Manager of Consolidations Accounting

Intermedia Group•Franklin Lakes, NJ

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager of Consolidations Accounting role is based in our Franklin Lakes, NJ corporate offices and reports to the Senior Manager of Consolidations in the Corporate Controller’s Group. This role is responsible for leading the consolidation and preparation of global financial statements across all reporting cycles, including monthly close and forecasting cycles, including oversight of key controls required for SOX compliance. This position offers broad exposure to leaders (e.g., CAO, FP&A, Tax, Internal Audit) across the Company through the corporate reporting processes and the opportunity to collaborate and drive excellence across functions and geographies. You’ll play a key role in shaping and strengthening the accounting-to-report function from an efficiency and effectiveness perspective.

Requirements

B.S. degree in accounting.
6 to 10 years of experience in public accounting and/or within general accounting/consolidations.
Supervisory experience whether through direct or indirect leadership of others.
Experience utilizing a high level of technical accounting knowledge and analytical capabilities.
Experience with preparation and analysis of consolidated financial statements required unless candidate is directly from public accounting.
Knowledgeable in Continuous Improvement mindset and methodologies
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Nice To Haves

CPA Certification, or progress toward certification
Experience with SAP and BPC
Experience with progressive tools, such as Power BI, Alteryx, or ServiceNow
Experience in public accounting and/or within general accounting/consolidations with in a large multi-national and publicly traded company.

Responsibilities

Review consolidated worldwide financial statements, including journal entries, account analysis, and supporting documentation.
Provide support and oversight to teams globally as efforts are made to build consistent and compliant processes and controls to improve efficiency and effectiveness (i.e., ability to analyze results and identify and address any issues timely).
Support SEC filings and the Annual Report, including financial statements, footnotes, and related disclosures.
Work with tax, treasury, and other departments to resolve accounting issues and provide transaction insights.
Support external audit requests and ensure compliance with internal controls and SOX requirements.
Collaborate with the tax department on any legal entity restructuring activities (transfers, liquidations and mergers) and issue the appropriate US GAAP accounting guidance to impacted affiliates.
Manage the global corporate analysis related to consolidations and eliminations of intercompany inventory and gross profit eliminations
Support business acquisitions and divestitures, including providing accounting guidance and system reporting requirements as well as contributing to deliverables under ongoing transaction service agreements (TSAs).
Aid regional and business unit finance teams to ensure completeness and consistency of financial data.
Drive process improvements (e.g., close acceleration) and automation initiatives within the Corporate Controller’s Group and across the accounting-to-report teams globally.
Manage, coach, and develop senior analyst and/or analyst, which includes goal development, performance review, and timely coaching/feedback.
Act as a super user for SAP (BPC).
Lead or contribute to special projects as assigned.