Senior Manager, Consolidation and Reporting

Heaven Hill Brands•Louisville, KY

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Consolidation and Reporting leads consolidation and financial reporting for Heaven Hill’s domestic and international operations, ensuring discipline, accuracy, and consistency. The role partners with FP&A and other functions to explain results and support business decisions, applying technical accounting expertise and technology to improve processes, strengthen controls, reduce manual work, and deliver timely, reliable financial information. Responsibilities include leading monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation; producing management, board, lender, and external reporting; maintaining reporting calendars and standards; researching complex accounting matters; overseeing close activities and controls; governing chart-of-accounts and reporting mapping changes; maintaining audit readiness; managing statutory audits for assigned global entities; implementing technology and process improvements; and developing the Intercompany Accounting Manager and team capabilities. This is an office position based in Louisville, KY.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
CPA required.
At least eight years of progressive accounting experience, including at least three years leading people or holding significant consolidation and reporting responsibilities.
Strong knowledge of US GAAP.
Experience with multi-entity consolidation, international operations, intercompany accounting, and cash flow reporting.
Experience managing statutory audits of international entities.
Ability to research technical matters, develop well-supported conclusions, strengthen controls, and partner effectively with business leaders and external auditors.
Demonstrated success improving financial reporting processes through ERP and reporting technology.
Strong Excel and analytical skills.
Demonstrated partnership with FP&A and non-accounting leaders.
Clear communication, sound judgment, and practical leadership; ability to coach others, challenge constructively, and turn analysis into timely decisions.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of IFRS.
Public accounting experience.
Experience with IFS ERP.
Manufacturing or consumer products experience.
Experience in manufacturing, CPG, distilled spirits, or another high-volume operational environment.

Responsibilities

Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation, including intercompany eliminations, foreign currency translation, and review of entity submissions; supervise the Manager, Intercompany Accounting and resolve reconciliation differences.
Produce management, board, lender, and external reporting, including complete financial statements, cash flow, disclosures, and supporting schedules.
Maintain consistency between management and US GAAP reporting through documented mappings, controlled adjustments, and reconciliations.
Establish a consistent financial reporting calendar, clear deliverables, review standards, and accountability; ensure reporting packages are complete, reconciled, and supported, and resolve or escalate issues before distribution.
Partner with FP&A, business leaders, and global entity teams to align actual results with management reporting, investigate significant variances, explain implications for forecasts and decisions, and provide timely accounting advice on transactions and operating plans.
Research and evaluate complex accounting matters, including impairment, equity method investments, and hedge accounting; develop analyses and recommendations for technical memos and policy decisions, and implement approved conclusions.
Prepare or oversee complex journal entries and supporting calculations, ensure independent review and approval, and resolve technical matters throughout the year.
Lead assigned consolidation and reporting close activities with clear owners, deadlines, and evidence; review balance sheets and fluctuations and ensure reconciliations, journal entry approvals, and issue resolution meet standards.
Support formal CFO close reviews, maintain visibility to notable entries, passed adjustments, and unresolved items, and escalate significant reporting risks while coordinating corrective action.
Review chart-of-accounts and reporting mapping change requests, assess reporting and policy implications, coordinate documented approvals, and maintain a controlled change register.
Partner with Master Data on authorized system changes and validate implementation and downstream reporting; support the chart-of-accounts redesign roadmap and consistent use across entities.
Maintain audit-ready schedules and evidence, coordinate assigned audit requests and follow-up, and support Internal Audit testing and management remediation of findings.
Manage statutory audits for assigned global entities, coordinating with local finance teams and external auditors on financial statements, schedules, deadlines, findings, local reporting requirements, and reconciliation of differences to group reporting.
Identify and implement technology improvements with Accounting Operations, the IFS super user, and IT; standardize data and reporting, automate eligible activities, and reduce manual journal entries using IFS Cloud and reporting tools.
Validate accuracy, controls, and mapping integrity before technology deployment.
Move appropriate accounting and review work into the month; stabilize a 10-day close and contribute to staged acceleration to eight and ultimately five days while completing annual audit and subsequent monthly closes on schedule.
Set expectations, coach and develop the Intercompany Accounting Manager, document critical processes, build qualified backup coverage, strengthen succession readiness, and reduce reliance on individual knowledge.
Help build a high-performing team through constructive feedback, shared accountability, cross-functional partnership, and change leadership; translate technical issues into practical guidance and insights for business partners.