Global Director, Corporate Accounting & Consolidations

Grant Thornton (US)

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 172,000 - 232,000

Full time

27 hours ago

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Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking a Director of Corporate Accounting and Consolidations to lead the global financial close and consolidation processes for the Advisory multinational platform. This newly created role will oversee the integrity of consolidated financial statements and drive the development of consolidation controls, reporting capabilities, and close governance.

The successful candidate will lead acquisitions, finance transformation initiatives, and continuous improvement of consolidation

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting; CPA required.
10+ years of progressive accounting, reporting, and consolidation experience.
5+ years of leadership experience managing accounting or finance organizations.
Significant experience overseeing global consolidations.
Hands-on experience with OneStream or other leading EPM platform.
Experience with acquisitions, including ASC 805 guidance and merger integrations.
Expert knowledge of ASC 810 Consolidation and ASC 830 Foreign Currency Matters.
Understanding of OneStream Business Rules and VB.NET logic a plus.
Strong project and change management; ability to influence across geographies.

Responsibilities

Direct monthly, quarterly, and annual global consolidation processes.
Ensure accuracy and completeness of consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules.
Oversee ownership structures, legal entity hierarchies, consolidation adjustments, and intercompany eliminations in OneStream.
Manage foreign currency translation and multi-entity reporting processes.
Lead accounting close governance and coordinate activities across domestic and international finance organizations.
Establish accounting close performance metrics and drive continuous improvement efforts.
Partner with Financial Reporting, Corporate Accounting and Financial Operations teams to support their teams reporting requirements.
Review consolidation support schedules and disclosures.
Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and applicable reporting standards.
Support technical accounting analyses affecting consolidation conclusions.
Ensure appropriate internal controls exist over consolidation, close, and reporting activities.
Support SOX compliance activities and management testing.
Coordinate external audit requests related to consolidation and financial systems.
Monitor compliance with established accounting policies and procedures.
Establish application governance standards, policies, and controls.
Partner with Finance Systems and IT teams on platform administration, upgrades, security, and support.
Develop OneStream development roadmap in collaboration with other stakeholders. Prioritize and oversee OneStream enhancement efforts.
Oversee metadata governance, chart of accounts management, dimension structures, and workflow design.
Ensure platform scalability to support growth, acquisitions, and changing reporting requirements.
Lead initiatives to modernize and automate close and consolidation processes.
Drive adoption of OneStream capabilities
Identify opportunities to reduce manual processes and spreadsheet dependencies.
Establish data governance and reporting standards across the finance organization.
Lead financial integration activities for acquisitions and business combinations.
Coordinate onboarding of acquired entities into OneStream.
Oversee consolidation impact assessments for new acquisitions
Develop integration playbooks and standard operating procedures.