The Role
The position reports into the Head of Finance and will work closely with a number of different stakeholders. The key responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:
- Manage the transaction team and support them in their role by advising, coaching, and guiding.
- Management of transactions from start to finish from a finance point of view including:
- LOI, Lease, and SPA review from accounting and tax perspective and feeding into negotiations through deal team participation
- Intercompany debt and documentation
- External debt and documentation
- Bank account requirements
- Jurisdictional tax reviews
- Ensuring cash for the acquisition is available on time in the right account, liaising with Security Trustee and Capital Markets Team
- Performing day 1 accounting assessments and set-up on accounting system, including managing technical team for required inputs
- Preparing handover document for operational finance team and scheduling handover meeting
- Data tape management (all driven from Sysco); manage monthly coordination with Legal, Technical, and Capital Markets to ensure data is maintained at optimum level
- Managing the statutory audit process (Interim and Final) to ensure all stakeholders are meeting timelines, being the central point of contact and providing support where necessary, i.e.:
- Managing the allocation of responsibility internally for PBC lists and queries
- Ensuring auditors adhere to timelines for work and financial statement comments
- Ensuring the Fund Admin responds timely to allocated queries/PBC
- Manage the Irish and foreign tax compliance process annually including TP reviews, Indian tax filing requirements, and interaction with lessee.
- Manage third-party provision of regulatory reporting (e.g. CIMA, FATCA, CRS, FAR, etc.)
- Review and manage the monthly external debt reporting process across various facilities.
- Assist in the design of accounting policies, as required.
- Get involved with various projects as they arise, including system upgrades and new loan documentation review.
The Person
The candidate should be/have:
- Qualified Chartered Accountant with experience working in industry or in practice with 4+ years PQE, ideally in an aircraft leasing-related role
- Experience of managing a small team
- Experience of working through complex accounting issues
- Excellent project management skills
- Ability to communicate effectively, including the ability to write clear, concise reports on technical accounting and other matters
- Proactive attitude; problem solver
- Ability to work independently as required
- Team player
- Willingness to travel if required
- Ability to work to deadlines in a fast-paced environment
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