Mark Higgins

Experience

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  PricewaterhouseCoopers

  Oct 1994 - Aug 1998

  Audit Senior

  Trained as Chartered Accountant with PwC progressing from Audit Associate to Audit Senior working on various clients in industries including Car retail, newspaper publishing, construction suppliers...

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  IMI Cornelius

  Oct 1999 - Jan 2001

  Financial Controller
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  Adobe

  Feb 2001 - now

  - International Accounting Manager with full responsibility for a number of companies in the Adobe group;- Leading team of accounting professionals providing best in class services for internal and external partners;- USGAAP monthly/quarterly reporting;- Statutory compliance (VAT, Payroll, Corporation Tax, Transfer Pricing);- Annual statutory reporting (Audit) and filing;- Management of external audit relationships with service providers ;- Experience in transition and management of offshoring transactional activity;- Integration of Asia Pacific shared services into Dublin site;- Payroll outsourcing management. Show less - Instrumental in setting up the EMEA Accounting Shared Services centre in Dublin;- Hired team to provide Accounts Payable, Payroll and Accounting services supporting over 20 entities in EMEA;- Responsible for EMEA Accounts Payable, with strong emphasis on compliance (eg VAT);- Responsible for Accounts Receivable (including high dollar manual cash application to scaleable systems processing high volumes of small dollar e-commerce transactions);- Lead a team of accounting professionals responsible for payroll and US GAAP accounting for over 2,000 employees across 18 countries;- Delivered cost savings through constant review of costs (both departmental and in the broader organisation);- Provide support on cost drivers for Financial Planning and Analysis teams;- Managed external audit relationships and management of annual audits to tight budget and time deadlines;- Managed internal department budget;- Constant review of operations to ensure efficiency while ensuring highest compliance with local rules and regulations; Show less

  • Senior Director, Head of International Accounting & Reporting

    Dec 2024 - now

  • Director, International Accounting

    Dec 2020 - Dec 2024

  • International Accounting Manager in Adobe Systems

    Sept 2015 - Dec 2020

  • Assistant EMEA Controller

    Nov 2007 - Sept 2015

  • Accounting Manager

    Feb 2001 - Oct 2007