Manager - Consolidations

Position Summary

The “Manager – Consolidations” ensures the accurate and timely consolidation of the Company’s Financial Results, as part of the Global Consolidations Team. The successful candidate combines accounting, analytical, and presentation skills to effectively and efficiently contribute to the monthly close process, as well as the ability to understand complex accounting transactions. The candidate should identify areas of improvement, and communicate and implement proposed solutions. Outputs include general ledger entries as well as schedules and reconciliations used internally by Executive Management, as well as within external reporting.

The Consolidation Team is primarily responsible for consolidation, intercompany and review processes relating to monthly reporting of actual results (under US GAAP), in compliance with SOX and Group Audit requirements.

Organizing Activities

• Establishes individual priorities and supports team members to ensure delivery against work load deadlines and targets

• Works with key stakeholders and departments to deliver appropriate levels of support

• Communicates progress against deliverables and project deadlines to manager

• Support the team to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of processes

• Helps to manages cross-functional links to other finance teams

• Adheres to Management Reporting deadlines to ensure overall effectiveness

Controlling Activities

• Prepare and review monthly analytical schedules, account rollforwards, lead schedules, account reconciliations and variance analysis to ensure accuracy of balances, compliance with US GAAP and consistency between business units

• Assist in the preparation, review, and analysis of the consolidated financial statements, including preparation and review of all global consolidation adjustments/journal entries

• Prepare standard Balance Sheet and P&L journals and consolidating entries

• Provides a support role for all other consolidation and reporting processes

• Prepare supplemental financial reports on an ad hoc basis as requested by management

• Use financial systems/applications to enter data and/or process information

• Support financial system implementation projects, if applicable, including participation in the design, testing and deployment of the system

• Obtain and validate data during month end close

• Provision of financial data to other departments as required

Directing Activities

• Responsible for consolidating Balance Sheets and P&L results across multiple regions within a specified SOX framework

• Perform activities in compliance with all Company policies as outlined in the global accounting policy manual

• Execute, update and maintain accounting internal control policies and procedures and prepare supporting documentation to internal audit regarding completion of control procedures

• Enforce policies and procedures that will improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the department and Company

• Operate within established budgetary parameters

• Ensure departmental objectives and workload priorities are followed and achieved providing feedback as necessary

• Assesses actual performance to ensure success and takes corrective actions

Planning Activities

• Manages delivery against individual objectives and assigned projects and supports the delivery of team objectives

In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the supervisor based upon the particular requirements of the company.

• Support International Corporate Finance Team

• Support US Finance Team

• Any and all other job assigned duties

What are we looking for?

Applicants will ideally be qualified (or near qualified) ACA / ACCA /CIMA with a proven background in accounting and finance ideally coming from an audit / professional practice firm or a similar in-house role. The following skills / experience are required:

• Proven ability to deal with large volumes of data in multiple currencies

• Experienced in Balance Sheet and P&L Consolidations across multiple international locations

• Strong communication skills both verbally and in writing

• Ability to analyse departmental financial data

• Excellent interpersonal skills to build trust and confidence in order to motivate and influence others

• Demonstrates the highest standards of ethical behaviour and absolute discretion with sensitive information

• Ability to take initiative to identify, prioritise and implement actions required to achieve functional goals

• Strong problem solving skills including ability to address any issue in collaboration with others, identify and prevent potential problems and develop problem solving skills in others

• Ability to work well under pressure and effectively handle multiple and concurrent demands

• Ability to collaborate with others and act in an objective manner to stay on track to achieve common goals

• Strong project management skills including ability to manage details through to completion and ensure deadlines are met

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree

• Part qualified/qualified accountant with experience gained within a corporate environment

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of UK GAAP, US GAAP, IFRS

• Experience with Peoplesoft, Hyperion Financial Management, FCC

• Advanced level Excel skills

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