Consolidations Accounting Manager job in Seattle at Creative Financial Staffing

Overview:

This position coordinates, manages and supports monthly consolidation close activities for timeliness, accuracy and completeness. This position is responsible for the global consolidation of the Company's Financial Statements and the internal financial reporting package. Using a firm understanding of our entity structure, general ledger and financial systems, this position drives process improvements and efficiencies while ensuring the integrity of the process and the data. This position partners with the corporate accounting team, finance and the business units to support the consolidations and internal/external reporting process.

Responsibilities:

• Global consolidation leader, managing monthly, quarterly and annual global financial statement consolidation.
• Manages the preparation, review and distribution of the monthly financial reporting package.
• Manage corporate specific divisional ledgers and related accounting/account reconciliations.
• Initiate and lead improvements to manual and system-based accounting processes, in particular, as it relates to: (consolidations, eliminations, intercompany transactions, and foreign currency transactions)
• Provide guidance to business unit accounting teams on proper operational accounting processes.
• Liaise with accounting teams on how to properly record/account for transactions based on US GAAP.
• Support the Financial Planning & Analysis function on analyses and research related to the global accounting.
• Work closely with the Director of FP&A to ensure Budgeting and Forecasting capability is aligned with Closing & Reporting procedures.
• Owner of Company's master Chart of Accounts, providing training, guidance and approval to users across the company.
• Owner of Company's Inter company Accounting Policy & Owner of Company's Enterprise Performance Management & Reporting tool.
• Ensure all External and Internal Reporting on Tax and Management basis reflect US GAAP, Statutory, and Management Reporting requirements
• Ensure compliance, provide training and oversee/approve changes to Corporate developed policies & procedures.

Requirements:

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

• A minimum seven years of related experience working with financial reporting and accounting systems is preferred
• Deep knowledge and experience in US GAAP, including ability to research and form own conclusions
• Must be a strong executor who has the ability to assist with strategy development at all levels of the organization to drive business performance.
• Demonstrates a passion for learning and a willingness to build new skills.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing organizational and operational needs; ability to lead people through change.
• Ability to recognize and implement opportunities to simplify processes and create efficiencies.
• Experience in the oil & gas sector is a plus.