Lead - Audit and Compliance

We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here, your curiosity fuels progress, your voice shapes innovation, and your ambition helps redefine what’s possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact, challenges, and drives what’s next to power infinite possibilities for our customers, colleagues and society at large. About the Role: The Lead, Audit and Compliance will support the management of statutory audits and filing requirements across the UK and other EMEA and/or APAC entities. The role includes preparing statutory financial statements, coordinating audit activities, supporting the Compliance team, and contributing to reporting and ad hoc projects. This position requires strong cross-functional collaboration with global finance teams, senior stakeholders, and external auditors. The role will focus on ensuring accurate financial statements, timely and cost-effective completion of statutory audits, and filing of statutory accounts within the required deadlines.   How you will make an impact: Support the preparation and completion of EMEA and/or APAC statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRS or applicable local GAAP. Ensure accounting policies, disclosures, and statutory reporting requirements are fully compliant. Support tax return completion by helping bridge differences between management accounts and statutory accounts. Serve as a primary point of contact for external audits, providing robust documentation and clear explanations as needed. Manage audit deliverables to support the smooth and timely completion of statutory audits. Assist with integrating new entities into the statutory reporting structure, including documenting filing requirements, deadlines, and accounting policy differences. Assess new non-US GAAP accounting standards and their potential impact on statutory results. Collaborate with local and US finance teams to support the implementation of new accounting standards. Help develop and standardize processes to improve consistency, efficiency, and compliance with financial policies and procedures. Support KPI and dashboard reporting to senior management on the status of statutory filings. Contribute to ad hoc finance and compliance projects as required. Support SOX controls, documentation, testing, and annual audit requirements.   What we are looking for: A qualified ICAEW / ACCA / CA / CMA or CPA professional. At least three years of experience in financial statement preparation and audit management. Experience managing or supporting audits for large companies. Expert knowledge of IFRS accounting principles and financial statement analysis. Strong understanding of internal control requirements and the relevant business environment. Robust knowledge of IFRS. Knowledge of US GAAP will be an added advantage. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and other Microsoft applications. Experience…