Financial Analyst, Reporting & Consolidations

Mars•McLean, VA

8d•$101,120 - $139,040

About The Position

This position assists with preparing Mars, Incorporated’s annual and quarterly U.S. GAAP consolidated financial statements, with a focus on periodic consolidations and accounting. It gathers, evaluates, and analyzes financial information from decentralized Mars business units and other corporate finance functions, and reviews business submissions for periodic consolidation. The role supports financial statement preparation and documentation for consolidation adjustments and footnotes, and works with the Consolidations Lead and External Reporting Managers to improve the quality of data collected from business units. The position also helps improve the end-to-end processes and procedures used to prepare the Company’s financial statements, develops instructions and communications for business units, and maintains a detailed calendar for the U.S. GAAP close process. It supports periodic close and consolidation activities, including unit support, journal entries, analysis, and reporting, and helps ensure financial statement and related debt covenant compliance requirements are completed ahead of reporting deadlines.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
Licensed CPA.
2–4 years of experience in an audit division.
1–2 years of experience in industry external reporting.
Experience working with external auditors and consultants.
Global mindset and interest, including the ability to understand country- and region-specific differences from business and cultural perspectives.
Experience working with consolidation systems.
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and proficiency in other Microsoft Office products, including Word and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

Generate reports from financial systems to gather data for Mars, Incorporated’s annual and quarterly U.S. GAAP financial statements, and support the periodic close and consolidation process.
Support periodic close and consolidation activities, including business unit support, journal entries, analysis, and reporting.
Assist with the U.S. GAAP quarterly close process and calendar, including preparing financial statements, footnotes, supporting schedules, audit committee schedules, and variance analysis.
Schedule projects and track progress, updating the calendar in a timely manner to meet deadlines.
Collaborate with external auditors throughout the year to identify information needed to prepare and audit financial statements and to identify potential audit-process efficiencies.
Document processes, procedures, and controls related to the U.S. GAAP close and consolidation process.
Respond to business unit accounting questions and work with business units to improve quality and processes.
Assist with technical accounting and external reporting special projects.
Work with the Technical Accounting group to develop process changes required by new accounting guidance, and coordinate communication of changes to decentralized business units with the Technical Accounting and Special Projects manager.
Support compliance with financial statement and related debt covenant requirements before reporting deadlines.