Hybrid Senior Statutory Accountant

at Equinix

• Job title: Senior Statutory Accountant
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: PLN 139,000 - PLN 223,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Warsaw, Poland

About the role

• Senior Statutory Accountant responsible for managing EMEA legal entity reporting at Equinix. Involves financial statements preparation, compliance, and liaising with auditors.

Responsibilities

• Prepare financial statements (including notes) for statutory filing purposes under various local GAAP requirements.
• Manage statutory accounting and reporting for multiple EMEA legal entities.
• Coordinate the statutory accounts preparation process, including interaction with third-party preparers where applicable.
• Support reorganization, M&A, and legal entity formation transactions for Local GAAP purposes.
• Prepare year-over-year analyses for local GAAP financial statements and clearly explain material variances.
• Own and maintain secondary ledgers used for Local GAAP and statutory reporting.
• Ensure timely and accurate posting of local GAAP adjustments in secondary ledgers.
• Review and validate US GAAP to Local GAAP bridges provided by GL, Revenue, Leasing, and Fixed Assets teams.
• Ensure alignment between primary (US GAAP) and secondary (Local GAAP) ledgers, including reconciliation and documentation of differences.
• Support the design, maintenance, and improvement of secondary ledger processes and controls.
• Review local GAAP trial balances for accuracy prior to submission to auditors or external financial statement preparers.
• Apply local GAAP procedures as a guide and provide clear review comments to accountants, following up to ensure timely corrections.
• Manage the timing and execution of local GAAP adjustments and audits.
• Ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies, control procedures, and local statutory requirements.
• Update and maintain local GAAP and secondary ledger procedures and documentation.
• Act as a key liaison between accounting teams, external auditors, and other stakeholders (Tax, Treasury, Legal).
• Manage the collection of reconciliations, reports, and supporting documentation for statutory and tax audits.
• Support local GAAP and tax audits, including responding to audit queries related to secondary ledger postings.
• Track and report KPIs , including late submissions and audit status.
• Support ad hoc analyses and statutory-related projects as required.

Requirements

• Solid years of experience in accounting operations, statutory reporting, or audit
• Strong experience with multi-country statutory reporting in a large multinational environment
• Comprehensive knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS, with the ability to interpret and apply European local GAAPs
• Hands-on experience with secondary ledgers and GAAP bridging is strongly preferred
• Audit or accounting experience in a public accounting firm is a strong plus
• Experience in high-growth, multinational organizations and acquisition integration projects is an advantage
• Proficiency in a foreign language is a big plus, particularly French, Spanish, or Turkish.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension plan (PPK)
• Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
• Life and Accident Insurance
• Annual Leaves
• Flex Wallet
• Multi-sport Card
• Lunch Pass Card
• Discount Portal
• Statutory allowances and reimbursements