Published: May 7, 2025 – The Financial Reporting Manager manages the preparation and consolidation of group financial reports, ensuring timely and accurate statutory filings, SEC compliance, and alignment with international accounting standards. This position provides technical accounting guidance, oversees IFRS 16 and IFRS 2 applications, and ensures consistency in financial performance analysis across regions. The manager also supports external audits, implements SOX-level controls, and drives a high-performance financial reporting culture.

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1. Financial Reporting Manager, Alpha Financial Group, Austin, TX
Job Summary:
- Responsibility for the coordination/production of the annual financial statements for domiciled real estate entities against tight reporting deadlines under UK GAAP
- Engage/liaise with the auditors to agree and manage the timetables and to be a point of contact/work closely with the auditors for dealing with audit queries
- Compile board papers detailing the key points that the Board of Directors needs to be aware of for providing Board approvals
- Oversee the annual tax return production process, providing information to external tax advisors to support the production of tax returns.
- Coordinate/manage the submission of the tax returns and associated payments to HMRC
- Review the above processes to further bring about efficiencies and automation
- Support the Sr. Manager with the identification of process enhancements or risk mitigation across the teams, to drive efficiencies and quality improvements within the operations team
- Support the Sr. Manager and team with other ad-hoc projects
- Perform hot reviews of financial statements and respond to accounting technical queries, seeking the input of designated specialists and second reviewers
- Ensure output is high quality and be able to articulate complex accounting concepts simply, and persuade others of the views
- Invest time to develop and maintain strong financial reporting skills in IFRS and UK GAAP, whilst maintaining a good range of knowledge on broader corporate reporting requirements
- Play an active role in the team and share experience and knowledge
- Work in line with the firm's CLEAR values, of collaboration, leadership, excellence, agility, respect, and responsibility
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Statements (Hard Skills)
- Audit Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Board Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Tax Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Technical Review (Hard Skills)
- Accounting Expertise (Hard Skills)
- Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
2. Financial Reporting Manager, Bravo Solutions, Denver, CO
Job Summary:
- Oversee the creation of monthly financial statements
- Assist with the month-end financial close process
- Assist with review of the balance sheet and income statement to ensure accuracy
- Assist with the conversion of cash to accrual accounting for acquisitions
- Assist with the preparation of reconciliations, journal entries, and accrual calculations
- Coordinate accounting and financial reporting efforts with GIA platform practices
- Prepare ad hoc reports and work on projects
- Preparation and review of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Perform and review monthly financial statement uploads into PeopleSoft, analysis, and reconciliations for joint ventures
- Assist in the preparation of external financial statements in compliance with GAAP and SEC rules and regulations
- Prepare external audit materials and support relationships and requirements with internal and external auditors to provide complete documentation and explanation for transaction types.
- Prepare internal financial reports for executive management, monthly variance, and financial analysis, and internal reports for the Financial Reporting department
- Prepare financial statements and lead retail inventory reporting/reconciliation
- Prepare debt covenant compliance calculations and other materials
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Statements (Hard Skills)
- Month-End Close (Hard Skills)
- Accrual Conversion (Hard Skills)
- Reconciliation Prep (Hard Skills)
- Audit Support (Hard Skills)
- Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Retail Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Covenant Compliance (Hard Skills)
3. Financial Reporting Manager, Capital Consulting, Seattle, WA
Job Summary:
- Responding to auditors’ queries and requests
- Achieve no material adjustments to the year-end management accounts position.
- Be responsible for line management and supervision of the UK Reporting Accountant
- Ensuring role clarity and regular performance development in line with the Group’s HR processes
- Be responsible for the UK monthly consolidation process and the UK internal control function
- Be responsible for the monthly review of all UK trial balance accounts, ensuring that all are fully supported and reconciled
- Ensure all accounting policies are detailed and documented and up-to-date in line with reporting requirements
- Maintain a full record of the scheme of delegated authority reconciled to the accounting system
- Maintain and audit all sales, purchase, and payroll cycle control notes
- Provide technical accounting guidance to management accountants and business partners
- Develop and maintain appropriate internal controls as the business process owner with appropriate records and documentation for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
- Maintain financial reporting system (active disclosure/Workiva) and related analysis that support the preparation of SEC filings.
- Manage the relationship with external auditors
- Coordinate and prepare disclosure committee procedures
- Lead other external reporting projects
Skills on Resume:
- Audit Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Team Management (Soft Skills)
- Monthly Consolidation (Hard Skills)
- Internal Controls (Hard Skills)
- Account Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
- Policy Documentation (Hard Skills)
- SOX Compliance (Hard Skills)
- SEC Reporting (Hard Skills)
4. Financial Reporting Manager, Delta Enterprises, Orlando, FL
Job Summary:
- Understand the SSC strategies and align objectives for the Finance Reporting team's functional deliverables.
- Facilitate the programme management and achievement of milestones of financial reporting deliverables.
- Ensure the accurate capture and production of the monthly management accounts and the annual financial statements of units serviced by the SSC.
- Drive the month-end process for all units serviced by the SSSC and ensure all actions are taken to ensure clean trial balances are produced for reporting purposes.
