Director of Corporate Accounting and Consolidations

Grant Thornton • Melville, NY

4d • $172,000 - $232,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Corporate Accounting and Consolidations leads global financial consolidation and close activities. This newly created role supports the growth of Grant Thornton Advisory’s multinational platform and oversees the integrity of consolidated financial statements while advancing consolidation processes, controls, and reporting capabilities. The role provides leadership in acquisitions, finance transformation initiatives, and continuous improvement of consolidation and close processes.

The position directs corporate accounting and consolidation operations, ensures compliance with U.S. GAAP and applicable reporting standards, and maintains appropriate internal controls and SOX compliance. It also establishes OneStream governance and development priorities, partners with Finance Systems and IT, and leads finance integration and transformation initiatives, including onboarding acquired entities and modernizing close processes.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, an active CPA qualification, at least 10 years of progressive accounting, reporting, and consolidation experience, and at least five years of leadership experience. The position follows the firm’s hybrid work model and requires in-person attendance at least three days per week at a Grant Thornton office or client site. The base salary range is $172,000–$232,000. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility criteria.

Requirements

• 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 another leading EPM platform.
• Experience supporting multinational organizations and their consolidation processes.
• Expert knowledge of ASC 810 Consolidation and ASC 830 Foreign Currency Matters.
• Exceptional project and change management skills.
• Ability to influence across functions and geographies.
• Continuous improvement orientation.
• Strong risk and control mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Public accounting background preferred.
• Experience with acquisitions, including accounting under ASC 805, and post-merger integrations preferred.
• Understanding of OneStream Business Rules and VB.NET logic is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Direct monthly, quarterly, and annual global consolidation processes.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Oversee ownership structures, legal entity hierarchies, consolidation adjustments, and intercompany eliminations in the 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 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 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.
• Establish OneStream application governance standards, policies, and controls.
• Partner with Finance Systems and IT teams on platform administration, upgrades, security, and support.
• Develop the OneStream development roadmap with stakeholders and prioritize and oversee enhancements.
• Oversee metadata governance, chart of accounts management, dimension structures, and workflow design.
• Ensure the platform can scale to support growth, acquisitions, and changing reporting requirements.
• Lead initiatives to modernize and automate close and consolidation processes and 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 and oversee consolidation impact assessments for new acquisitions.
• Develop integration playbooks and standard operating procedures.

Benefits

• Personalized and comprehensive benefits; details are provided through the company’s benefits page.
• Employees may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and firm performance, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility criteria.
• Work-location, weekly-schedule, and flex-time-off options under the firm’s hybrid work model.
• Work-life integration options and support for overall well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director