EXTERNAL REPORTING MANAGER RESUME EXAMPLE

Updated: Jun 13, 2025 - The External Reporting Manager is responsible for orchestrating the planning, coordination, and execution of the Company's SEC filings, which involves staying abreast of new SEC guidelines, IFRS, and U.S. GAAP updates, and evaluating implications on disclosures. The position also entails managing both the non-GAAP reporting process and quarterly meetings with key stakeholders to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance. Additionally, this role oversees the integration of automated software solutions to enhance the efficiency of SEC filings and collaborates closely with the Investor Relations and Legal departments to support various external communications and presentations.

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1. External Reporting Manager, Highland Industries, Springfield, IL

Job Summary:

  • Achieving the overall objective of delivering best-in-class reporting.
  • Interacts with executive management as part of managing all external reporting processes.
  • Report to and work closely with the Director of Accounting and others in the organization to ensure the timely and accurate filing of reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • Lead the timely and accurate preparation and review of all external financial reports, including 10-Q’s and 10-K’s, as well as earnings releases, proxy filings, and other ad hoc registration statements.
  • Lead process to ensure a consistent and predictable monthly close process, which includes preparing and managing the quarterly SEC reporting calendar.
  • Manage the monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages, including the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement and variance analyses.
  • Oversee the monthly, quarterly and year-end consolidation process, including the review of journal entries and coordination with foreign affiliates to aggregate financial information.
  • Prepare a summary of financial statement variances to budget.
  • Coordinate Canadian Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA) Reporting and in the future, any similar reporting under the US SEC.
  • Assist with the compilation of information for sustainability and internal reporting.
  • Coordinate and prepare audit committee and board-related materials
  • Assist with compilation of information for preparation of tax returns.
  • Ensure compliance with internal control policies in a SOX environment.
  • Assist external auditors to ensure successful audit results and compliance.
  • Develop future leaders through talent development, training and mentoring of individuals, as well as staffing and recruiting of necessary skill sets.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • SEC Filings (Hard Skills)
  • Team Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Process Management (Hard Skills)
  • Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Audit Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Sustainability Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Talent Development (Soft Skills)

2. External Reporting Manager, River Tech Solutions, Reno, NV

Job Summary:

  • Manage all aspects of external SEC documents, including the 10K, 10Q, 8K and other ad hoc filings
  • Partner with the VP and Controller to lead Sarbanes-Oxley compliance effort
  • Coordinate the review of filings with external auditors, legal counsel, accounting staff and executive management
  • Research accounting literature and apply technical US GAAP standards to complex business issues
  • Lead implementation efforts and ongoing monitoring of significant new pronouncements, including ongoing communication and education of financial management on pronouncements
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for external tax resources.
  • Primary responsibility for tracking and accounting for equity-based compensation.
  • Gathers data and prepares documents required by government and regulatory agencies (US SEC, EU, FASB) for external financial reporting
  • Analyzing Financial Data and Auditing regulatory filings
  • Creating financial reports ie such as cash flow statements and earnings release calculations
  • Prepare, review and own key disclosures in the Group’s published Annual Report and Accounts. 
  • Responsible for the management of the Group’s end-to-end quantitative Solvency II and other regulatory reporting process, including the preparation of financial disclosures to nationally competent authorities on a quarterly and annual basis. 
  • Review and challenge the monthly income statement and balance sheet, including review and analysis of key movements in both reports and the presentation of these Group reports to senior management. 
  • Manage the implementation of new reporting and disclosure requirements and best practice reporting guidelines as issued by accounting and other regulatory bodies. 
  • Review and challenge analyst presentations and other output from the Investor Relations team


Skills on Resume: 

  • SEC Filings (Hard Skills)
  • SOX Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Accounting Research (Hard Skills)
  • Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Tax Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Equity Compensation (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)

3. External Reporting Manager, Summit Financial Group, Fargo, ND

Job Summary:

  • Focuses on SEC research and reporting and supports a broad range of corporate accounting functions including oversight of internal controls over financial reporting and reporting of all external consolidated financial information. 
  • Interact with executive management, ensure timely and accurate external and internal reporting, and assist with multiple financial projects and initiatives.
  • Supervise the accounting for consolidated debt and equity. 
  • Maintain calculations of weighted average shares and earnings per share
  • Manage and coordinate the preparation of Ryder's external reporting requirements including quarterly preparation of consolidated financial statements filed with the SEC, monthly consolidated revenue and earnings summary for executive leadership, and review and quarterly statutory foreign financial statements. 
  • Provide oversight of internal controls over financial reporting
  • Manage the preparation of quarterly external filings to the SEC (10-Q and 10-K)
  • Manage monthly debt reporting requirements including approval of all monthly journals, account reconciliations and related analysis
  • Provide support to Tax, Treasury, Investor Relations and Corporate Communication functions
  • Liaison with internal and external auditors
  • Assist in the preparation and analysis of financial reports to Executive Management
  • Prepare monthly reports to senior management of operating results and balance sheet accounts