- Ensure the preparation of monthly management accounting packs for distribution to unit Finance managers
- Ensure that monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting activities are completed timeously.
- Ensure all reconciliations have been completed and properly followed up.
- Investigate financial reporting practices and benchmark with leading trends and technology.
- Identify and investigate new opportunities to streamline and optimise processes and services within the SSC and units being supported.
- Provide clear delegation of authority and accountability for deliverables at all levels.
- Communicate with all relevant stakeholders internally in the SSC, at the units, the Group, and externally.
- Manage and allocate people and operational resources within the SSC.
- Align practices with EE, SD, and procurement transformation strategies, which contribute towards BE targets being achieved for the property.
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are developed for each role in the department, measured, reported and remedial action taken.
- Oversee financial standards and processes for the financial reporting functions within the SSC.
- Develop, align and update practices with new legislative and tax regulations.
Skills on Resume:
- Finance Alignment (Soft Skills)
- Program Management (Hard Skills)
- Month-End Close (Hard Skills)
- Account Reconciliation (Hard Skills)
- Process Optimization (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)
- Resource Allocation (Soft Skills)
- Standards Compliance (Hard Skills)
5. Financial Reporting Manager, Epsilon Investments, Phoenix, AZ
Job Summary:
- Prepare and review the consolidated quarterly and annual audited financial statements, as well as various financial reports for senior management and the advisory committee.
- Oversee the consolidated budgeting and forecasting process and reporting.
- Ensure that all necessary elimination and reclassification entries are recorded as part of the consolidation procedures.
- Develop primarily centralized managerial, financial, tax, and occasional production reporting for the various business units.
- Review and analyze various balance sheet and income statement accounts for trends and variances, key business processes, and account reconciliations.
- Ensure timely and full compliance with all audit and reporting requirements.
- Update company policies with the implementation of new accounting pronouncements and disclosure requirements.
- Reconcile select company-wide accounts (e.g., equity, pension accounts, etc.)
- Assist and train controllers with monthly and quarterly reporting.
- Foreign currency conversion and reporting issues.
- Process improvement regarding reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management.
- Create, distribute, and track reporting dates and calendars
- Analysis and valuation of the Group’s associates and trade investments
- Review of Group working capital and expected credit losses
- Analysis of the Group’s non-controlling interests
- Calculation and analysis of other specialist areas, including share-based payments, financial instruments and hedging
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Statements (Hard Skills)
- Budget Forecasting (Hard Skills)
- Consolidation Entries (Hard Skills)
- Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Audit Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Policy Updates (Hard Skills)
- Currency Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
6. Financial Reporting Manager, Gamma Analytics, Charlotte, NC
Job Summary:
- Assist in the preparation and review of internal and external financial statements
- Assist in the preparation of various internal reporting packages, which are distributed across all levels of the organization
- Research significant variances and trends for the Company’s corporate/shared services departments and presents findings to senior management
- Serve as a key point of contact for the external auditors
- Assist in the research and documentation of significant, complex, and/or unusual transactions to ensure proper application of US GAAP
- Review and approve certain journal entries and account reconciliations to ensure proper application of US GAAP
- Work with the Corporate and Regional Controllers to identify and address potential gaps in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting
- Assist in the formation of internal accounting and operational policies
- Assist in the annual budgeting process
- Review of corporate consolidation, ensuring support and schedules are of sufficient quality.
- Review key reconciliations and control schedules produced by the team to ensure they are complete.
- Financial disclosures and preparation of the back half of the annual report
- Ensure smooth running of the audit process around the back half of accounts and related disclosures.
- Ensure deliverables are prepared on time and chase down outstanding items.
- Completion of year-end corporate consolidation, including review of consolidation adjustments and corporate balance sheets.
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Statements (Hard Skills)
- Internal Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Audit Coordination (Soft Skills)
- GAAP Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Control Review (Hard Skills)
- Budget Assistance (Hard Skills)
- Consolidation Review (Hard Skills)
7. Financial Reporting Manager, Horizon Capital Partners, Salt Lake City, UT
Job Summary:
- Producing effective financial controls by reporting standards such as IFRS
- Work with business units across the company to improve the integrity of the financial information
- Continuous process improvement to drive quality and efficiency of the controls environment
- Reducing variation to enable the generation of accurate data
- The smooth running of the External audit process and the minimisation of audit issues
- Driving the strategic plans and budget processes within the business unit to meet all required deadlines
- Managing and developing a team of qualified and part-qualified accountants
- Completion of external announcements, including the Group's Annual report in February, that are free from material and clerical error.
- Good relations and open and efficient lines of communication with Investor Relations and the Company Secretary.
- Working as part of a team to lead the UK and Ireland region's financial reporting responsibilities
- Audit engagement management and liaison with external advisors
- Engagement with the commercial business to provide technical accounting support and build commercial business knowledge, providing a direct link to central finance
- Working in multi-disciplinary teams on ad-hoc finance-related projects.
