European Statutory Compliance Manager

Guardian Glass is seeking a motivated European Statutory Compliance Manager to lead statutory compliance for multiple European entities. Based in Katowice, Poland, this role follows a hybrid model with four days in the office and one day remote, and involves coordinating cross-functional efforts to ensure timely and accurate statutory filings across several countries.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the European Statutory and Tax Compliance Senior Manager to execute the operational strategy, optimize processes, and drive efficiencies.
• Directly supervise a team, foster a strong culture, and develop team members.
• Plan and coordinate engagements with external providers for periodical reporting requirements, including group and statutory audits and CIT/TP returns across Europe (e.g., Poland, Germany, UK, Luxembourg, Spain).
• Collaborate with other finance teams (GL, PTP, OTC) to support compliance-related deliverables such as financial statements, audits, and tax.
• Execute the statutory compliance calendar for entities in scope, review work performed, and ensure local filings (audits, local taxes, statistics) are completed within legal deadlines.
• Conduct due diligence for the countries in scope and seek internal and external knowledge on statutory compliance practices.
• Partner with business and finance groups to perform statutory compliance activities impacting other capabilities.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in accounting or finance.

• Experience in local accounting within multinational companies.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with regular interaction with the leadership team.

• Strong Excel skills and fluency in English.

• Desirable attributes

• Experience working with multiple legal entities under different legal structures and strong knowledge of US GAAP.

• Prior supervisory experience and an audit background are advantageous.

• Additional language skills (e.g., Spanish, German) are beneficial.