Director of Corporate Accounting and Consolidations
Grant Thornton (US) · Baltimore, MD · 1 mo ago
Hybrid$172k–$232k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID/requisition numbers. Must remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the job description.
Key sections:
- About the role: The description includes "Director of Corporate Accounting and Consolidations is responsible for leading the global financial consolidation, close. This is a newly created role resulting from the growth of the Grant Thornton Advisory multinational platform. This role oversees the integrity of the consolidated financial statements and drives the strategic development of consolidation processes, controls, reporting capabilities. This successful candidate will play a key leadership role in acquisitions, finance transformation initiatives, and continuous improvement of consolidation and close processes." That's about the role.
- Responsibilities: There's a list under "Key Responsibilities" with subheadings: Corporate Accounting, OneStream Strategy & Governance, Finance Integration and Transformation. Each has bullet points (some are sentences). We need to extract all responsibilities as list items.
- Requirements: Likely includes experience, qualifications, education: "Experience, Qualifications And Eduction Bachelor's degree in Accounting.CPA required.10+ years of progressive accounting, reporting, and consolidation experience.5+ years of leadership experience managing accounting or finance organizations.Significant experience overseeing global consolidations.Hands-on experience with OneStream or other leading EPM platformExperience supporting multinational organizations and their consolidation processPublic accounting background preferred.Experience with acquisitions, including accounting following the guidance of ASC 805, as well -merger integrations preferred.Expert knowledge of ASC 810 Consolidation, ASC 830 Foreign Currency MattersUnderstanding of OneStream Business Rules and VB.NET logic a plusExceptional project and change management skills.Ability to influence across functions and geographies.Continuous improvement orientation.Strong risk and control mindset."
We need to separate Qualifications and Skills maybe. The instruction says we can have sections Qualifications and Skills. We need to decide what goes where. Typically Qualifications: education, certifications, years experience. Skills: technical skills, soft skills.
We have: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, CPA required, 10+ years progressive accounting, reporting, consolidation experience, 5+ years leadership experience managing accounting or finance organizations, significant experience overseeing global consolidations, hands-on experience with OneStream or other leading EPM platform, experience supporting multinational organizations and their consolidation process, public accounting background preferred, experience with acquisitions (ASC 805) and merger integrations preferred, expert knowledge of ASC 810 Consolidation, ASC 830 Foreign Currency Matters, understanding of OneStream Business Rules and VB.NET logic a plus, exceptional project and change management skills, ability to influence across functions and geographies, continuous improvement orientation, strong risk and control mindset.
We can put education and certifications under Qualifications, and the rest under Skills (or Requirements). But we have separate sections: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. The instruction says use those headings if content exists. We need to decide distribution.
Maybe:
- Requirements: overall experience requirements (years, leadership, global consolidations, etc.)
- Qualifications: education, CPA, degree.
- Skills: technical (OneStream, ASC, etc.) and soft skills (project management, influence, etc.)
But we need to avoid duplication. Let's parse.
From "Experience, Qualifications And Eduction" line: It lumps together. We'll split.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, CPA required.
Requirements: 10+ years progressive accounting, reporting, consolidation experience; 5+ years leadership experience managing accounting or finance organizations; significant experience overseeing global consolidations; hands-on experience with OneStream or other leading EPM platform; experience supporting multinational organizations and their consolidation process; public accounting background preferred; experience with acquisitions (ASC 805) and merger integrations preferred.
Skills: Expert knowledge of ASC 810 Consolidation, ASC 830 Foreign Currency Matters; understanding of OneStream Business Rules and VB.NET logic a plus; exceptional project and change management skills; ability to influence across functions and geographies; continuous improvement orientation; strong risk and control mindset.
Now Pay: The posting includes "The base salary range for this position is between $172,000 and $232,000." That's specific, so we include Pay section.
Schedule: The posting mentions "Consistent with the firm's hybrid work model, this position will require in-person attendance at least three days per week, either at a GT office or client site." That's schedule info. Also mentions flexible work location, weekly schedule, flex time off. So we can include Schedule section.
Benefits: There's a Benefits section with description: "Benefits: We understand that your needs, responsibilities and experiences are different, and we think that’s a good thing. That’s why we support you with personalized and comprehensive benefits that recognize and empower all the identities, roles and aspirations that make you, well, you. For an overview of our benefit offerings, please visit: https://www.grantthornton.com/careers/rewards-and-benefits" plus details about interns/seasonal employees etc. That's substantive. So include Benefits.