Skills on Resume: 

  • SEC Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Debt Accounting (Hard Skills)
  • Internal Controls (Hard Skills)
  • Tax and Treasury Support (Hard Skills)
  • Audit Liaison (Soft Skills)
  • Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)

4. External Reporting Manager, Orion Strategies LLC, Mobile, AL

Job Summary:

  • Prepare and review quarterly and annual consolidation for inclusion in reports to parent and other legal entity statements
  • Prepare and review statutory quarterly and annual legal entity financial statements (including financial statement notes)
  • Prepare and review complex accounting transactions including acquisitions, divestitures and other M&A transactions and ensure proper presentation in the financial statements
  • Collaborate with other financial reporting teams on special projects, financial reporting and accounting
  • Lead and review setup and reporting for new legal entity structures and partnerships
  • Manage the accounting for specific general ledger accounts, including preparation of monthly/quarterly reconciliations and appropriate journal entries
  • Effectively manage the relationship with external customers with a focus on detail and quality
  • Review quarterly variance analysis and explanations for significant movements in account balances prepared by the team
  • Prepare and review intercompany analysis and transactions and co-ordinate settlement of balances
  • Provide external auditors with financial information on a timely basis
  • Work with the team to identify and implement process improvements
  • Recruit, train, develop and manage a team
  • Engage and motivate the team to reach department goals/targets
  • Uphold and promote the organization’s values and philosophy, relating particularly to ethics, morality, and integrity as set out in Revera’s Code of Conduct.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Financial Consolidation (Hard Skills)
  • M&A Accounting (Hard Skills)
  • Legal Entity Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Intercompany Transactions (Hard Skills)
  • Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Audit Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
  • Team Leadership (Soft Skills)

5. External Reporting Manager, Cedarwood Consulting, Olympia, WA

Job Summary:

  • Prepare 10Q and 10K filings in Wdesk in accordance with requirements and complete disclosure checklist.
  • Manage the Sarbanes-Oxley process including review of controls and narratives with process owners and coordination of testing with internal and external audit functions.
  • Support company-wide technical accounting consultation via research on and analysis of complex accounting issues, applying relevant technical guidance and interpretation (examples include contract review, pharmacy operations initiatives, non-recurring equity compensation activities, software capitalization and research and development efforts).
  • Field technical accounting queries from audit firms and external audit requests from agencies as well as third party payors.
  • Support Director, of Technical Accounting and External Reporting to implement and maintain the company’s accounting policies and monitor compliance.
  • Assist in coordination and implementation of financial operations/resources/ policies and procedures for international global expansion.
  • Assist with accounting for equity awards and lease agreements.
  • Assist the Director, of Technical Accounting and External Reporting with the assessment and implementation of new accounting standards.
  • Prepare training on new or existing accounting standards for company employees.
  • Partner with business leaders as well as the accounting and finance team to identify necessary operational improvements with potential financial reporting impact.
  • Prepare, review and own key disclosures in the Group's published Annual Report and Accounts
  • Manage the Group's end-to-end quantitative Solvency II and other regulatory reporting process, including the preparation of financial disclosures to nationally competent authorities on a quarterly and annual basis
  • Review and challenge the monthly income statement and balance sheet, including review and analysis of key movements in both reports and the presentation of these Group reports to senior management


Skills on Resume: 

  • SEC Filings (Hard Skills)
  • SOX Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Accounting (Hard Skills)
  • Equity Compensation (Hard Skills)
  • Accounting Standards (Hard Skills)
  • Regulatory Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Training and Development (Soft Skills)

6. External Reporting Manager, Bluewater Analytics, Augusta, ME

Job Summary:

  • Assist in the preparation and coordination of Form 10-Q, 10-K filings including the financial statements, footnotes and Management’s Discussion & Analysis.
  • Assist in the preparation and coordination of the quarterly Earnings Release and Management Investor Deck.
  • Assist in the preparation of certain accounting areas and analysis supporting the consolidation process.
  • Ongoing management and accounting of the Company’s centralized accounting for leases under ASC 842.
  • Provide technical accounting research and analysis.
  • Assist in the implementation of any new applicable pronouncements.
  • Lead/participate in special projects and accounting transactional items.
  • Participate in SOX 404 controls walkthroughs and provide support in SOX testing coordination between process owners, internal auditors and external auditors.
  • Maintain internal controls over financial reporting processes.
  • Liaise with external auditors to facilitate the completion of quarterly reviews and annual audits.
  • Manage the implementation of new reporting and disclosure requirements and best practice reporting guidelines as issued by accounting and other regulatory bodies
  • Review and challenge analyst presentations and other output from the Investor Relations team


Skills on Resume: 

  • Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Accounting Research (Hard Skills)
  • SOX Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Lease Accounting (Hard Skills)
  • Auditing Support (Hard Skills)
  • Internal Controls (Hard Skills)
  • Investor Relations (Soft Skills)
  • Project Management (Soft Skills)

7. External Reporting Manager, Pinegrove Enterprises, Cheyenne, WY

Job Summary:

  • Perform quarterly analytical reviews of consolidated and divisional results, including streamlining data collection. 
  • Work closely with divisional finance personnel on key drivers of financial fluctuations.
  • Prepare/Review MD&A section and segment disclosures of 10-Q/K with appropriate support.
  • Manage the preparation and/or review of the non-GAAP adjustment process to ensure all approvals are received and amounts are appropriately recorded and reconciled.
  • Manage the preparation and/or review of the press release and earnings call script and all supporting documentation
  • Liaise with the Investor Relations, Treasury and Legal functions (i.e. support earnings documents, support refinancing presentations, analyst presentation materials, BOD presentations, etc.).
  • Participate in USGAAP/SEC/Peer Company research and corporate policy setting
  • Work closely with local and divisional finance personnel to implement more efficient and effective processes.
  • Perform Sarbanes-Oxley controls related to Financial Accounting Close and Quarterly Reporting processes.
  • Manage sections of Audit Committee communications and support quarterly filings.
  • Manage ad-hoc requests made by senior management timely.
  • Self and staff development, through internal/external training, performance evaluations, etc.


Skills on Resume: 

  • Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
  • MD&A Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Non-GAAP Adjustments (Hard Skills)
  • Earnings Call Support (Hard Skills)
  • Investor Relations (Soft Skills)
  • US GAAP Research (Hard Skills)
  • Process Improvement (Soft Skills)
  • Staff Development (Soft Skills)

8. External Reporting Manager, Legacy Partners, Tallahassee, FL

Job Summary:

  • Prepare monthly financial statement variance analysis reporting package
  • Prepare quarterly presentations for Audit Committee and BOD
  • Responsible for the preparation of the company’s annual and quarterly Management Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
  • Produce quarterly earnings release, earnings script and fact sheet
  • Work with preparers of financial information and internal stakeholders
  • Manage complex accounting issues
  • Develop and maintain financial accounting policies and procedure documents to improve clarity and consistency
  • Prepare forecast/budget explanations for management and Board presentations
  • Engender proper application of Sarbanes-Oxley procedures and assist in the Company's readiness to be Sarbanes-compliant
  • Assist in the development of accounting and reporting matters to be presented to executive management and the audit committee
  • Adopt continuous improvement guidelines
  • Lead and assist in special projects by management


Skills on Resume: 

  • Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • MD&A Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Earnings Release (Hard Skills)
  • Accounting Policy Development (Hard Skills)
  • Forecasting (Hard Skills)
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Continuous Improvement (Soft Skills)
  • Project Leadership (Soft Skills)

9. External Reporting Manager, Apex Systems, Topeka, KS

Job Summary:

  • Lead the planning, coordination, and preparation of the Company's SEC filings
  • Keep up-to-date on emerging SEC guidelines and new and proposed IFRS as well as U.S. GAAP accounting standards
  • Determine the potential disclosure implications to the Company's consolidated financial statements
  • Review quarterly and annual disclosure checklists
  • Manage the preparation and/or review of the non-GAAP reporting process to ensure all amounts are appropriately reconciled
  • Facilitate quarterly meetings with key internal stakeholders in order to gather information needed 
  • Proactively draft external disclosures including the refinement of the existing disclosure committee process
  • Lead implementation of an automated software solution, such as Workiva, for the preparation and review of the Company's SEC filings
  • Oversee the preparation of the quarterly management book provided to senior management
  • Liaise with the Investor Relations and Legal functions (i.e. support earnings documents, support financing presentations, analyst presentation materials, BOD presentations, etc.)
  • Support the external auditors, including the preparation of PBCs (prepared by client schedules) and responding to inquiries
  • Foster an effective internal control environment for accounting transactions and financial reporting.
  • Support and adhere to strong internal control policies and procedures, including identifying areas for improvement that support efficient and timely SEC filings
  • Continually evaluate work and assist others to ensure adherence to appropriate business controls 


Skills on Resume: 

  • SEC Filings (Hard Skills)
  • IFRS/GAAP Knowledge (Hard Skills)
  • Non-GAAP Reporting (Hard Skills)
  • Disclosure Management (Hard Skills)
  • Software Implementation (Hard Skills)
  • Internal Controls (Hard Skills)
  • Stakeholder Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Audit Support (Soft Skills)

10. External Reporting Manager, Bayview Assets, Boise, ID

Job Summary:

  • Prepare periodic public financial filings for the SEC including forms 8-K, 10-Q, 10-K and Form DEF 14A (Proxy Statement).
  • Prepare or review footnotes to financial statements in accordance with the applicable technical guidance.
  • Review XBRL tagging for 10Q and 10K filings.
  • Prepare financial press release exhibits.
  • Perform a detailed review of all filings and supporting documentation, including XBRL, to ensure accuracy and consistency.
  • Work closely with the external auditors to coordinate audits and reviews.
  • Prepare consolidated statement of cash flows.
  • Assist with the preparation and review of stock compensation accounting and weighted average basic and diluted outstanding share calculations and forecasts.
  • Assist with a detailed review of key account reconciliations.
  • Coordinate journal entries for non-routine transactions.
  • Review new accounting technical guidance (SEC and U.S. GAAP) for applicability to filings and assist with disclosure implementation.
  • Review peer company filings for best practices and recommend improvements to the company’s filings.
  • Assist with the development and documentation of accounting policies.
  • Oversee the work of staff


Skills on Resume: 

  • SEC Filings (Hard Skills)
  • XBRL Tagging (Hard Skills)
  • Financial Statement Review (Hard Skills)
  • Audit Coordination (Hard Skills)
  • Cash Flow Statements (Hard Skills)
  • Stock Compensation (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Accounting (Hard Skills)
  • Staff Management (Soft Skills)

11. External Reporting Manager, Clearwater Compliance, Helena, MT

Job Summary:

  • Conduct an assessment of the client’s administrative team. 
  • Conducting a capacity assessment of Human Resources, Information Technology and Finance operations 
  • Assessing program demands on administrative services and the impact on staffing levels and configuration 
  • Providing recommendations to increase the capacity of the administrative team 
  • Providing recommendations on technological solutions to increase capacity
  • Prepare the monthly and quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements with accompanying notes for the quarter and year-end periods, including Foreign Currency Consolidations & eliminating entries
  • Perform monthly detailed reviews on consolidations and adjustments of the statements of subsidiaries
  • Ensure all investment-subsidiary eliminations are being done accurately
  • Prepare the Manager Discussion & Analysis Report (MD&A) and Quarterly press release
  • Research complex accounting treatments and prepare Accounting memos
  • Co-lead financial audits and liaise with external auditors


Skills on Resume: 

  • Capacity Assessment (Soft Skills)
  • Financial Statement Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Foreign Currency Consolidations (Hard Skills)
  • MD&A Preparation (Hard Skills)
  • Accounting Research (Hard Skills)
  • Audit Coordination (Soft Skills)
  • Technological Solutions (Soft Skills)
  • Investment Elimination (Hard Skills)

12. External Reporting Manager, Nexus Technologies, Lincoln, NE

Job Summary:

  • Reports to the GM Governance as part of a high-performing and well-resourced team.
  • Protecting the privacy and data of Fonterra's people is critical and this role will influence the challenge
  • Set how Fonterra protects the information they hold. 
  • Be the trusted go-to for privacy principles as well as privacy legislation. 
  • Guide and offer solutions to the business on change
  • Taking a holistic approach that ensures Fonterra privacy, data protection, and reporting frameworks meet all required obligations.
  • Prepare 10Q and 10K filings
  • Manage the SOX process
  • Support technical accounting and handle related questions
  • Assess and implement accounting standards
  • Prepare accounting standards training
  • Identify operational improvements


Skills on Resume: 

  • Privacy Protection (Soft Skills)
  • Data Protection (Soft Skills)
  • Privacy Legislation (Hard Skills)
  • Change Management (Soft Skills)
  • SOX Compliance (Hard Skills)
  • Accounting Standards (Hard Skills)
  • Technical Accounting (Hard Skills)
  • Operational Improvements (Soft Skills)