Senior Manager, Consolidation and Reporting

Job Description

Job Description

This role is an office position based in Louisville, KY.

What the Role Is

The Senior Manager, Consolidation and Reporting will lead consolidation and financial reporting for Heaven Hill’s domestic and international operations, bringing discipline, accuracy and consistency to financial reporting. The role will partner closely with FP&A and other functions to explain results and support informed business decisions. The Senior Manager will apply technical accounting expertise and technology to improve processes, strengthen controls, reduce manual work and deliver timely, reliable financial information.

How You Will Spend Your Time?

Consolidation and Complete Financial Reporting

• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual consolidation, including intercompany eliminations, foreign currency translation and review of entity submissions. Supervise the Manager, Intercompany Accounting and resolve reconciliation differences promptly.
• Produce management, board, lender and external reporting, including complete financial statements, cash flow, disclosures and supporting schedules. Maintain consistency between management and US GAAP reporting through documented mappings, controlled adjustments and reconciliations.
• Establish a consistent financial reporting calendar, clear deliverables, review standards and accountability. Ensure reporting packages are complete, reconciled and supported, with issues resolved or escalated before distribution.
• Partner closely with FP&A, business leaders and global entity teams to align actual results with management reporting, investigate significant variances and explain implications for forecasts and business decisions. Provide timely accounting advice on transactions and operating plans.

Technical Accounting and Complex Transactions

• Research and evaluate complex matters, including impairment, equity method investments and hedge accounting. Develop supporting analyses and recommendations for technical memos and policy decisions; implement approved conclusions.
• Prepare or oversee highly complex journal entries and supporting calculations. Ensure appropriate independent review and approval, and resolve technical matters throughout the year to reduce year-end bottlenecks.

Close Quality and Reporting Controls

• Lead assigned consolidation and reporting close activities with clear owners, deadlines and evidence. Perform detailed balance sheet and fluctuation reviews; ensure reconciliations, journal entry approvals and issue resolution meet established standards.
• Support formal CFO close reviews and maintain visibility to notable entries, passed adjustments and unresolved items. Escalate significant reporting risks promptly and coordinate corrective action with process owners.

Chart of Accounts and Reporting Governance

• Serve as gatekeeper for chart-of-accounts and reporting mapping changes. Review requests, assess financial reporting and policy implications, coordinate documented approvals and maintain a controlled change register.
• Partner with Master Data, which executes authorized system changes, and validate implementation and downstream reporting. Support the chart-of-accounts redesign roadmap and consistent use across entities.

Audit Readiness

• Maintain audit-ready schedules and evidence throughout the year. Coordinate assigned audit requests and follow-up; support Internal Audit testing and management remediation of findings.
• Manage statutory audits for assigned global entities, coordinating with local finance teams and external auditors on required financial statements, supporting schedules, deadlines and timely resolution of findings. Address applicable local reporting requirements and reconcile differences to group reporting.

Technology and Process Improvement

• Identify and implement technology improvements with Accounting Operations, the IFS super user and IT. Standardize data and reporting, automate eligible activities and reduce manual journal entries through better use of IFS Cloud and reporting tools. Validate accuracy, controls and mapping integrity before deployment.
• Move appropriate accounting and review work into the month. Stabilize a rigorous 10-day close and contribute to staged acceleration to eight and ultimately five days, while completing the annual audit and subsequent monthly closes on schedule.

Leadership and Capability Development