Lead Accountant

Chester, England, United Kingdom

7/3/2025

We’re looking for a Lead Accountant to ensure that local entities maintain an effective accounting framework and internal controls for compliance with local laws, regulations, US-GAAP and corporate policies.

Reporting to the Director, Country Controller of UK & Ireland, you will manage local tax and statutory filings audits, payroll processes and drive continuous improvement initiatives. The role requires close collaboration with EPAM Global Shared Services Centre (SSC) teams, leveraging internal and external resources as needed and overseeing all financial activities for the entity.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate accounting under Local GAAP and US-GAAP, SOX compliance and timely reconciliations
• Coordinate with SSC teams to address accounting issues and update policies based on legislative changes
• Manage archiving processes to comply with local regulations and provide records to authorities
• Oversee statutory and corporate audits, ensuring timely completion and compliance with deadlines
• Prepare statutory-to-US-GAAP reconciliations and ensure accuracy of local filings
• Ensure local tax compliance, manage returns, audits and communicate regulatory changes impacting SSC processes
• Oversee payroll operations, ensuring legal compliance, accuracy and SOX alignment, including tax handling for stock-based compensation
• Support budgeting, expense recognition and financial performance monitoring with FP&A and budget holders
• Manage finance integration for acquisitions and lead financial setup for new entities, including bank accounts and compliance
  
  
  

Requirements

• Considerable experience in accounting under both Local GAAP and US-GAAP
• Strong knowledge of tax regulations, statutory requirements and internal controls
• Experience managing payroll processes and ensuring SOX-compliance workflows
• Ability to coordinate financial reporting, monitor legislative changes and implement corporate policies efficiently
• Strong collaboration and leadership skills to work with cross-functional teams (e.g., SSC, FP&A, treasury)
  
  
  

Nice to have

• Experience in integrating acquired entities into a legal entity and managing financial processes during mergers or acquisitions
• Familiarity with the setup of new entities, including finance operations, local standards and banking relationships
• Ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives and optimize processes for efficiency
  
  
  

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, over 22,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning Solutions and much more
• 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
• *All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements