Sr. Controller, External Reporting & Corporate Accounting

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we have sections: "Why Hershey", "About The Hershey Company", "How will you fit in the big picture?" (maybe role description), "What will you do?" (responsibilities), "Minimum Education & Requirements", "Benefits & Perks". Also there is pay range. We need to use

for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. But we must only include sections when posting has real specific content. We need to map content to these headings appropriately. We have: - About the role: maybe "How will you fit in the big picture?" and "What will you do?" combine? Could be "About the role" heading with prose summarizing role purpose. But we must not repeat job title as heading. We can have

About the role

with a paragraph describing the role: leading corporate accounting, consolidation, external reporting, etc. - Responsibilities: list of duties from "What will you do?" bullet points (though they are sentences separated by periods). We'll convert to

• . - Requirements: maybe "Minimum Education & Requirements" includes education, experience, CPA, etc. Could be split into Requirements (experience, education) and Qualifications (skills). But we can combine? The instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay. Possibly also Qualifications? But we can incorporate skills into Requirements. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual pay range: $135,280 to $169,100 per year. So we can include Pay section. Benefits: we have details: Health & Wellbeing, Financial Security, Time Off & Flexibility, Growth & Development. So we can include Benefits section with list. Schedule: not mentioned, so omit. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, accommodation instructions, etc. Remove those. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the specifics: e.g., "Lead the corporate accounting close and consolidation process, including the corporate accounting team, intercompany eliminations in partnership with HBP, and improvements to close efficiency and timeliness." etc. We need to ensure we don't lose any bullet points. Let's extract responsibilities list: From "What will you do?": - Lead the corporate accounting close and consolidation process, including the corporate accounting team, intercompany eliminations in partnership with HBP, and improvements to close efficiency and timeliness. - Lead preparation and governance of SEC filings, financial statement disclosures, and supporting documentation, coordinating with Investor Relations and Legal and aligning internal and external reporting. - Ensure consistent application of accounting standards, implement new standards, support policy updates, resolve complex accounting matters, and partner with business unit and international finance teams. - Serve as a primary liaison with external auditors for quarterly reviews and the annual audit, reporting and disclosure procedures, documentation, and SEC comment-letter responses. - Maintain strong governance and internal controls over financial reporting while driving continuous improvement across reporting and close processes. - Lead teams responsible for corporate close, consolidations, complex transactions, and SEC reporting while partnering with the CFO, Tax, Treasury, Investor Relations, Legal, business leaders, Corporate Development, and internal and external auditors. That's six bullet points. Now Requirements/Education: From "Minimum Education & Requirements Experience: 12+ years of progressive experience, including Big 4 public accounting and experience with a public company or SEC registrant. Both are required. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred, or Finance. Active CPA required; MBA a plus. Extensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting. Excellent verbal and written communication, project management, and organizational skills. Experience with ERP accounting and finance systems such as SAP/Group Reporting, plus experience with BlackLine and Workiva." We can split into Requirements (experience, education) and Qualifications (skills, systems). But to keep few sections, we could have Requirements covering experience, education, CPA, knowledge; and maybe Skills covering communication, project management, ERP experience. However instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine into one Requirements section that includes all. But we have headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could use Requirements for experience/education, Qualifications for knowledge/skills, Skills for technical skills? Might be too many. Better to use Requirements for experience/education, and maybe Skills for technical skills (ERP, BlackLine, Workiva) and communication etc. Qualifications maybe for CPA, MBA plus? Hmm. But we must not create sections with filler. If we create a section, we need real specific content. So we can create: - About the role (paragraph) - Responsibilities (ul) - Requirements (experience + education) (ul maybe) - Qualifications (CPA, MBA plus, knowledge of GAAP/SEC) (ul) - Skills (communication, project management, organizational, ERP experience) (ul) - Benefits (ul) - Pay (p with range) That's many sections but each has real content. However instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe combine some. We could have: - About the role - Responsibilities - Requirements (includes experience, education, CPA, knowledge) - Benefits - Pay That's four sections. Skills could be included within Requirements as bullet points. Let's see if we can incorporate communication, project management, ERP experience into Requirements bullet list. Thus:

  About the role

  ...

