Senior Consolidation Accountant

The role of the Senior Consolidation Accountant is to assist with the production of accurate US GAAP consolidated financial reporting, including the preparation of related footnotes on a quarterly basis and performing varied accounting and analysis activities of a complex nature. This team member will provide technical leadership to other accounting team members and help set a tone of strong internal controls and timeliness in financial reporting within the global finance function. The individual will identify value-added opportunities to better serve the businesses and senior management, including identifying opportunities and making recommendations for improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the planning, preparation, and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidated financial statements, including preparation of detailed supporting schedules and workpapers.

• Maintain and review consolidation accounts and related activities, including intercompany balances and eliminations across multiple business units.

• Extract, map, and reconcile trial balances across multiple accounting and reporting systems to ensure completeness, accuracy, and consistency of source financial data.

• Prepare and validate support for system uploads, including reconciliation of balances between source ledgers and consolidation tools.

• Prepare quarterly reporting package schedules and ensure timely, accurate submission of required reporting deliverables.

• Prepare quarterly business unit balance sheet and income statement analytics, including review of submitted explanations and variance responses from the businesses.

• Assist in the preparation of supporting schedules for consolidated financial statement footnotes and other external or internal reporting requirements.

• Support special projects as requested by management, including research of newly issued accounting standards, ERP and global reporting system implementations, ad hoc financial analysis, and systems/process enhancements.

Required and/or Preferred Knowledge and Competencies

• Bachelors or master’s degree in accounting

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

• External reporting, consolidation accounting, cash flow statement, equity accounting and foreign currency translation experience and understanding the complexities thereof (including intercompany eliminations) required

• Strong analytical skills

• Proven strong technical accounting background and research skills (US GAAP)

• Experience working with multinational companies

• Knowledge of internal control procedures and the ability to design and maintain related internal controls

• Excellent communication and relationship building skills and the ability to work proactively in teams with a high attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and balance work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment with high level of responsibility and ownership

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, and a working knowledge of financial systems, statements and reports required

• Advanced capabilities in Excel required such as comfort using pivot tables and index match formulas

• Minimum 5 years of public accounting or related financial reporting experience preferred

Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.

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