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Axon is seeking a Senior Manager of International Accounting to join its growing international finance team based in Bucharest, Romania. This is a senior individual contributor role (no direct reports) focused on owning the accuracy, timeliness, and control of financial reporting across Axon's 20+ international entities.
Key Responsibilities:
Close and Reporting Ownership: Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close across all international entities, managing calendars, deadlines, and sign-off processes. Review journal entries, account reconciliations, intercompany balances, and financial schedules prepared by outsourced statutory preparers. Ensure compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, and Axon accounting policies. Lead balance sheet and P&L variance analysis and present findings to finance leadership. Oversee cash, intercompany, foreign currency translation, and remeasurement processes.
Technical Accounting: Serve as the technical accounting authority for international entities. Research, conclude, and document positions on non-routine transactions. Prepare technical memos for auditors and internal stakeholders. Apply in-depth IFRS expertise and working knowledge of US GAAP, particularly revenue recognition (ASC 606 / IFRS 15) and leases (ASC 842 / IFRS 16). Identify and communicate differences between local GAAP, IFRS, and US GAAP. Monitor new accounting standards and assess impact.
Statutory Reporting and Audit: Set and own the overall plan for statutory reporting, local audits, and filings across international entities. Manage outsourced statutory preparers on scope, timelines, and quality. Act as lead contact for local statutory auditors and global auditors. Defend Axon's accounting positions and manage audit queries and adjustments. Ensure local filing deadlines are met.
Entity Set-ups and Controls: Lead accounting aspects of entity set-ups, expansions, acquisitions, and system implementations. Support internal controls over financial reporting, including control design, evidence, and remediation of deficiencies with internal audit. Maintain accounting policies and process documentation.
Process Improvement: Identify, design, and deliver process improvements and automation, including AI-enabled approaches. Improve use of Microsoft D365 and Blackline across international entities.
Partnership and Influence: Partner with corporate accounting, tax, treasury, revenue, FP&A, and internal audit teams. Provide guidance and informal coaching to accountants in the wider international team without formal line management responsibility.
Reports to: Director of Accounting, International
Direct Reports: None
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Fully qualified ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent (Big 4 training preferred)
- 7+ years of post-qualified experience, either: (i) in a US GAAP listed technology company with international operations, or (ii) in Big 4 practice at senior manager level or above with strong IFRS and US GAAP exposure
- In-depth technical knowledge of IFRS and good working knowledge of US GAAP, including revenue and leases
- Ability to research and conclude on complex or non-routine transactions
- Proven ownership of close across multiple international entities in multi-currency environment
- Experience with statutory reporting and audits across multiple jurisdictions
- Experience working with both global and local auditors
- Experience supporting entity set-ups
- Track record of influencing and delivering results through others without direct authority, including managing third-party service providers
- Track record of improving processes and delivering automation, including AI tools
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Superb attention to detail, strong planning and organization skills
- Ability to prioritize and deliver in fast-paced environment
- Ability to work autonomously and across time zones
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Preferred:
- SOX-compliance environment experience
- Microsoft D365 and Blackline experience