Skills on Resume:
- IFRS Controls (Hard Skills)
- Data Integrity (Hard Skills)
- Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Audit Management (Hard Skills)
- Budget Planning (Hard Skills)
- Team Development (Soft Skills)
- Investor Relations (Soft Skills)
- Technical Support (Hard Skills)
8. Financial Reporting Manager, Insight Accounting Services, Chicago, IL
Job Summary:
- Responsible for divisional P&L, BS, and CF reporting - monthly, quarterly, annually
- Control over divisional OPEX spend -ensure actuals are correct, build understanding, explain variances vs forecast and budget
- Ownership over divisional VAT costs - understand drivers per entity, control over accruals, assist in forecasting and reporting
- Assistance with Group reporting tool (HFM) on data load, mapping changes, ensuring proper presentation of divisional P&L, BS and CF
- Overlook the divisional intercompany transfer pricing process
- Participate and lead finance projects for system improvements, reporting optimization and other ad-hoc projects within the controlling team
- Drive process and systems efficiencies in all areas of responsibility.
- Review and critically assess current systems to assess and recommend ways to achieve maximum optimization
- Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of internal financial controls and seek improvements
- Arrange investment return and break-even analysis
- Collaborate with internal business partners in preparing, implementing, and complying with management reporting & analysis requirements
- Contribute to the annual operating plan, the business planning process, the monthly forecast, and monthly reporting and analysis.
- Effectively provide and explain variance analysis
- Observe and monitor results for actuals vs. budget/forecast
- Play an active role in driving improvements in financial reporting and analysis as well as requisite system requirements
- Provide impromptu analytical support and perform special projects
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- OPEX Control (Hard Skills)
- VAT Management (Hard Skills)
- System Optimization (Hard Skills)
- Transfer Pricing (Hard Skills)
- Process Efficiency (Hard Skills)
- Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Forecast Planning (Hard Skills)
9. Financial Reporting Manager, Juno Financial Advisors, San Francisco, CA
Job Summary:
- Responsible for researching and analysing technical accounting issues and their application to internal and external reporting, and IFRS and US GAAP compliance.
- Responsible for researching and analysing key differences in accounting treatment between IFRS and US GAAP policies and quantifying the impact for IIG group companies and consolidated entities.
- Provide technical accounting and analytical support to the finance team and ensure compliance with IFRS and US GAAP.
- Play a key role in creating and maintaining the Group accounting policy manual (FRS 102 and US GAAP).
- Management of 13 annual UK (FRS 102) and 2 Consolidated Group statutory accounts prepared under FRS 102 and US GAAP and all related disclosure schedules, liaising with external auditors
- In conjunction with the external auditors, identify disclosure requirements and plan for the collection of required information
- Ensure accuracy of disclosures through analysis and liaison with local finance teams.
- Prepare and submit all other financial, taxation, and regulatory returns.
- Play a key role in supporting the Group FC in managing the annual year-end audit.
- Coordination of annual goodwill impairment review and going-concern paper.
- Assist the Group Finance team with the global review of monthly management accounts of 45 entities, ensuring compliance with Group reporting policies and processes.
- Support the Group Finance team with other month-end, quarterly forecast, budget and investor reporting
- Working with the Head of Tax to ensure tax accounting (corporation, PAYE, VAT and other) compliance (both UK and overseas)
- Assist in the preparation and submission of all other financial, taxation, and regulatory returns.
- Preparation of R&D tax credit calculation, in conjunction with Group advisors
- Take responsibility for M&A due diligence support
Skills on Resume:
- Technical Research (Hard Skills)
- GAAP Comparison (Hard Skills)
- Policy Management (Hard Skills)
- Statutory Accounts (Hard Skills)
- Disclosure Planning (Hard Skills)
- Audit Support (Hard Skills)
- Tax Compliance (Hard Skills)
- M&A Support (Hard Skills)
10. Financial Reporting Manager, Kappa Financial Services, Houston, TX
Job Summary:
- Implement sufficient control measures (including systems and processes) & checks within each function to mitigate any financial risk to the business.
- Monitor compliance with financial procedures, costs, controls and productivities
- Ensure relevant statutory returns have been completed
- Communicate standards and regulations with the team to ensure compliance is achieved
- Oversee the management of the fixed assets register according to SI fixed assets policies and procedures
- Ensure that the monthly depreciation is processed and that the values of assets are adjusted in line with the reasonableness review
- Ensure that the fixed asset register is reconciled to the general ledger at month-end
- Ensure that fixed asset leases are accounted for accurately and timeously
- Ensure that at year-end, balances of fixed assets and accumulated depreciation are transferred
- Ensure that project accounting is completed accurately within timelines and procedures
- Ensure that project reports are completed monthly, where actuals against budget (variances) are presented
- Provides direction and support to management and employees of the SSC about functional policies, procedures, initiatives and innovations
- Provides motivation and leadership to promote positive working relationships and employee relations within the department
- Track, measure and enhance employee engagement
- Identify and manage training, coaching, and development requirements in line with strategic plans, e.g., skills shortages, succession plans, talent to build a solid talent pipeline
- Manage internal communication and development interventions to ensure competence levels of staff meet operational level requirements (right fit for the job)
- Source and select talent as per the EE plan, and drive the employee value proposition
Skills on Resume:
- Risk Mitigation (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Fixed Assets (Hard Skills)
- Project Accounting (Hard Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Employee Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Talent Development (Soft Skills)
- Performance Coaching (Soft Skills)
11. Financial Reporting Manager, Lambda Corporation, Denver, CO
Job Summary:
- Prepare the monthly operations book, including collecting the various reports from the divisions and the Accounting and Finance Team and reviewing for accuracy.
