Senior International Accountant, EMEA

We need to output only HTML fragment with sections for headings where content exists. Must not repeat job title. No markdown fences. Use

for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have content for About the role (the first paragraph). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (list). Benefits (list). No explicit Pay or Schedule, so omit those sections. Also maybe Qualifications? The posting has Requirements and Nice To Have (which could be Qualifications or Skills). We could treat Nice To Have as Qualifications or Skills. The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Skills). We need to include a section only when posting has real specific content. We have Nice To Have list; could map to Qualifications or Skills. Probably Qualifications (nice-to-have) or Skills. Let's decide: Use Qualifications for nice-to-have. Skills maybe not present explicitly; but we could include Skills if we have skill list? Not really. So we will have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits. We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Remove company description? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Company description may be considered not boilerplate but maybe part of posting; but it's not a section heading. We could keep it as part of About the role? The About the role currently is first paragraph; we could incorporate company description into About the role? But we should preserve ALL substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. The company description is substantive; we could include it under About the role as additional paragraphs. However the instruction says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities...). So we can have About the role section containing multiple paragraphs: the role description and company description. That's fine. We need to use

• for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So Responsibilities list, Requirements list, Qualifications list (nice-to-have), Benefits list. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must not include Pay or Schedule sections. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience" etc. Benefits section includes "Competitive salary commensurate with experience & qualifications." That's a phrase that includes "commensurate with experience". The instruction says: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It says never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. That refers to headings with filler content. For Benefits section, we have actual content beyond just that phrase; we have other bullet points. So we can keep Benefits section but we need to ensure we don't have a heading with only filler. The Benefits section will have a list; we can include the competitive salary bullet as a list item. That's okay. We must not include duplicated lines. Now craft HTML. Structure:

  About the role

  ... role description paragraph(s) ...

  ... company description paragraph(s) ...

  Responsibilities

  • ... each responsibility ...
  ...

  Requirements

  • ... each requirement ...
  ...

  Qualifications

  • ... each nice-to-have ...
  ...

