice.

Through our companies we provide that choice, and serve the whole world of work: Regus, Spaces, No18, Basepoint, Open Office and Signature. We create personal, financial and strategic value for businesses of every size. From some of the most exciting companies and well-known organisations on the planet, to individuals and the next generation of industry leaders. All of them harness the power of flexible working to increase their productivity, efficiency, agility and market proximity.

We're reaching a tipping point. The workspace revolution is coming.

Join us at  www.iwgplc.com .

Are you ready to lead the workspace revolution?

Leading a revolution requires talent, energy, focus and commitment. We need colleagues with these attributes to help us help millions of others to work more productively in over 110 countries, 1,000 cities and towns, and 3,300 locations.

We're looking for entrepreneurial people who are full of fantastic ideas and the energy to turn them into reality. Show us you have the enthusiasm, ambition and ability to make business happen for our clients and we'll support you every step of the way as you build an exciting, fast-paced and challenging career.

Find out more at  www.iwgplc.com/careers .