Manager, Global Consolidations and Financial Reporting

BorgWarner•Auburn Hills, MI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner, we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world. BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration. We believe the health and safety of our employees are a top priority. We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies, and vision for the future. We offer positions locally and globally with over 80 locations in 19 countries. If this position energizes you and you feel you can help us achieve our mission and vision, you are invited to submit an application for consideration. You may see the list of requirements and feel you do not meet all of them. However, remember that BorgWarner thinks differently. If your qualifications align with the majority of those outlined in this job description, we encourage you to apply and share your experience and skills with us. We are seeking for a dynamic, results-driven individual to join as Manager, Global Consolidations and Financial Reporting at our World Headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The Manager, Global Consolidations and Financial Reporting will partner with our global business and reporting units to provide thought leadership on compliance with U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements. This role will also lead compliance with centralized processes in technical areas, including cash flow reporting, revenue recognition and lease accounting transactions. Additionally, this position will manage the global U.S. GAAP polices and compliance with technical accounting standards for those topics. Further, this position will have the opportunity to provide assistance on various financial strategic projects in support of enterprise-wide initiatives including new accounting standard implementations, process automation, and integration of the use of AI technology. This role will be support by two direct reports and will report to the Senior Manager, SEC Reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in accounting
CPA required
10-12 years of experience in accounting
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong organizational skills
Must be able to work collaboratively in a team environment
Highly driven / self-starter / problem-solver
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice To Haves

MBA a plus
Experience in OneStream and Workiva platform preferred
SEC reporting and/or technical accounting experience preferred
Automotive industry and/or public accounting experience preferred

Responsibilities

Drive compliance in technical areas, including revenue recognition, lease accounting, government grants, fixed assets and others as needed.
Review the Form 10-K/10-Q footnote disclosures for these technical areas.
Support the global business and reporting units with various questions/requests related to these technical areas.
Lead the preparation of the consolidated statement of cash flows and related free cash flow metrics.
Manage the implementation of a comprehensive update to, and ongoing maintenance of, internal accounting policies.
Execute review and analysis of significant/unusual transactions to determine appropriate U.S. GAAP application and ensure proper recognition and disclosure.
Serve as a leader on U.S. GAAP support and guidance to global finance colleagues.
Support coordination and alignment with internal and external audit teams.
Review monthly reporting unit trial balance submissions and consolidation activities within OneStream to ensure accuracy and collaborate with individual locations/business units and the IT systems team to problem solve as necessary.
Review and approve consolidating journal entries within OneStream on a monthly basis.
Work with locations on one-time transactions impacting the consolidation to ensure it is appropriately reflected in OneStream (i.e. closing of a location, legal entity reorganizations or other changes).