- Assist in annual internal and external audits and prepare audit reports for the divisions and joint venture partnerships.
- Prepare and distribute investor and lender reporting by the reporting deadlines, monthly, quarterly, and annually, as dictated by the governing agreements.
- Work with the Asset Management team to prepare capital expenditure reporting.
- Package and prepare regular and ad hoc investor reporting materials.
- Interface with senior executives and analysts of investors, partners and lenders.
- Assist in leading monthly financial review meetings with the management team.
- Prepare ad hoc analyses and presentations to support the management team.
- Collaborate with the operations team to identify performance improvement opportunities.
- Review financial packages for the various parties for consistency and potential improvements/efficiencies.
- Assist in preparing investment packages/due diligence materials for lenders and potential JV partners on acquisitions/dispositions.
- Participate in calls with investors and partners, responding to their questions and requests promptly.
- Assist in preparing quarterly presentations to the Company’s board of directors.
Skills on Resume:
- Investor Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Audit Support (Hard Skills)
- Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Capital Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Executive Communication (Soft Skills)
- Presentation Prep (Hard Skills)
- Performance Review (Soft Skills)
- Due Diligence (Hard Skills)
12. Financial Reporting Manager, Omega Financial Group, Tampa, FL
Job Summary:
- Provide leadership in alignment with the overall department and corporate objectives.
- Hire, coach, train and lead a high-caliber and diverse team of professional accountants.
- Oversee accounting and reporting staff, manage the monthly financial close processes.
- Ensure changes in business operations are accurately captured in the financial results.
- Analyze business & financial results, providing insight and analysis to support the business in making strategic decisions.
- Lead the preparation of the quarterly results review package for senior leadership
- Perform technical accounting research, prepare memos and facilitate discussion with accounting leadership and the Accounting Policy team to reach alignment on accounting treatment.
- Ensure quarter-end review and year-end financial audit processes, including goodwill impairment testing, are effectively supported and any issues are resolved appropriately and promptly.
- Communicate regularly with operational business partners to identify issues and areas for operational improvement, and share knowledge about financial trends and upcoming changes.
- Effectively partner with cross-functional teams to support the business initiatives, drive process improvements, and implement best practices.
- Maintain knowledge of current accounting standards and SEC reporting requirements to ensure proper application in financial reporting.
- Develop accounting solutions for enterprise projects, new product offerings and process simplification and improvements.
- Ensure that Finance’s accounting policies are compliant with relevant standards.
- Assisting with developing and documenting business processes and accounting policies to strengthen internal controls.
- Assist in compiling documentation for the auditors and responding to their requests.
Skills on Resume:
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Talent Development (Soft Skills)
- Close Management (Hard Skills)
- Operational Accuracy (Hard Skills)
- Results Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Review Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Technical Research (Hard Skills)
- Audit Support (Hard Skills)
13. Financial Reporting Manager, Pi Analytics, Minneapolis, MN
Job Summary:
- Prepare Group financial information for external stakeholders
- Ensure all statutory filings are completed accurately and on time, including relevant SEC filings as a listed Foreign Private Issuer
- Monthly consolidation of the Group's subsidiaries
- Support the Management Accounts process at month end, review the balance sheet of each subsidiary, review specific account lines such as PPE and intangible assets, and prepare the cash flow statement
- Work with the EU Finance team to ensure consistency of accounting, oversight, and analysis of financial performance
- Provide technical accounting advice to the Finance team and throughout the business
- Manage IFRS 16 and IFRS 2 across the Cazoo group
- Prepare the disclosures for the half-year and full-year accounts, including technical notes such as financial instruments
- Work closely with the Treasury and Tax teams to ensure accurate accounting in these areas
- Draft and implement accounting policies for complex financial items
- Support the operation of SOX-level controls over the financial close process and financial reporting
- Support the Group’s external audit process
- Support the coordination of regional audits for subsidiaries
- Facilitates a high-performance culture
Skills on Resume:
- External Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Statutory Filings (Hard Skills)
- Group Consolidation (Hard Skills)
- Month-End Review (Hard Skills)
- Technical Advisory (Hard Skills)
- IFRS Compliance (Hard Skills)
- SOX Controls (Hard Skills)
- Audit Coordination (Hard Skills)
14. Financial Reporting Manager, Sigma Capital, New York, NY
Job Summary:
- Lead technical accounting support to all functional teams as well as international operations.
