Senior Director, Global Close & Consolidations

Role Overview

• Directs, develops, and implements the Company’s consolidated close processes, maintains close calendars and all related close and consolidation procedures and controls
• Provide governance over integrity of financial data for U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting purposes
• Maintains governance and control strategy around legal entity hierarchies throughout our financial consolidations and reporting systems
• Monitors monthly, quarterly, and annual business unit close processes and facilitates adherence to related process & control policies and timelines
• Reports global accounting close key performance indicators and scorecard results to controllership leaders and executive management
• Directly manages consolidation procedures, including investigation and clearing of inter-company balances at the consolidation level and management of USD override balances
• Ensures integrity of foreign currency translation and re-measurement accounting, constant currency calculations, and related reporting and analysis
• Manages accounting, reporting, and analytics of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and operating segments
• Leads compilation of consolidated balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flows, and other financial statements
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives to improve transparency, timeliness, accuracy, and other key aspects resulting from the Company’s close & consolidations processes and related outputs
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with cross-functional teams and other business functions to drive satisfaction of business partners and ensure various BUs are supported
• Hires, leads, coaches, and develops A+ accounting staff to maximize effectiveness and productivity, while cultivating future leaders and business partners
• Conducts and supports close & consolidation projects related to acquisitions, divestitures and other business transactions and activities as needed
• Delivers ad hoc executive management reporting and analytics as needed
• Provide support and guidance to master data management team to support appropriate governance of financial reporting architecture and Chart of Account maintenance process
• Liaise with master data management team as a key stakeholder on the execution of data and systems transformations projects as needed

Requirements

• 13+ years of relevant experience
• 6+ years of diversified leadership, planning, communication, organization, and people motivation skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business required
• CPA or equivalent work experience required
• Extensive experience performing complex consolidations of global businesses, including multiple functional currencies, non-controlling interests, and consolidations of entities across multiple ERP systems and charts of accounts
• Strong systems skills (e.g. SAP, HFM, FCCS, etc)
• Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills are required
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong partnerships with all facets of the organization, including frequent interaction with senior and executive management
• Ability to manage and prioritize various responsibilities with competing, short deadlines and working under pressure
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)

Tech Stack

• ERP

Benefits

• competitive compensation package
• annual bonuses
• long-term incentive opportunities