Senior Manager, Consolidations

About the role

Leads a team of multiple controllers to set business targets and monitor business performance, advise on the financial consequences of major decisions, lead the process of reporting financial and managerial data, and make recommendations targeted at improving and safeguarding financial results.

Uses specialized knowledge and skills to oversee and manage the overall enterprise consolidation process, including review of inter-company and inter-segment eliminations, corporate consolidations accounting, consolidated general ledger, and ownership of the consolidated trial balance. Resolves and recommends solutions to complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze consolidated financial statements to ensure transactions comply with U.S. GAAP.
• Responsible for internal financial management reporting and disclosure reports distributed to leadership on a monthly basis.
• Strengthen internal controls, documentation, and enhance processes around the period-end timelines and related reporting processes.
• Review journal entries and complex general ledger account reconciliations, including researching U.S. GAAP issues and resolving accounting discrepancies.
• Support the internal/external team on reporting financial statement impacts.
• Coordinate with key stakeholders to ensure all parties are appropriately informed, engaged, and driving desired results.
• Prepare and distribute financial information and data within required deadlines, ensuring the information is concise, relevant, and understandable to assist leadership with business and program decisions.
• Serve as the key contact with external auditors for quarterly reviews and year-end audits, including discussing and answering technical questions around the parent company accounting process and its impact on U.S. GAAP reporting.
• Direct training of associates, evaluate and develop associates, including hiring and disciplinary action.
• Direct area workflow by assigning and monitoring work, implementing productivity standards, delegating tasks, and enforcing policies, procedures, and controls.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with other functional areas, including other business units and IT, to resolve complex issues and support achievement of business goals.
• Ensure adequate internal controls and procedures are followed.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field and six to ten years of professional experience in accounting with 3-6 years’ experience in a management role.
• An equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training approved by Human Resources.
• Knowledge of advanced accounting concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Understanding of generally accepted accounting concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Experience with general ledger and consolidation systems and financial statements.

Skills

• Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications to produce correspondence, reports, electronic communication, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Reviewing, interpreting, and analyzing financial statements.
• Resolving unusual transactions and accounting discrepancies.
• Preparing financial statements, budgets, and management reports.
• Researching U.S. GAAP issues.
• Analyzing financial information.
• Performing mathematical calculations.
• Explaining or clarifying financial information to all levels of management.
• Providing training to others.
• Organizing, managing, and tracking multiple detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.
• Using appropriate interpersonal styles and communicating effectively, both orally and in writing, with all organizational levels.
• Implementing changes to standard procedures when required by specific situations and circumstances.
• Working independently to resolve complex accounting problems.
• Contributing to team efforts by ensuring all relevant information is included in outcomes.

Licenses/Certifications

• SIE required (exemption or grandfathering may apply).
• Series 99, or ability to obtain within 120 days (as required by FINRA), may be required depending on assigned functional area.

Benefits

This position is eligible for a benefits package that may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance.
• Disability benefits.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid time off (including vacation, holidays, and sick leave).
• Parental leave.

Eligibility for benefits and specific offerings may vary based on position and employment status. For more details, visit Myrjbenefits.com.

Pay

The total compensation for this position includes base salary or wages and may include additional components such as cash or equity, discretionary bonuses, or commissions.