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the accounting standards work with other stakeholders
- Support Group Accounting and Reporting team in the preparation of consolidated results for reporting to the Parent, management, and external reporting to meet tight deadlines
- Facilitate compliance and quality of reporting under IFRS and Indian GAAP (IND-AS)
- Communicate and effectively deal with external auditors' queries in respect of reporting and controls in place
- Build strong working relationships with the local FC and FDs to drive consistency and quality of reporting and to identify, understand and align on accounting / financial reporting issues
- Maintain effective consolidated month-end, quarter-end end and year-end reporting processes
- Support Group Accounting and Reporting team in identifying opportunities for the development and enhancement of reporting processes
- Seek opportunities to enhance management information packs to meet the ongoing needs of the business and support Functional / Parent reporting requirements
- Participate in the projects to improve internal controls, develop/enhance reporting tools and processes.
- Manage the day-to-day relationship with the Centre's external auditors
- Maintain and manage the Centre's audit timetable
- Efficiently assign all audit requests to the most appropriate person
- Review all external audit information flows to ensure that they are accurate and presented to the highest standard
- Manage all information flows to the external audit team via their audit platform
- Liaise with the Centre's financial accountants and other external advisors to ensure the delivery of the financial statements to the auditors
Skills on Resume:
- Technical Support (Hard Skills)
- Standards Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Group Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Audit Communication (Soft Skills)
- Stakeholder Alignment (Soft Skills)
- Reporting Process (Hard Skills)
- Information Enhancement (Hard Skills)
- Audit Management (Hard Skills)
15. Financial Reporting Manager, Tau Financial Services, Los Angeles, CA
Job Summary:
- Prepare and review all quarterly and annual SEC filings in collaboration with the Director of Financial Reporting.
- Prepare all filings, ensuring they are complete and accurate and filed promptly within the financial reporting tool, Workiva.
- Maintain a quarterly reporting calendar and monitor progress against reporting cycle milestones.
- Responsible for reporting and managing all equity-based transactions, including equity compensation.
- Work with various personnel and departments to collect information and input into the above-referenced reports
- Coordinate, review and collect comments on the various drafts
- Prepare support files, challenge the appropriateness of disclosures
- Complete all relevant disclosure checklists and reporting questionnaires.
- Review the impact of new or proposed accounting standards, interpretations, or regulations from the FASB, AICPA, PCAOB, and SEC
- Research technical accounting matters and assist in the preparation of technical accounting whitepapers.
- Provide technical and process oversight for lease reviewing and monthly reconciliations.
- Review quarterly lease disclosures prepared by the senior lease account.
- Develop best practices for SOX-compliant financial processes.
- Participate in due diligence to assess the financial condition of acquisition targets.
- Publish debt covenant calculations and assist in the monthly financial closing process.
- Work with internal and external auditors.
Skills on Resume:
- SEC Filings (Hard Skills)
- Workiva Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Equity Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Disclosure Review (Hard Skills)
- Standards Research (Hard Skills)
- Lease Accounting (Hard Skills)
- SOX Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Due Diligence (Hard Skills)
16. Financial Reporting Manager, Upsilon Consulting, Portland, OR
Job Summary:
- Prepare and review the financial statements, observing various financial reporting frameworks
- Be the primary liaison with external auditors for the financial statement and the 401(k) audits
- Help with the preparation and review of the statutory audits
- Perform technical accounting research and documentation
- Working closely with Partners to determine the impact of new accounting standards and to determine the accounting implications of changes in the business, including new products
- Prepare and review communication materials containing financial information
- Help with the equity compensation process, including the accounting for stock-based compensation expense
- Ensure that there are appropriate controls over financial reporting that are designed and operating effectively to avoid financial statement risks
- Be the back-up for the Controller and the Sr. Accounting Manager on daily and month-end close responsibilities
- Prepare and approve account reconciliations.
- Manage audit programs, project plans and work papers
- Partner with the audit to inform the team of progress and findings
- Organize and communicate the audit plan scope, timing, and conclusions
- Evaluate risk and controls to build awareness for the business
- Prepare effective and concise audit reports
- Maintain confidentiality when performing a fraud investigation and all testing
- Build the company's strategy and core business
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Audit Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Technical Research (Hard Skills)
- Standards Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Equity Accounting (Hard Skills)
- Control Oversight (Hard Skills)
- Audit Management (Hard Skills)
- Risk Evaluation (Hard Skills)
17. Financial Reporting Manager, Beta Investment Group, Boston, MA
Job Summary:
- Prepare and review quarterly and annual financial statements, including footnote disclosures and MD&A
- Manage various aspects of SEC reporting, including the preparation and filing of 10-Q, 10-K, earnings releases, Proxy Statement and other SEC filings
- Ensure compliance with all GAAP and disclosure requirements
- Review detailed Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) tagging of financial statements and footnotes
- Coordinate with the HR and legal teams on the equity compensation program, including equity accounting matters and program administration
- Lead the assessment and implementation of new SEC/GAAP pronouncements
- Assist with tax filings, regulatory reporting, and internal/management reporting
- Analyze technical accounting issues and prepare accounting memos
- Assist the broader accounting team with the monthly financial close process, including account reconciliations, journal entries
- Maintaining accurate supporting analysis and documentation across various accounting areas
- Analyze period-over-period fluctuations and provide insightful commentary on key business drivers
- Respond timely to inquiries through research and analysis
- Work closely with the extended finance team to implement appropriate controls around financial reporting and accounting activities
- Coordinate with outside auditors for quarterly and annual audits
- Identify areas for improvement and provide recommendations to management
- Be additionally responsible for special projects as they arise
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Statements (Hard Skills)
- SEC Reporting (Hard Skills)
- GAAP Compliance (Hard Skills)
- XBRL Tagging (Hard Skills)
- Equity Accounting (Hard Skills)
- Accounting Research (Hard Skills)
- Financial Close (Hard Skills)
- Audit Coordination (Hard Skills)
18. Financial Reporting Manager, Zeta Wealth Management, Atlanta, GA
Job Summary:
- Prepare financial statements in compliance with US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements and deliver on a timely and accurate basis
- Be responsible for areas of the month-end close for the corporate parent and multiple consolidating subsidiaries
- Prepare detailed monthly management reports with key business metrics and identify opportunities to improve financial performance.
