This position is in the greater Houston area and may require relocation depending upon where you live in Houston.
Primary Roles and Responsibilities
The Director of Consolidations is responsible for bringing all worldwide general ledgers together on a timely basis to arrive at a consolidated view of Corporate performance. Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, the position will work closely with corporate accounting and tax, global operating locations and business unit controllers to ensure (1) worldwide trial balances are correct and validated, (2) intercompany transactions properly reflect corporate structural relationships and (3) intercompany eliminations and foreign exchange entries are appropriately booked. Roles and responsibilities include:
- Oversee and manage monthly global accounting closes, including preparation and communication of global close calendars, close progression and acting as the global point person for related inquiries.
- Supervises 4 staff accountants and 4 A/R clerks.
- Prepare and/or review accounting entries for corporate transactions, intercompany settlement and eliminations, transfer pricing consistency, account reconciliations and flux analysis.
- Participate as a key stakeholder in all financial reporting system related activities such as changes to the global chart of accounts, entity reporting hierarchies, user access, consolidation mappings and other processes and controls.
- Liaison with financial planning, treasury and tax functions and external auditors.
- Support variance and financial analysis of results at the consolidated level as well as by location and line of business.
- Ensure consistent application of GAAP in financial reporting and maintain expertise in financial reporting standards as defined by FASB and the SEC.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in accounting and a CPA certification.
- Minimum 7-10 years progressive experience in Big 4 or Industry Accounting with proven ability to work with multiple financial reporting systems.
- Experience with financial consolidation of different business units, companies and international entities.
- Thorough working knowledge and understanding of financial reporting requirements under GAAP and SEC regulations.
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience with general accounting, foreign currency issues, month end close procedures, eliminations and consolidations, SOX controls and external audit procedures.
- Ability to travel on a regular basis required to various locations with the flexibility to accommodate various time-zones
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Word and Access/Monarch.
