What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Accounting Manager position at Grayson Search Partners?
Grayson Search Partners is partnered with a well known CPG / Manufacturer to bring on an Manager of Corporate Accounting and Consolidations.
Reporting to the Assistant Controller, the Manager of Corporate Accounting and Consolidations will help develop and implement accounting controls and technical accounting policies from the ground up. They will assist in oversight for global financial reporting, technical accounting, and controls in addition to special projects within finance like FP&A, M&A, and more.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with global consolidation and close process and internal controls over financial reporting (SOX) in order to evaluation/maintain control environment
- Lead a small team (2-3) responsible for consolidation of financial results for North America and Europe and preparation of external financial statements (including footnotes to the financial statements), including the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statements of Cash Flows and Statements of Shareholder's Equity
- Help lead a team responsible for completion of technical accounting areas within the Corporate segment including the following: Accounting for unique technical accounting areas as they arise
- Review and oversight of Balance Sheet and Income Statement output from Accounting teams operating under Transaction Services Agreements (2 years)
- Proactively perform account fluctuation analysis, reconciliations, ad-hoc analysis, and management reporting
- Drive continued efficiency and simplification across Finance processes and provide critical direction and input to the development and design of new standalone systems
- Hire, develop, and retain top-tier finance professionals through thought leadership, timely feedback and mentoring, as well as appropriate coaching and mentoring.
- Promote a team culture of high performance, efficiency and simplification across financial and accounting processes.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate university degree: graduate degree (MS/MA/MBA) preferred, CPA preferred but not required.
- 4-8 years of relevant professional experience, including oversight of a small team with a large corporate setting in a multinational environment.
- Hands on, collaborative, proactive, transparent, urgent and able to deal with ambiguity
- Overall demonstration of advisory capabilities, supported by a solid understanding of the business, external labor market, competitive landscape, and data analytics.
- Experience in financial and management reporting, consolidation, technical accounting, SEC reporting and systems deployment experience
- Strong understanding of US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements including internal controls and reporting skills
- Supervisory experience with a small Controllership team including performance management, training, and development.
- Overall analytical skills and reasoning abilities will characterize the most distinguished candidates