- Prepare a budget for actual reports with detailed variance analysis
- Assist with managing financial audits and quarterly reviews performed by independent auditors and outside field examiners
- Perform technical accounting research and issue position memos
- Prepare monthly bank covenant and compliance reporting
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax requirements and work with tax consultants to prepare tax estimates and federal and state tax returns
- Maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting and implement improvements
- Ensure controls are adequately documented and operating as intended
- Maintain financial accounting systems and upgrade financial systems and controls
- Manage staff within the Company’s finance and accounting organizations
- Assist in the implementation of new financial accounting and reporting standards, including the development of related disclosures and implementation controls
- Serve the accounting and finance teams, and the organization as a whole, as a technical accounting subject matter expert by advising on new accounting and financial reporting rules and regulations
- Develop and maintain U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting policies and manage the implementation of any new pronouncements.
- Support review of contracts and appropriate revenue recognition by ASC 606 and ASC 842
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Statements (Hard Skills)
- Close Management (Hard Skills)
- Performance Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Audit Support (Hard Skills)
- Technical Research (Hard Skills)
- Tax Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Internal Controls (Hard Skills)
19. Financial Reporting Manager, Theta Strategic Partners, Dallas, TX
Job Summary:
- Prepare the quarterly and annual financial statements, including related supporting schedules
- Ensure the financial statements comply with IFRS, including research and review of current accounting principles
- Preparing technical memos and overall guidance around the interpretation of IFRS standards.
- Liaise with external auditors to coordinate the quarterly and annual audits
- Prepare monthly accounting entries and schedules related to equity accounts
- Review the chart of accounts, trial balance and general ledger, as well as the associated variance analysis
- Prepare relevant debt covenant calculations and provide these reports to the associated parties
- Manage the annual planning and execution of the CSOX and internal control requirements
- Prepare and review monthly and quarterly budgets and forecasts, variance analysis and rolling forecasts
- Review of all regulatory reporting to the FCA, including current liquidity and prudential reporting
- Develop and maintain an appropriate controls framework, policy, and documentation
- Lead automation and simplification initiatives to streamline and enhance current processes.
- Assess automation opportunities and how the regulatory reporting process can access data in a more effective manner
- Remain up to date with the changing regulatory landscape and regulatory reporting requirements
- Support & drive continued improvement in the Group control framework
- Work closely with Group Finance and Treasury teams to ensure consistency of reporting and underlying data.
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Statements (Hard Skills)
- IFRS Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Technical Guidance (Hard Skills)
- Audit Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Equity Accounting (Hard Skills)
- Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Control Management (Hard Skills)
- Regulatory Reporting (Hard Skills)
20. Financial Reporting Manager, Iota Holdings, Philadelphia, PA
Job Summary:
- Manage and supervise ledger activities of the month-end financial statements closing processes (including reconciliations)
- Complete monthly financial reporting to Head Office
- Manage all areas of financial audit and internal audit exercises
- Manage the full spectrum of regulatory financial filing functions
- Ensure ongoing compliance with all relevant internal policies and procedures and with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements, as they continue to evolve in the context of Hong Kong and internationally
- Address HKIA queries in a professional way
- Support various analytical activities such as capital modeling, budgeting and data analytics
- Support operational activities such as reporting processes, improvements and workflow outsourcing
- Implement the Group policy and obtain satisfactory audit and regulators’ review reports
- Administer the group audit process to meet the interim and annual audited reporting requirements
- Develop and roll out group external reporting requirements and packages
- Implement accounting policies and financial controls
- Compliance review to understand the local financial processes, control measures executed at the sites, and compliance with regulatory requirements
Skills on Resume:
- Ledger Management (Hard Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Audit Management (Hard Skills)
- Regulatory Filing (Hard Skills)
- Policy Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Capital Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Control Implementation (Hard Skills)
21. Financial Reporting Manager, Nu Capital, Detroit, MI
Job Summary:
- Oversee the establishment and ongoing maintenance of the Company’s accounting and financial reporting policies and procedures by IFRS and GAAP.
- Support the Accounting function to ensure the financial statements conform to IFRS and GAAP.
- Lead the preparation and issuance of the financial statements, ensuring the financials and disclosures conform to IFRS and GAAP.
- Support all financial reporting audits, including compliance, internal, external, and SOX.
- Develop improvements to the financial reporting processes.
