Manager, Consolidations

BDO USA • Metairie, LA

5d

About The Position

The Manager, Consolidations is responsible for executing and overseeing key corporate accounting activities across a multi-entity organization, with primary responsibility for financial consolidations, elimination entries, intercompany accounting, and related reconciliations. The role supports accurate and timely consolidated financial results by coordinating consolidation activities, reviewing intercompany balances and eliminations, resolving accounting and system issues, and maintaining supporting documentation and internal controls. The position manages and develops accounting professionals and works with corporate and business-unit finance teams to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and scalability of consolidation and intercompany processes.

The manager also coordinates close-calendar activities, reviews consolidation results and supporting work, assists with audit requests and control remediation, and contributes to accounting research, system enhancements, organizational changes, and other corporate accounting initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Seven or more years of progressive accounting experience required.
• Advanced Excel and data-analysis skills required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with professionals at all levels.
• Strong ownership mindset, exceptional attention to detail, and commitment to accurate, timely reporting.
• Ability to translate complex accounting matters into clear, practical guidance for accounting and nonaccounting stakeholders.
• Sound judgment, professional skepticism, and effective problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands, lead through change, and influence across functions and organizational levels.
• Collaborative and inclusive leadership style, with a track record of developing high-performing teams.

Nice To Haves

• Accounting or Finance degree focus.
• Two or more years of management experience.
• Experience performing or managing financial consolidations in a complex, multi-entity environment.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, consolidated reporting, foreign currency matters, and intercompany accounting.
• Experience with large ERP systems and consolidation or financial close platforms.
• CPA.
• Oracle and OneStream financial system experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation activities for domestic and international entities, including entity submissions, consolidation adjustments, currency translation, noncontrolling interests, and consolidated financial results.
• Manage the preparation and documentation of intercompany eliminations, including revenue and expense, receivables and payables, investments and equity, and applicable unrealized intercompany profits.
• Oversee intercompany reconciliations, investigate differences between entities, and coordinate resolution of out-of-balance positions within established close timelines.
• Apply intercompany accounting policies, reconciliation standards, settlement procedures, and close requirements, and help identify opportunities to improve or standardize processes.
• Review consolidation and elimination journal entries, account reconciliations, rollforwards, and supporting schedules for completeness, accuracy, appropriate support, and compliance with company policy and U.S. GAAP.
• Coordinate assigned close-calendar activities, monitor dependencies and outstanding items, escalate issues as applicable, and ensure reporting deadlines are met.
• Review consolidation results and perform variance, trend, and reasonableness analyses to identify unusual activity, potential errors, or incomplete entries.
• Assist with internal and external audit requests related to consolidations, eliminations, intercompany balances, foreign currency matters, controls, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain effective internal controls and documentation over assigned consolidation and elimination processes, and assist with identifying and remediating control or process deficiencies.
• Assist management with special projects, accounting research, system enhancements, organizational changes, and other corporate accounting initiatives.
• Recruit, coach, and develop accounting team members; establish objectives, provide ongoing feedback, and promote accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor team members’ performance and provide feedback throughout the performance year.
• Ensure team members are effectively trained on Finance Department systems and processes.
• Help team members prioritize workloads and communications, and delegate assignments as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

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