Financial Reporting Manager

Service Corporation International

Houston, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Close, Accounting Consolidation, Accounting Policies, Analysis Skills, Auditing, Balance Sheet, Business Strategy, Calculators, Calendar Management, Communication Skills, Establish Priorities, External Audit, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Compliance, Financial Disclosure, Financial Management, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Government, Internet Search, Investor Relations, Legal, Maintain Compliance, Manual Dexterity, Multitasking, People Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Press Releases, Process Improvement, Proxy Statement, Reconciliation, Regulations, Regulatory Reports, Reporting Skills, Revenue Accounting, Revenue Recognition, Risk Management, SEC Filings, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Sustainability, Systems Administration/Management, Time Management, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Houston, TX
POSTED
9 days ago

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

The Manager of Financial Reporting manages the preparation of SEC filings and internal financial reporting packages. This role is responsible for the accurate and timely preparation of SEC filings, consolidated financial statements, and executive financial reporting, ensuring full compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and internal control requirements under SOX. This role partners closely with Investor Relations, Legal, FP&A, Tax, and external auditors to support transparent, high-quality financial reporting and disclosure. This position also drives process improvements, supports system enhancements, and develops a high-performing accounting organization aligned with the Company's strategic objectives.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Financial Reporting and Analysis

  • Manage the preparation of quarterly and annual reports on form 10-Q/K, including preparing, analyzing and reviewing quarterly and annual financial statements, footnotes, management discussion and analysis and compliance related to financial reporting and disclosure requirements.
  • Ensure all SEC filings (10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K) comply with Inline XBRL (iXBRL) mandates, applying detailed tagging to financial statements, footnotes, and narrative disclosures.
  • Manage preparation of other SEC filings including Proxy Statement and various 8-K filings, as well as ESG sustainability reports, statutory reporting.
  • Manage preparation of internal financial reporting packages, Board materials, and press release documents.
  • Monitor and maintain SEC calendar to inform parties of necessary deadline adherence.
  • Manage the preparation and filing of government surveys and subsidiary financial statements, subsidiary audits and reviews.
  • Assist in research of accounting issues related to complex or non-standard transactions
  • Review information and schedules provided by various departments in support of external reporting.
  • Manage communications with external auditors on external financial statements and accounting issues to ensure auditor agreement with company decisions on accounting disclosures and issues.
  • Ensure the proper and accurate consolidation of entities into financial statements.
  • Review analysis of inter-company relationships and transactions.
  • Oversee reconciliation of various Balance Sheet accounts.
  • Ensure the effectiveness of SOX controls related to reporting, policy, and accounting processes.
  • Coordinate timing and responsibilities with external auditors
  • Provide guidance to various departments on the implementation of new accounting guidelines and/or policies and complex or non-standard transactions. Creates, implements and maintains comprehensive accounting policy documents to improve clarity and consistency
  • Participate in projects as required

Minimum Requirements

  • Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related discipline required.

  • Masters preferred.

  • Experience:

  • 10+ years of financial reporting experience preferred (including experience with publicly traded companies and Big Four Public Audit)

  • Certifications/License:

  • CPA required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Deep accounting expertise in revenue recognition and other complex areas.
  • Ability to prioritize workload and perform multiple tasks under accelerated quarterly close deadlines
  • Drive continuous process improvements to mitigate risks throughout the organization

Work Conditions

Work Environment

  • Work indoors during all seasons and weather conditions
  • Professional dress is required

Work Postures

  • Sitting continuously for many hours per day, up to 12 hours per day

Physical Demands

  • Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage

Work Hours

  • Must be flexible in terms of adjusting schedule to various demands driven by dynamic business environment
  • Working beyond "standard" hours as the need arises

Postal Code: 77019

Category (Portal Searching): Finance and Accounting

Job Location: US-TX - Houston

About the Company

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Service Corporation International

We're more than North America's largest provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services. We are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters who are devoted to the communities where we live and work. We are more than 20,000 dedicated individuals who provide caring assistance to families in need, honor veterans and public servants and deliver lifesaving programs to help keep children and seniors safe. We operate under the umbrella of the Dignity Memorial network of 1,800 funeral homes and cemeteries. Dignity Memorial providers care for more than 300,000 families each year and understand the importance of thoughtful, personalized arrangements. We believe creating meaningful ways to pay tribute to a loved one begins with compassion and is shaped by the understanding that each life is truly unique. For us, there is no greater responsibility than honoring and preserving the story of one's life.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Health Care and Social Assistance
FOUNDED
1962