- Implement financial reporting tools.
- Apply new accounting policies and ensure compliance with rules and regulations.
- Assist the Company’s technical accounting research and accounting memo authorship on various business matters, including the preparation of technical accounting positions and interpretation of accounting policies for proposed transactions, strategic initiatives, and complex accounting inquiries.
- Preparation of ad hoc technical accounting memos, inclusive of financial reporting and presentation, for transactions including asset acquisitions, cash flow, contingencies, debt issuance, modification & extinguishment, derivatives, discontinued operations, etc.
- Conduct quarter-end and year-end recurring assessments for technical accounting memos for segment reporting, impairment analyses, going concern, and goodwill.
- Prepare detailed tie-outs of financial statements and internal and external presentations
- Assist in the preparation of ad-hoc requests for analyses and information
Skills on Resume:
- IFRS GAAP Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Technical Accounting (Hard Skills)
- Audit Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Reporting Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Tool Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Analytical Skills (Soft Skills)
- Memo Writing (Soft Skills)
22. Financial Reporting Manager, Xi Financial Advisors, Richmond, VA
Job Summary:
- Play a key role in the statutory investment impairment review
- Participate in the review of the Group’s Annual Report, Red Book, Press Release, and various other statutory filings (20-F, 6-K, etc.).
- Effective project management of individuals to deliver the desired outcomes, working with several teams, including within the Controllers Team, Group Tax, Cosec, Group Treasury departments, local tax authorities and DBS.
- Identify ways to consistently deliver improvement of performance and the drive to put those changes in place.
- Deliver the control agenda related to the processes
- Ensure, through the Project Approval paper, that statutory accounting matters are considered carefully during local or group projects
- Understand the needs of partners and effective and timely stakeholder management.
- Lead discussions with the auditors on certain statutory issues
- Be available to deal with escalated issues, complaints, and disputes
- Collaborate with units to operationalise the processes and tools within the operation to build a client experience that is streamlined and professional.
- Oversee the execution and delivery of the client experience within the transactional processes
- Build strong relationships with the unit finance teams
- Assist with the Group’s consolidation, involving a large number of companies across multiple jurisdictions and currencies
- Assist in the preparation of published financial information, e.g., production of the Group’s year-end and interim results and accounts
- Support the tax, legal and treasury departments in implementing long-term tax planning initiatives and working capital management
Skills on Resume:
- Impairment Review (Hard Skills)
- Statutory Filings (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Performance Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Control Delivery (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Management (Soft Skills)
- Client Experience (Soft Skills)
- Group Consolidation (Hard Skills)
23. Financial Reporting Manager, Phi Consulting, Chicago, IL
Job Summary:
- Monthly and annual reporting, producing key insights on results, trends, and forecasting
- Finance Business Partnering for IT, Finance and Business Change, providing ad hoc reports on request and a detailed breakdown of spend and activity in those areas
- Responsible for the maintenance and improvement of financial reporting systems, looking for efficiencies and added value
- Provide up-to-date financial position of projects to ensure the budget is on track and spend is critically evaluated
- Creating and developing reports for the Board on specific commercial activity on an ad hoc basis
- Liaising with external auditing services in support of the wider finance team
- Oversight of the budgeting, planning & forecasting for the group, challenging decisions, and providing key insight
- Responsible for the data strategy of the Group, developing better governance and structure for managing data
- Assist in the development of the Company’s external reporting documents (e.g., quarterly and annual reports, press releases, etc.), including completion of quarterly GAAP checklists and quarterly memos and coordinating with the Company’s external auditors.
- Performs technical account research, including the development of technical accounting memos documenting the Company’s positions in collaboration with the Accounting management team.
- Assist with the documentation and assessment of the Company’s disclosure process and controls.
- Support the month-end closing process, including preparing journal entries and performing account reconciliations and variance analysis.
- Interact and partner with all levels within the Company during the completion of assigned projects.
- Participate in accounting system changes/updates and other process improvement efforts to ensure adequate internal controls are included and financial reporting matters are considered.
- Play a key role in ensuring SEC reporting requirements are met by reviewing new accounting standards and rules as they are issued and updating financial policies and procedures
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Business Partnering (Soft Skills)
- System Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Project Oversight (Hard Skills)
- Board Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Audit Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Budget Forecasting (Hard Skills)
- Technical Research (Hard Skills)
24. Financial Reporting Manager, Rho Partners, Miami, FL
Job Summary:
- Assess technical accounting implications for complex business transactions and prepare written accounting and financial reporting position papers on an as-needed basis for review by management and external auditors
- Act as a technical accounting resource by researching, resolving, and documenting accounting treatment
- Prepare the Company’s external SEC financial reporting and filing process (10-K, 10-Q, MD&A, Proxy).
- Develop, implement, and monitor formal processes to ensure that appropriate evidential support is obtained and maintained to support all disclosures in the Company’s SEC filings.
- Complete disclosure reporting checklist to ensure the company complies with reporting requirements, identifying and assessing the impact of new accounting pronouncements and disclosure requirements.
- Responsible for performing tie-out procedures on other external financial information, such as earnings releases, earnings call scripts, annual proxy statements, and other ad-hoc financial information, ensuring accuracy and consistency of financial information.