About Us and About The Team sections maybe could be considered "About the role"? But we already have About the role. The "About Us" and "About The Team" are more company info; could be considered part of About the role? The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should not add extra headings like About Us. We can incorporate relevant info into About the role maybe. But we must preserve all substantive information. The About Us and About The Team contain info about company, hybrid work model, benefits, inclusion, etc. Some of that is already captured in Benefits and Schedule. The rest about company mission, platform, etc. Might be considered part of About the role? Could be included as part of About the role description. However, the instruction says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". So we can put About the role with the description we already have (role responsibilities overview). The About Us and About The Team could be considered filler? But they contain substantive info about company culture, hybrid work model, benefits, inclusion. However, we already have Benefits and Schedule sections covering those. The mission statement about making business more personal etc. Could be considered part of About the role? Might be okay to include in About the role as a brief paragraph. But we must not invent or summarize away detail. We can include that paragraph as part of About the role.
Thus About the role will contain: "Director of Corporate Accounting and Consolidations is responsible for leading the global financial consolidation, close. This is a newly created role resulting from the growth of the Grant Thornton Advisory multinational platform. This role oversees the integrity of the consolidated financial statements and drives the strategic development of consolidation processes, controls, reporting capabilities. This successful candidate will play a key leadership role in acquisitions, finance transformation initiatives, and continuous improvement of consolidation and close processes. At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It’s what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better. In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities: Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ― and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services. In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture. Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets."
That's a lot but it's substantive.
Now Responsibilities: We need to list bullet points from the three categories.
Let's extract each bullet:
Corporate Accounting:
- Direct monthly, quarterly, and annual global consolidation processes.
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules.
- Oversee ownership structures, legal entity hierarchies, consolidation adjustments, and intercompany eliminations in Onestream consolidation corporate performance management platform.
- Manage foreign currency translation and multi-entity reporting processes.
- Lead accounting close governance and coordinate activities across domestic and international finance organizations.
- Establish accounting close performance metrics and drive continuous improvement efforts.
- Partner with Financial Reporting, Corporate Accounting and Financial Operations teams to support their teams reporting requirements.
- Review consolidation support schedules and disclosures.
- Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and applicable reporting standards.
- Support technical accounting analyses affecting consolidation conclusions.
- Ensure appropriate internal controls exist over consolidation, close, and reporting activities.
- Support SOX compliance activities and management testing.
- Coordinate external audit requests related to consolidation and financial systems.
- Monitor compliance with established accounting policies and procedures
OneStream Strategy & Governance:
- Establish application governance standards, policies, and controls.
- Partner with Finance Systems and IT teams on platform administration, upgrades, security, and support.
- Develop OneStream development roadmap in collaboration with other stakeholders.
- Prioritize and oversee OneStream enhancement efforts.
- Oversee metadata governance, chart of accounts management, dimension structures, and workflow design.
- Ensure platform scalability to support growth, acquisitions, and changing reporting requirements.
Finance Integration and Transformation:
- Lead initiatives to modernize and automate close and consolidation processes.
- Drive adoption of OneStream capabilities
- Identify opportunities to reduce manual processes and spreadsheet dependencies.
- Establish data governance and reporting standards across the finance organization.
- Lead financial integration activities for acquisitions and business combinations.
- Coordinate onboarding of acquired entities into OneStream.
- Oversee consolidation impact assessments for new acquisitions
- Develop integration playbooks and standard operating procedures.
Note some lines have line breaks weirdly; we need to ensure each bullet is a complete sentence.
Now Requirements: list items:
- 10+ years of progressive accounting, reporting, and consolidation experience.
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing accounting or finance organizations.
- Significant experience overseeing global consolidations.
- Hands-on experience with OneStream or other leading EPM platform.
- Experience supporting multinational organizations and their consolidation process.
- Public accounting background preferred.
- Experience with acquisitions, including accounting following the guidance of ASC 805, as well as merger integrations preferred.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
- CPA required.
Skills:
- Expert knowledge of ASC 810 Consolidation, ASC 830 Foreign Currency Matters.
- Understanding of OneStream Business Rules and VB.NET logic a plus.
- Exceptional project and change management skills.
- Ability to influence across functions and geographies.
- Continuous improvement orientation.
- Strong risk and control mindset.
Pay:
- The base salary range for this position is between $172,000 and $232,000. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.
We could keep as a paragraph (
) rather than list. Schedule: - Consistent with the firm's hybrid work model, this position will require in-person attendance at least three days per week, either at a GT office or client site. - We empower you with the options to work the way that it best serves your clients and your life.