Corporate Accounting Manager

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close for all entities including consolidation.
• Manage General Ledger functions and reporting tools and systems; assure accuracy, timeliness, and conformity with professional accounting standards and best practices.
• Drive improvements in the period closing process to achieve benchmark levels with a focus on achieving a 5-day closing period.
• Drive communication & standardization in processes, tools, systems, methodology, and language, ensuring adherence to accounting policies and procedures.
• Manage accounting operations related to M&A activities, including development of opening balance sheets, PPA (purchase price allocations), and integration with Ascential Technologies processes (including POC accounting)
• Ensure discipline, and rigor with a high level of integrity in financial reporting.
• Liaise with external auditors and document the Company's views on technical accounting matters.
• Help Manage the annual financial audit.
• Assist with tax compliance.
• Collaborate with and support the FP&A team with financial statement uploads, financial results, and Board presentation materials.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent in Accounting.
• Minimum 5 years' experience.
• An Excel expert highly skilled in creating complex formulas, data analysis, and problem-solving.
• Knowledge of reporting/consolidation tools a plus (e.g. Oracle EPM / Hyperion/Adaptive Insights)
• Experience with multilocation international organizations and complex consolidations
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence others outside and across the organizational structure.
• Ability to analyze financial data and prepare financial reports, statements, and projections.
• Ability and experience working in a self-directed, proactive, results-oriented environment (large multinational company or large firm public accounting experience advantageous.)
• Ability to work under pressure and balance the need for the team to deliver results in the short term while investing and developing the longer-term vision.