  Benefits

  • ... each benefit ...
  ...
  Make sure to preserve all substantive information from the posting. Let's extract content. About the role paragraph: "The Role We are seeking an experienced Senior International Accountant to join our Global Controllership organization and oversee accounting and financial reporting activities across our international entities, with a primary focus on EMEA and a significant concentration in Belgium. This full-time role is preferably based in Belgium and reports to the Global Accounting Director. In this role, you will help ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial close and statutory reporting processes across the international organization. You will work closely with local finance teams, third-party accounting providers, external auditors, tax advisors, and Corporate Accounting to meet local accounting requirements while maintaining alignment with Apryse's global accounting policies and US GAAP reporting requirements. Apryse operates more than 20 international subsidiaries across multiple jurisdictions. You will play an important role in building and maintaining a scalable global controllership organization, with significant responsibility for coordinating accounting activities across multiple countries, currencies, and statutory environments. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical accounting and statutory reporting experience, preferably gained through a combination of public accounting and industry roles. You should be comfortable managing multiple entities and external service providers, identifying and resolving accounting issues, improving processes, and leading and developing junior accounting professionals." We could split into two paragraphs: first sentence maybe. But we can keep as one paragraph. Company description paragraph: "As the industry-leading provider of document software development (SDK) technology powering everything from traditional desktop software to innovative web and mobile applications, at Apryse we are committed to delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that empower our clients to achieve their goals. With a broad international portfolio of combined companies, products, and leading technologies, we are actively changing the way the world works with documents to make work better and life simpler. Customers like IBM, Autodesk, DocuSign, Boeing, Microsoft (and many more!) come to us to realize their web and mobile strategies for document management, editing, and collaboration as the #1-ranked commercial document SDK of choice for companies worldwide. As a result, you can find our document technology in thousands of solutions, including those of household names, used by millions across virtually every industry. Our XODO app alone has 25M unique installs -- and counting -- and the highest ratings among PDF productivity apps on the largest online app marketplaces." We could also include the "Ready to join our team? ..." but that's application instruction; we should remove application instructions. So stop before "Ready to join our team?" That's application instruction. Also remove the EEO boilerplate etc. Thus About the role section will have two paragraphs: role description and company description. Now Responsibilities list: need to extract each bullet from the responsibilities section. Responsibilities block: International Accounting & Month-End Close - Own and oversee the monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting close processes for assigned international entities, with primary responsibility for Belgium, Germany, Austria, Serbia, and the UK. - Coordinate accounting activities across multiple countries, currencies, and time zones. - Manage close calendars and ensure financial results are complete, accurate, and delivered according to corporate deadlines. - Review accounting activity prepared by third-party accounting providers and ensure transactions are appropriately recorded. - Partner with external accountants to resolve accounting issues and complete month-end close activities on time. - Review balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, intercompany transactions, fixed assets, prepayments, and other key accounting activities. - Ensure local accounting records are maintained in accordance with applicable local GAAP requirements and company accounting policies. - Coordinate the flow of financial information between local entities, third-party providers, and the Corporate Accounting team. - Investigate accounting discrepancies and significant variances and drive timely resolution. - Support foreign currency accounting, including foreign currency remeasurement and translation activities. Statutory Financial Reporting - Lead or oversee the preparation of statutory financial statements for assigned international entities. - Coordinate with third-party accountants and external auditors throughout the year-end statutory reporting process. - Review statutory financial statements, supporting schedules, disclosures, and other local reporting requirements. - Ensure statutory filings and reporting obligations are completed accurately and within required deadlines. - Coordinate audit requests and serve as a key accounting contact for external auditors. - Monitor changes in local accounting and statutory reporting requirements across Europe, partnering with local advisors to assess and implement updates to accounting policies, disclosures, and other technical accounting matters. US GAAP & Corporate Reporting - Support the conversion and reconciliation of local GAAP financial information to US GAAP, where applicable. - Prepare or review reporting packages submitted to the Corporate Accounting team. - Ensure international financial results are appropriately reflected in the company's consolidated financial statements. - Assist with technical accounting analysis and the implementation of corporate accounting policies across international entities. - Support quarterly and annual corporate reporting requirements. - Assist with consolidation activities, including intercompany eliminations and foreign currency translation. - Identify differences between local statutory accounting and US GAAP and ensure appropriate adjustments are recorded. Third-Party Accounting Provider Management - Serve as a primary accounting contact for third-party accounting firms supporting international entities and manage provider relationships across Europe. - Establish clear expectations, timelines, and deliverables for external accounting providers. - Review third-party providers' work for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company policies. - Hold service providers accountable for close timelines, quality standards, and statutory reporting deadlines. - Identify opportunities to improve the quality, efficiency, and consistency of outsourced accounting processes, and develop standardized procedures and controls for working with third-party providers. - Evaluate outsourced accounting arrangements and recommend process improvements or changes in service delivery. Team Leadership & Development - Lead and develop a team of accounting professionals supporting international operations. - Provide coaching, mentoring, and technical guidance to junior and developing accounting team members. - Review work performed by junior team members and provide constructive feedback. - Establish clear goals, responsibilities, and performance expectations for team members. - Develop the team's technical accounting capabilities and create opportunities for junior team members to gain exposure to statutory accounting, US GAAP, financial reporting, and international accounting. - Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence. - Serve as a technical resource and escalation point for international accounting matters. Process Improvement & Internal Controls - Identify opportunities to streamline and automate international accounting and close processes. - Develop and document accounting policies, procedures, and process documentation. - Strengthen internal controls over international accounting and financial reporting. - Assist with the development of a consistent global accounting framework across more than 20 subsidiaries. - Standardize close procedures, account reconciliations, reporting packages, and supporting documentation across international entities. - Help implement scalable accounting processes as the company continues to expand internationally. - Participate in finance transformation and systems initiatives affecting international entities. - Identify opportunities to use technology and automation to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the global close process. Cross-Functional Partnership - Partner with Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Payroll, Legal, Procurement, HR, and Corporate Accounting on international accounting matters. - Support tax compliance and transfer-pricing processes by providing accurate financial information and supporting schedules. - Partner with Treasury on international cash management, bank reconciliations, and foreign currency matters. - Support intercompany accounting and reconciliation processes. - Assist with new entity formation, acquisitions, entity rationalization, and other international expansion initiatives. - Support internal and external audit activities. We need to include all these as list items. Could group under subheadings? Not allowed; only headings are the predefined ones. So we just flatten all responsibilities into a single
  list. Now Requirements list: - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. - 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including significant international accounting experience. - Public accounting experience, preferably with a Big Four or large regional accounting firm. - Strong experience with statutory financial statement preparation and reporting. - Experience managing accounting and financial reporting for entities in Belgium, Germany, Austria, the UK, and Serbia. - Experience working with third-party accounting firms or outsourced accounting providers. - Strong understanding of local GAAP requirements and their interaction with US GAAP. - Experience managing month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes. - Experience working directly with external auditors. - Prior experience leading, mentoring, or managing accounting professionals. - Strong understanding of intercompany accounting and foreign currency accounting. - Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. -