Director, Corporate Accounting

• Financial Statements: Own the preparation and review of consolidated and standalone financial statements for all entities in scope across Europe and globally, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable accounting standards.
• Books of Accounts: Ensure proper maintenance of books of accounts across all entities, with rigorous controls over journal entry accuracy and integrity of the general ledger.
• Balance Sheet Management: Oversee the accurate valuation and reporting of balance sheet assets, ensuring positions are correctly reflected and appropriately rolled up into Parent Company financial reporting
• Period-End Close: Drive timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes across all entities, maintaining robust supporting documentation for each reporting cycle.
• Internal Control Compliance: Ensure adequate documentation and internal controls are in place in compliance with internal control requirements as established by the company, promoting a strong control culture across all financial operations in a US regulated environment.
• Regulatory Filings: Own the preparation and timely submission of all regulatory and non-regulatory finance filings for European entities, including CSSF returns and other applicable local requirements.
• Own Funds & Liquidity: Monitor own funds and liquidity requirements of regulated entities, proactively identifying and addressing potential compliance risks in coordination with relevant stakeholders.
• Regulatory Alignment: Collaborate with Compliance teams and third-party consultants to ensure ongoing alignment with regulatory standards across all financial operations globally.
• Statutory Audits: Independently lead coordination with statutory auditors for year-end group and standalone audits, ensuring timely closure and resolution of all audit queries.
• Audit Readiness: Maintain an audit-ready finance function through strong record-keeping, robust working papers, and proactive stakeholder management throughout the audit cycle
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors, regulators, and cross-functional teams, representing the Finance function with credibility and authority.
• Talent & Development: Contribute to building team capability by sharing knowledge, supporting junior colleagues, and fostering a collaborative and high-performance working environment — with scope to take on direct line management responsibility as the team structure evolves
• Senior Communication: Synthesise complex financial information into clear, actionable insights for the VP Finance and senior leadership, enabling informed decision-making across the organisation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Finance (including Actis and GA fund accounting teams), Tax, Legal, and Compliance functions to ensure a coordinated approach to financial reporting, regulatory obligations, and internal control frameworks.
• Process Improvement: Continuously identify and drive improvements to accounting processes, systems, and controls, contributing to the scalability and efficiency of the Finance function globally

While this role description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, General Atlantic reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties from particular roles and assign other duties as necessary.