Finance Specialist - Statutory Accounting - Italy

What you will do
This teams primary responsibility is to prepare Statutory Financial Statements for all of Johnson Controls legal entities across EMEA as well as coordinate annual statutory compliance cycles and identify process and compliance improvements. The pursuit to streamline and drive efficiency has created an ideal environment for its member to enhance their skill set and develop their careers. They will play a key role in the implementation of a new system that will allow the organisation to more effectively bridge US GAAP and local GAAP helping to produce consistent local financial statements.Increasingly they will be relied upon as trusted partners to local Country teams across EMEA not only to complete statutory audits but to also support the integration of Tyco legal entities into the EMEA accounting framework. This is a perfect opportunity to be at the forefront of a new department within a newly formed global organisation.
How will you do it:
• Assist the CFS Manager in the preparation of the legal entities statutory financial statements 
• Support the preparation of the US GAAP vs. Local GAAP bridge and relevant adjustments 
• Drive and support the financial statements audit cycle 
• Prepare and control of account reconciliations related to Equity, Pension and other relevant non operative accounts 
• Support the overall statutory accounting cycle 
• Prepare ad hoc legal entity financial and statistical reports 
• Drive standardization and efficiency initiatives for the statutory compliance and reporting process 
• Hands on systems implementation support 
• Support the integration of Tyco legal entities and other M&A activity 
• Participate in global projects 
• As this is an international role, you will be expected to travel for training at the beginning but then very occasionally thereafter

What we look for
Required
• Experience/exposure of Financial Statements such P&L, Balance Sheet etc.
• Italian Financial Accounting Standards & Regulation as this positions cover Italy as a region
Preferred:
• Advanced Italian - spoken and written
• ACA, ACCA, CIMA aprt of fully qulaified
• Private Practice External Audit experience
• Experience of US GAAP and or Local GAAP
At Johnson Controls, we’re shaping the future to create a world that’s safe, comfortable and sustainable. Our global team creates innovative, integrated solutions to make cities more connected, buildings more intelligent and vehicles more efficient. We are passionate about improving the way the world lives, works and plays. The future requires bold ideas, an entrepreneurial mind-set and collaboration across boundaries. You need a career focused on tomorrow. Tomorrow needs you.
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