Posted 6 months ago

Statutory Reporting Accountant

BudapestRemoteFull-time

AI Summary

The Statutory Reporting Accountant owns the end-to-end statutory reporting cycle and local GAAP compliance for multiple European entities, coordinating year-end audits and acting as technical liaison across US GAAP, IFRS, and local requirements.

About this role

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $3B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.

At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.

As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.

Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

The Role

The Statutory Reporting Accountant manages the end-to-end statutory reporting cycle and local GAAP compliance for multiple European entities, bridging the gap between US GAAP, IFRS, and local requirements. This role requires a 'deep-dive' analytical mindset to resolve technical accounting queries and leads the coordination of complex year-end audits to ensure seamless regulatory integrity across borders.

What You'll Do

Drive end-to-end statutory reporting process for several European countries

Interpret and align disparate financial reporting frameworks (US GAAP, IRFS, and Local GAAP) quantifying technical variances and executing adjustments

Collaborate as the technical liaison and local expert, ensuring the successful transition to our new regional accounting and tax partner

Enable the Pillar 2 reconciliation process, ensuring alignment with international requirements

Advance statutory workstreams for critical finance system projects such as ERP tax bundles and localization module implementations

Embed statutory compliance workflows to enable audit readiness and mitigate risk

Spearhead the audit process, aligning with external auditors and tax authorities while acting as the point of contact for initial response to technical inquiries

Engage with internal teams (GL, Tax, Legal) and external partners to ensure accounting and data excellence

Maintain regulatory compliance by proactively tracking evolving European accounting standards and VAT legislation

Requirements

4+ years of proven experience in a fast-paced, multinational environment, specifically owning the end-to-end statutory reporting cycle for multiple European entities.

A strong background in financial reporting with a focus on complex statutory filings and financial statement preparation.

Demonstrated experience supporting the statutory audit process

ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or a recognized national equivalent (e.g., Chartered Accountant)

Met rigorous statutory deadlines while managing high-volume workloads independently

Clearly communicated technical accounting and GAAP-to-Stat reconciliations to auditors

Excel proficiency for complex data reconciliation and reporting

Nice to Have

Growing knowledge of ESRS and CSRD frameworks

Practical experience with E-reporting and (i)XBRL tagging, ensuring digital filings meet regulatory technical standards.

Active involvement in M&A integrations and legal entity liquidations, providing accounting support for balance sheet migrations and closing entries.

Skilled in utilizing automation and data visualization tools (e.g., Alteryx, Power BI) to improve the speed and transparency of statutory reconciliations.