Financial Reporting Manager

This position is responsible for managing all aspects of financial reporting for the company's international businesses. This role is instrumental in providing financial leadership to achieve the organization's financial and business goals by supporting international operations. The position encompasses building and maintaining key stakeholder relationships with leadership throughout the organization and working directly with the accounting, treasury, tax, and legal functions to ensure accurate and timely reporting of required audited financial statements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Play an integral role in maintaining a highly responsive and technically sound financial reporting department that interfaces across the organization to support key business initiatives.
• Responsible for the preparation and/or review of quarterly and annual consolidations using consolidation software.
• Prepare and/or review quarterly and annual SEC-style financial statements.
• Develop reports using consolidation software to support external reporting requirements.
• Coordinate, plan, and execute external audits with independent auditors.
• Partner with members of finance, tax, treasury, legal, merchandise, and other departments to obtain necessary information and analysis to support the reporting and auditing processes.
• Prepare and/or review multiple sets of annual financial statements for various legal entities within the organization. Statements are prepared in accordance with US GAAP, IFRS, GASB, and other applicable accounting standards.
• Oversee, with the support of the Director, all financial reporting matters, including IFRS and US GAAP compliance, international accounting, and financial reporting.
• Consistently deliver timely and accurate financial reporting and analysis.
• Prepare financial covenant calculations.
• Prepare analyses of statutory GAAP-to-US GAAP differences for international locations.
• Analyze emerging accounting and disclosure standards across various GAAP frameworks and present the impact of such changes to the Controller. Prepare memoranda supporting the company's position and assessing the impact on the company.
• Assist with the preparation of information for quarterly investor calls.
• Assist the Director in driving process improvements to enhance efficiency across financial reporting, accounting, and finance processes.
• Design, develop, and ensure the effective and practical implementation of corporate accounting policies and procedures.
• Recruit, develop, mentor, and manage the performance of individuals in the financial reporting department as necessary.
• Develop and implement financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Maintain and update systems and controls to ensure the integrity of financial data and processes in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and GAAP/IFRS standards.
• Understand key operating drivers and their impact on overall financial performance.
• Demonstrate adaptability and resilience, with a willingness to embrace and drive change.
• Maintain a forward-looking approach, anticipating challenges and opportunities and addressing them proactively through pragmatic, fact-based decision-making.
• Implement best practices to capture, analyze, and report financial data and trends in a timely and effective manner.
• Foster a collaborative, business-partnering mentality to build consensus, improve processes, and develop effective business solutions.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting; an advanced master's degree preferred.
• CPA or equivalent professional certification required.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant international accounting experience.
• Thorough understanding of IFRS and US GAAP.
• Experience working for a large multinational corporation with international accounting and reporting responsibilities across multiple legal entities.
• Highly analytical approach to identifying root causes and key business drivers and developing value-enhancing solutions.
• Strong communication skills, including active listening and the ability to articulate complex issues clearly, concisely, and effectively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Workiva, and Workday.