Regional Controller, Americas - New York, United States - Criteo

Description

Who we are

At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices around the world or from home, our incredible team of 2,700 Criteos collaborates to develop an open and inclusive environment. We aim to create a place where people can grow and learn from each other while having a meaningful impact. We work together to achieve our goals, push boundaries, and share successes. All of this supports us in our mission to power the world's marketers with trusted and impactful advertising.

Overview

Criteo is looking for a Regional Financial Controller (RFC) for the Americas region to join our controllership team. Reporting directly to Global Corporate Controller, you will be in charge of the controlling and supervision of multiple entities, collaboration with the corporate teams and transversal responsibilities on cross team projects.

What You'll Do

You'll be managing a team analysts and accountants, controlling and reviewing the financial information and ensuring statutory, tax and legal compliance of the relevant legal entities. You will be the first point of contact for all queries coming from the regional stakeholders in relation to finance, legal and tax aspects, and will work hand-to-hand with the Regional FP&A Partners, Controllership team and Regional Strategic & Commercial Finance Director when required to provide a comprehensive response from Finance within pre-agreed time frames and service levels.

The main activities include:

• Accounting and Controlling
  • Monthly/Quarterly review and analysis of financial statements under US GAAP (and Local GAAP when applicable)
  • Deep dive into the regional financials on an on-going basis to ensure they're materially correct and free from error
  • Lead pre-close meetings to ensure events specific to the region are proactively identified and assessed
  • In collaboration with FSS, review Intercompany transactions and monitor its impacts for Taxation
  • Ensure SOX Controls are performed timely and accurately
  • Regular team work with the Finance Shared Services ("FSS", located in Paris & Barcelona), consolidation, tax and legal teams,
  • Responsible for preparing the statutory financial statements and presenting them to Boards of Directors
  • Organization of the statutory annual financial statements audits,
  • Coordination with local tax advisors, local auditors and lawyer firms
• Review billing and revenue recognition
  • In collaboration with Order to Cash Team, Regional Managing Directors, FP&A and Deal Desk make sure that all Revenues and costs are properly booked and variances well explained
  • Keep track of non standard deals
  • Lead or contribute to finance/legal/tax related projects to support environment evolution and company's evolution and growth (organic or acquisition).
• Tax, legal compliance
  • Review and sign-off the calculation of quarterly income taxes prepared by external advisors and GL Tax team, for all Legal entities in the Region,
  • Oversee, review and sign off the Tax filing process for Income Tax Returns prepared by external advisors, for all Legal entities in the Region,
  • Coordination with local tax advisors and lawyer firms for any Tax related matters
  • Assistance to the Tax audits (if any): prepare answers re. tax filing questions/CIT computations questions, always in coordination with external providers and the Central tax team
  • Understand Criteo Transfer Pricing policies and work collaborative with Corporate Tax to mitigate risks
  • Facilitate quarterly meetings to discuss about tax matters including new legislations with Corp Tax and external advisors
• Projects and Project Management
  • Lead or contribute to finance/legal/tax/PMO related projects to support environment evolution and company's evolution and growth (organic or acquisition).

Who You Are

• Master in Accounting and Finance is required (CPA or equivalent is a plus)
• At least 8 years of experience in Public Accounting (Big 4 preferred) -experience in the New Technology and Digital Marketing industries is a plus.
• Demonstrated expertise in US GAAP
• Demonstrated knowledge of US Tax Provisions and Tax Returns is a must
• Strong excel and power point skills
• SAP and BFC is a strong plus
• Must be well organized and analytical. Good team player. Self-driven and curious
• Excellent communication skills in English (spoken and written)
• Willing to work in a fast moving, complex international environment.
• Prior Management experience is a plus

We believe our greatest strength is our people. We take pride in being a community of diverse individuals, each one bringing their unique talent, experience and personality into work to build something better together. When determining compensation, we carefully consider a wide range of job-related factors, including experience, knowledge, skills, education, and location. These factors can cause your compensation to vary. The base salary pay range for this position is $122,800 to $168,850 per year. Certain roles at Criteo are eligible for additional rewards, including quarterly or annual bonus and restricted stock units.

We will set you up for success and empower you to have a meaningful impact in your job, and a big part of that includes comprehensive perks & benefits. Benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo. US-based employees receive access to healthcare, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, family forming and wellness benefits, Flexible Work financial support, learning opportunities, and a robust annual leave plan including volunteer time off and summer vacation days.

At Criteo, we believe the future is wide open when it includes everyone. We are committed to creating an environment where all Criteos feel a sense of belonging. We nourish our diversity by listening to all cultures within Criteo - and there are many. We are proud to be a global team and conscious that it takes people with different perspectives, thoughts and cultures to succeed. We want you to come as you are so we can succeed together.

We acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but believe that you can still bring value to the role, we'd love to see your application

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