Senior Director, Global Close & Consolidations

McKesson•Alpharetta, GA

About The Position

This role reports to the Vice President of Global Corporate Reporting and sets the strategy and direction for the preparation of the Company-wide, cross-functional monthly, quarterly, and annual processes for closing the books and consolidating financial results.

Requirements

13+ years of relevant experience and 6+ years of diversified leadership, planning, communication, organization, and people motivation skills (or equivalent experience)
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business required
CPA or equivalent work experience required
Extensive experience performing complex consolidations of global businesses, including multiple functional currencies, non-controlling interests, and consolidations of entities across multiple ERP systems and charts of accounts
Strong systems skills (e.g. SAP, HFM, FCCS, etc)
Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills are required
Demonstrated ability to develop strong partnerships with all facets of the organization, including frequent interaction with senior and executive management, to develop and execute plans, leveraging various teams across the organization
Ability to manage and prioritize various responsibilities with competing, short deadlines and working under pressure
Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)

Responsibilities

Directs, develops, and implements the Company’s consolidated close processes, maintains close calendars and all related close and consolidation procedures and controls
Provide governance over integrity of financial data for U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting purposes
Maintains governance and control strategy around legal entity hierarchies throughout our financial consolidations and reporting systems
Monitors monthly, quarterly, and annual business unit close processes and facilitates adherence to related process & control policies and timelines
Reports global accounting close key performance indicators and scorecard results to controllership leaders and executive management
Directly manages consolidation procedures, including investigation and clearing of inter-company balances at the consolidation level and management of USD override balances
Ensures integrity of foreign currency translation and re-measurement accounting, constant currency calculations, and related reporting and analysis
Manages accounting, reporting, and analytics of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and operating segments
Leads compilation of consolidated balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flows, and other financial statements
Drives continuous improvement initiatives to improve transparency, timeliness, accuracy, and other key aspects resulting from the Company’s close & consolidations processes and related outputs
Maintain and strengthen relationships with cross-functional teams and other business functions to drive satisfaction of business partners and ensure various BUs are supported
Hires, leads, coaches, and develops A+ accounting staff to maximize effectiveness and productivity, while cultivating future leaders and business partners
Conducts and supports close & consolidation projects related to acquisitions, divestitures and other business transactions and activities as needed
Delivers ad hoc executive management reporting and analytics as needed
Provide support and guidance to master data management team to support appropriate governance of financial reporting architecture and Chart of Account maintenance process
Liaise with master data management team as a key stakeholder on the execution of data and systems transformations projects as needed