Global Reporting - Senior Manager

Accenture•Chicago, IL

1d•$112,900 - $271,000

About The Position

The Global Reporting Senior Manager works within Global Controllership to support Accenture’s global financial and non-financial reporting. The role collaborates across Corporate Functions on reporting needs, including SEC filings, earnings materials and non-financial reports, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements, data integrity, and consistency with corporate commitments and strategic objectives. It maintains global policies, processes and controls that support reporting quality and integrity, and works with functional leads when needed to assess reporting processes, identify risks, and design and implement process changes and controls. The role supports compliance with non-financial regulatory reporting requirements and works with cross-functional teams on clients’ non-financial reporting needs. As the Controllership subject matter expert for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting, the Senior Manager manages data assurance activities for GHG emissions disclosures, including auditor coordination. The role monitors developments in non-financial reporting requirements, assesses their impact on Accenture, and ensures appropriate updates to company policies and procedures. It also prepares and presents reporting updates, proposals and data assurance summaries to Accenture executives; contributes financial reporting expertise to cross-functional corporate initiatives; responds to questions from senior management and stakeholders; and oversees the annual fair value analysis.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or finance.
CPA.
At least 8 years of finance or accounting experience.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
Demonstrated leadership in a professional setting, including the ability to lead complex work efforts and solve complex issues.

Responsibilities

Collaborate across Corporate Functions to support reporting needs, including preparation and review of SEC filings, earnings materials and non-financial reports.
Ensure reporting complies with applicable requirements and maintains data integrity and consistency with corporate commitments and strategic objectives.
Maintain global policies, processes and controls supporting reporting quality and integrity.
Work with functional leads as needed to assess reporting processes, identify risks, and design and implement process changes and controls.
Support compliance with non-financial regulatory reporting requirements and collaborate with cross-functional teams on client non-financial reporting needs.
Serve as the Controllership subject matter expert for GHG emissions reporting and manage assurance activities over GHG emissions disclosure data, including coordination with auditors.
Monitor changes in non-financial reporting requirements, assess their impact on Accenture, and ensure appropriate changes are incorporated into company policies and procedures.
Prepare and present summaries of reporting updates, proposals and data assurance activities to Accenture executives.
Participate in cross-functional teams, providing financial reporting expertise for key corporate initiatives.
Respond to questions from senior management and stakeholders, including Finance, Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, Legal, Strategic Planning and Analysis, Treasury and Tax.
Oversee the annual fair value analysis.