- Guide accounting and finance teams to ensure significant transactions are properly disclosed.
- Support the annual audit and quarterly review activities with external auditors.
- Analyze, recommend, and execute process changes for continual improvement.
- Accounting software, systems and platforms that can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the monthly accounting cycle
- Lead government milestone reporting, which includes provision of evidence of the pertinent project’s spend (e.g., SRED, SDTC, NRC, etc.)
- Manage month-end closing, including journal entries, reconciliations, cost allocations, FX translation from home currency to reporting currency, financial statement generation and investor reporting.
- Undertake the necessary inquiries and document drivers for budget vs. actual variances.
- Participate in process and booking activities related to the G/L, AP and AR, revenues, loans, fixed assets, grants, leases, and IP.
- Compile data/reports for senior management, lawyers, the Board and existing/potential investors.
Skills on Resume:
- Technical Accounting (Hard Skills)
- SEC Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Disclosure Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Audit Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
- Software Implementation (Hard Skills)
- Milestone Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
25. Financial Reporting Manager, Chi Investments, Nashville, TN
Job Summary:
- Prepare and interpret operating results on a company, function & cost center level.
- Responsible for creation and monitoring of controls over the closing & reporting process and working closely with Business Services and Risk & Control teams to ensure accuracy and completeness of results.
- Ensure compliance with Group Accounting Manual, Group reporting requirements and high-quality standards of financial information
- Act as a Key point of contact for financial information for both internal and group reporting, as well as external auditors.
- Work closely with the Planning team, Business Finance Partners & Business contacts to understand and interpret deviations from Budget/Forecast targets and provide detailed analysis.
- Take the lead on ad hoc projects/requests with the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams locally and remotely
- Be constantly aware of reporting developments (IFRS, ESG) and technological changes (self-service analytics, dashboarding tools) and continuously seek to optimize and automate existing processes in close cooperation with local and Group IT teams
- Prepare quarterly and annual financial statements and footnote disclosures for 10-Q and 10-Ks following U.S. GAAP and SEC requirements
- Support other SEC filings, including the Proxy Statement and 8-Ks
- Perform a preliminary review of XBRL tagging of financial statements and footnotes
- Coordinate with Corporate Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Legal and corporate technology to help ensure completeness and accuracy of financial statement disclosures
- Help with the preparation and tie-out of earnings release materials
- Work with auditors on SEC disclosure questions and reporting
- Help with the monthly consolidation process, including account reconciliations, journal entries and maintaining accurate support
- Research and draft required SEC disclosures
- Support technical accounting, including M&A purchase accounting and opening balance sheet audits
- Assist with ad-hoc reporting, including state licensing, regulatory filings and other financial reporting, including Census reports, international team quarterly financials
Skills on Resume:
- Operating Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Control Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Reporting Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)
- Variance Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Project Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Process Automation (Hard Skills)
- SEC Disclosures (Hard Skills)
26. Financial Reporting Manager, Psi Group, Raleigh, NC
Job Summary:
- Providing direct regional support to the Shared Service Reporting teams and local markets in the month-end close reporting cycle process, giving guidance on their monthly reporting submissions to Corporate.
- Working with the Shared Services Center team and in-market Finance Managers across all markets in EMEA, improving understanding between the different parts of the Finance function.
- Engaging in-market Finance Managers, the SSC and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to review best practices and alignment, and establish process improvements to help provide deeper experience around complex issues on a path towards more consistency through the business.
- Leading monthly regional finance meetings with the in-market finance managers, fostering a collaborative environment and ‘One team’ approach.
- Working with the Regional Risks & Controls Manager, drive a standardised regional balance sheet review process using Blackline capabilities to provide oversight and set expectations around the accuracy and integrity of the balance sheet accounts/values.
- Manage the centralised financial reporting of Current Estimated Credit Losses (CECL) and Returns reserves, proactively engaging with the in-market finance managers, to identify other centralised opportunities.
- Partner with the Corporate Controllership team, working proactively on improvements to US GAAP reporting, global policies and accounting to mitigate risk and enable growth and scalability.
- Provide technical expertise and guidance on US GAAP and its application to the Business Controllers & finance reporting teams, to ensure compliant financial submissions, including key risk areas such as Revenue recognition, sales incentives and Inventory.
- Provide Business Controllers with guidance on complex Customer agreements to ensure implications of terms are understood and accounted for in line with US GAAP.
- Partner with manufacturing & distribution finance to drive the integration of local, regional and corporate accounting initiatives on a path to greater operational efficiency, e.g.
- Blackline, month-end close acceleration, and GCOA alignment in readiness for Oracle.
- Providing regional finance systems expertise and being the regional SME (e.g., EPM, Blackline, Cognos & Webcentre) to ensure tools are being used effectively & consistently through the region.
- Managing the Shared Service rotational intern, providing training opportunities and development plans
Skills on Resume:
- Close Support (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Soft Skills)
- Process Alignment (Hard Skills)
- Team Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Balance Review (Hard Skills)
- Reserve Reporting (Hard Skills)
- GAAP Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Systems Expertise (Hard Skills)