Sr Advanced Accountant- Consolidations

Overview

This role supports and helps lead the organization’s global consolidation function. You will independently own significant elements of the monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation process, helping ensure accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP, SEC requirements, and Sarbanes-Oxley.

You will partner across the organization to resolve complex consolidation matters, improve processes, and maintain the integrity of financial information. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, hands-on, and focused on continuous improvement, with strong accountability for the quality of team deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Independently own and execute significant consolidation activities, including:
  • Intercompany eliminations
  • Foreign currency translation
  • Equity roll forwards
  • Topside entries
  • Other complex consolidation adjustments
• Review journal entries, account analyses, consolidation reports, and supporting documentation prepared by team members; identify issues, provide direction, and drive timely resolution
• Monitor the consolidation close calendar, coordinate dependencies across teams, establish timelines and deliverables, escalate risks, and help ensure milestones are achieved
• Prepare and review consolidated financial results (including statement of cash flow) for accuracy, completeness, unusual trends, and consistency with underlying business activity; communicate findings and recommended actions to management
• Maintain and validate HFM consolidation structures and processes, including:
  • Entity hierarchies and ownership structures
  • Chart-of-accounts mappings
  • Translation settings
  • Consolidation rules, journals, and reporting outputs
• Co-lead compliance with SEC, U.S. GAAP, and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements alongside the Consolidations Senior Manager
• Co-lead responses by providing information to other departments, management, and/or external auditors
• Evaluate business situations and generate solution ideas; analyze potential impact of each solution; select appropriate approaches to drive continuous improvement
• Prepare and review consolidated financial information, supporting schedules, and financial statement footnote documentation used in:
  • Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K
  • Earnings materials
  • Management reporting
• Mentor more junior team members

Core HFM Duties

• Support management of monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation processes
• Execute and review intercompany eliminations
• Perform foreign currency translation and CTA analysis
• Process consolidation adjustments and top-side journal entries
• Assist with maintaining ownership structures and entity hierarchies
• Analyze consolidated financial results and variances

Reporting & Smart View

• Develop and maintain Smart View reports
• Perform ad hoc analysis and data extraction

Troubleshooting & Problem Solving

• Investigate consolidation discrepancies
• Research out-of-balance intercompany accounts
• Resolve foreign exchange translation issues

Core FDMEE Duties

• Data Integration Management
  • Support data movement from ERP systems into HFM/EPM applications
  • Support Importing, Validating, Exporting, and Loading processes
• Mapping and Data Governance
  • Review mapping changes related to chart of accounts updates
  • Understand the impact of mapping changes on financial reporting
• Financial Reconciliation
  • Reconcile ERP balances to HFM results
  • Help analyze and resolve data integrity issues
• Month-End Close Support
  • Assist with monitoring load schedules and close dependencies
  • Assist with managing data submission timelines across business units

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in accounting or financial related positions
• 4+ years of experience in the consolidation processes & U.S. GAAP
• Working experience in financial reporting software (e.g., Hyperion; expert level preferred-HFM, Workiva, Microsoft suite)

Preferred Qualifications

• A mix of public accounting and industry experience
• Experience in a multinational public company environment, preferably in a global organization
• Working knowledge of reporting processes related to eliminations, including:
  • Intercompany eliminations
  • Foreign currency transactions
  • Topside entries
• Working knowledge of financial systems/applications (e.g., Hyperion, HFM, Workiva)
• Demonstrated skills in financial analysis and communication/business writing
• Ability to adapt to changing environments and think creatively
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage tasks by priority

Compensation & Benefits

• This role includes opportunities to:
  • Own processes related to the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close periods
  • Identify and implement continuous process improvements
  • Receive leadership coaching and development opportunities
  • Contribute to modernizing reporting procedures through AI and automated workflows
  • Build and improve processes and culture using your expertise

Location

• #LI-REMOTE

Keywords / Compliance

• U.S. GAAP
• SEC reporting
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Global consolidation
• HFM, Smart View, FDMEE
• Intercompany eliminations
• Foreign currency translation