  Responsibilities

  ...

  Requirements

  • 12+ years of progressive experience, including Big 4 public accounting and experience with a public company or SEC registrant (both required)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred, or Finance
  • Active CPA required; MBA a plus
  • Extensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, project management, and organizational skills
  • Experience with ERP accounting and finance systems such as SAP/Group Reporting, plus experience with BlackLine and Workiva

  Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus wellness programs that support physical and mental health
  • Competitive pay, annual incentive opportunities, and a 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off, company holidays, and flexible ways of working where applicable
  • Career development programs, learning opportunities, and internal mobility

  Pay

  The anticipated base salary range for this role is $135,280 to $169,100 per year.

  We should not include the extra sentences about base salary depending on factors, etc. That's substantive? It says "The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of job‑related factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skill set, education, and training." That's also substantive. Should we include? It's detail about pay. We could include as part of Pay section: maybe a second sentence. It's not filler. So include. Also the sentence about Total Rewards package includes performance‑based incentives and a comprehensive, competitive benefits package designed to support overall physical, mental, and financial well‑being (as applicable). That's also substantive but somewhat repeats benefits. Could include in Benefits or Pay. Might be okay to add a sentence in Benefits about total rewards. But we must not invent or summarize away detail. So we should keep that detail. Could add a

  under Benefits: "In addition to a market-competitive base salary, our Total Rewards package includes performance‑based incentives and a comprehensive, competitive benefits package designed to support overall physical, mental, and financial well‑being (as applicable)." That's from the posting. Also there is a line: "Learn more about Hershey’s benefits and all the resources Hershey provides to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well‑being by visiting the Hershey Digital Employee Experience at www.askHRbenefits.hersheys.com". That's a link; we could include as a link in Benefits? It's substantive but maybe considered boilerplate? It's a link to benefits page. Might be okay to include as a link. However instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This is not those; it's a benefits link. Could keep. But we need to avoid duplication. We'll include a

  with that link. Now About the role: we need to capture the role description from "How will you fit in the big picture?" and maybe also the initial "Why Hershey" and "About The Hershey Company"? Those are about company, not role. The instruction: do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

  or drop it. The "Why Hershey" and "About The Hershey Company" are company overview, not role. Could be part of About the role? Might be considered company info, but we could include as part of About the role paragraph? However the instruction: "Use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So About the role likely should describe the role, not company. But we could still include a brief company overview in About the role? Might be okay but better to keep About the role focused on role. The "How will you fit in the big picture?" gives role purpose. We'll use that. Thus About the role paragraph: "The Sr. Controller, External Reporting & Corporate Accounting leads corporate accounting, consolidation, and external financial reporting. You will help safeguard the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of reporting under U.S. GAAP and SEC requirements while strengthening governance, improving close processes, and delivering high-quality disclosures to investors and regulators." That's from the posting. Now ensure we don't miss any substantive details: The "About The Hershey Company" paragraph includes info about company, brands, purpose, etc. Should we include that? It's substantive about the company, but not role. The instruction says we should preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include company info somewhere. Could we add a section "About the company"? Not in the allowed headings list, but we could fold into About the role? Might be considered not appropriate. However we could add a

  after About the role before Responsibilities that gives company overview. The instruction says use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings. It doesn't say we cannot have other headings, but we should follow the pattern. Safer to include company info as a paragraph under About the role? Might be okay. Alternatively we could add a section "About the company" but not in list; risk of being considered not following instruction. Better to incorporate into About the role paragraph as a brief note: "At The Hershey Company, our culture is rooted in purpose..." etc. That is substantive. Thus About the role paragraph will combine both role purpose and company overview? Might be lengthy but okay. Let's craft About the role paragraph: "The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more moments of goodness through its iconic brands, including Hershey’s, Reese’s, KitKat®, Dots Pretzels, Lesser