Senior Accounting Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne

We're looking for a Senior Accounting Manager to join our hybrid team in Newcastle. In this role, you will oversee the financial controllership and accounting framework for multiple legal entities in the UK and Ireland. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with local statutory requirements, tax regulations and US-GAAP, while maintaining robust internal controls and driving process improvements. This is a critical leadership position that partners with senior finance and business stakeholders to ensure accurate reporting and governance, while enabling growth in a regional market.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an effective accounting and internal control framework to ensure compliance with local regulations, US-GAAP and corporate policies
• Monitor changes in local legislation and initiate policy adjustments to sustain compliance standards
• Review and analyse monthly closing results to ensure accurate financial reporting of trial balance
• Prepare statutory-to-US-GAAP reconciliations and GAAP-to-tax bridges for deferred tax calculations
• Deliver timely completion of statutory audits and related filings across jurisdictions
• Oversee preparation and submission of periodic and annual tax filings, handling responses to tax authority inquiries and managing tax audits in coordination with corporate tax teams
• Supervise payroll operations in collaboration with the global payroll shared services team
• Ensure compliance with transfer pricing requirements, coordinating with intercompany teams on documentation
• Drive integration initiatives for newly acquired entities and lead entity simplification efforts in the region
• Provide guidance and controllership support to local leadership and other stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting or a related field
• Professional qualification such as CPA or local equivalent (tax-focused qualification preferred)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in accounting or audit within a multinational environment or Big4 firm
• At least 5 years of leadership experience managing accounting and tax functions for legal entities
• Strong knowledge of statutory, IFRS and US-GAAP accounting standards
• Comprehensive understanding of tax compliance and transfer pricing frameworks
• Proven track record in managing tax audits and statutory audit processes
• Experience in leveraging shared services as part of finance operations
• Advanced analytical and technical skills with proficiency in SAP or similar ERP systems and MS Office
• High integrity, strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence across organizational levels
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English

We offer

• EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Protection benefits including life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover
• Private medical insurance and dental care
• Employee Assistance Program
• Competitive group pension plan
• Cyclescheme, Techscheme and season ticket loans
• Various perks such as free Wednesday lunch in-office, on-site massages and regular social events
• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses
• If otherwise eligible, participation in the discretionary annual bonus program
• If otherwise eligible and hired into a qualifying level, participation in the discretionary Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Program