Assistant Manager, Accounting

**Description**:
**About the Role**

The primary function of the Assistant Manager, Accounting will be to oversee and control all in-countries finance & accounting activities. They will provide regional leadership to develop and manage compliance and controls within corporate and country requirements. Additionally, they will manage the country's implementation of all Finance & Accounting Global and local processes and requirements, as well as provide financial and accounting advice, guidance and support to Corporate Services partners and BU Leaders.

**What you’ll do**

Oversees Accounting & all reporting for both Statutory and US GAAP requirements for the Italian and Swiss entities (including GL, A/P, T&E, banks, A/R, payroll, monthly/quarterly/ Year-end closing, annual reporting)
- Lead and coordinate preparation and execution of Month/Quarterly/Year-end accounting closing process
- Lead preparation and execution of Legal financial accounts and any other Legal Finance reporting
- Lead relationship with external Statutory Auditors and the execution of Legal Statutory Audits processes
- Tax compliance: Lead preparation and execution of VAT and indirect tax returns - support Tax team to the execution of corporate Returns and any Tax Audits.
- Order-to-cash - provide support of centralized process for invoicing & collection
- Provide guidance on country requirements to ensure full compliance
- Source-to-pay - provide support of centralized process for Procurement and Account Payable
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation by actively executing management initiatives and Controller’s team projects while & developing and documenting all processes
- Provide guidance on local requirements to ensure they are effectively incorporated into accounting global processes
- Execute and/or support any special projects

**What you’ll need**
- Bachelors in Accounting or Finance, Masters or CPA preferred
- 2-3 years of experience in a leadership role (e.g. team lead) as part of a global multi-national company with experience leading small teams
- Strong knowledge and understanding of Italian GAAP Accounting Standards, good understanding of US GAAP, and knowledge of VAT and Indirect Tax Rules
- Experience with Swiss GAAP Accounting standards is strongly preferred
- Strong analytic skills especially for identifying root causes of problems
- Fluent Italian and excellent English skills
- Excellent ability to understand, document and improve business processes
- Experience supporting business unit line management in financial/advisory role
- Growth Mindset: champions and inspires other to change, drives and leads change
- Fosters long-term learning and development

**What we offer**:
In addition to an outstanding work environment with rapid advancement potential, Gartner associates enjoy exceptional compensation and benefits, including:

- An upbeat, positive culture
- Integrity, objectivity, collaboration, results and a no-limits mindset are central to our values
- Limitless growth. We work with you to help you meet your goals and advance within the company
- Exposure to industry-leading training and development
- Performance-based recognition and rewards
- Ability to work from home flexibly in our virtual-first setup
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**Who are we?**

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to more than 20,000 associates globally who support ~15,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

**What makes Gartner a great place to work?**

Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

**What do we offer?**

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

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