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Legora is an AI-native legal workspace serving 2,100+ customers across 80+ countries, including major law firms and enterprises. The company has scaled to $200M+ ARR with teams across Europe, North America, and APAC.
The Statutory Reporting & Compliance Manager sits within the accounting function and owns statutory reporting and regulatory compliance for the group's legal entities. You will be responsible for the local accounts of assigned entities and the full calendar of statutory and regulatory deliverables. As Legora enters new markets, you will assess and stand up local reporting, registration, and compliance requirements from scratch.
You will set the standard for how statutory work is done at Legora—the processes, controls, and documentation—and serve as the central point of contact for advisors and local authorities.
Key responsibilities:
**Statutory Accounts & Local Books**
- Coordinate preparation of statutory financial statements for assigned legal entities under local legislation (e.g., UK FRS 102, Swedish K3, German HGB, French PCG)
- Prepare and file annual reports, supplemental statements, and required exhibits with local authorities
- Own completeness and accuracy of local books and accounting records, including statutory adjustments, and keep account balances reconciled and substantiated
**Regulatory Compliance & Market Expansion**
- Own the group compliance calendar: statutory deliverables, statistical reporting, and government filings across all entities
- Monitor legislative and regulatory changes in assigned jurisdictions, assess impact, and implement required accounting process and control changes
- Assess statutory, registration, and reporting requirements for new markets ahead of expansion, and stand up compliant local processes
- Coordinate with local advisors and consultants on preparation and filing of statutory documents
**Controls, Audit & Documentation**
- Act as primary contact for local authorities on audits, new legislation, and ad-hoc requests
- Develop, implement, and monitor internal control policies and procedures appropriate for the company's stage
- Ensure controls are consistently followed
**Requirements**
- 7+ years of experience in statutory accounting, audit, or financial reporting, with demonstrated ownership of entity-level statutory deliverables end to end
- Experience managing statutory compliance across multiple countries, directly or through local advisors
- Strong knowledge of statutory reporting in at least one of Legora's jurisdictions
- Track record of working directly with external advisors and local authorities
- Experience implementing or improving accounting processes and internal controls
- Highly organized and deadline-driven; ability to manage a compliance calendar
- Clear written communication skills; ability to translate legislative changes or technical questions into actionable guidance
**Nice to Have**
- Experience in a multi-entity international group spanning Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific
- Familiarity with statutory frameworks in several jurisdictions (UK FRS 102, German HGB, French PCG, Italian OIC, Spanish PGC, Indian Companies Act, Australian requirements)
- Professional qualification such as CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent
- Experience standing up statutory compliance in a new market or jurisdiction
- SaaS/software industry experience
- Experience using AI tools in finance workflows
