Manager – International Accounting & Consolidations

Crawford & Company; Peachtree Corners (GA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Crawford & Company in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Manager – International Accounting & Consolidations to lead the global consolidation and financial reporting processes across international entities.

You will coordinate monthly close, prepare intercompany eliminations, partner with cross-functional teams, and drive process improvements while ensuring US GAAP compliance and timely reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Five years of accounting experience with consolidations.
• Experience with U.S. GAAP and international reporting.
• Public accounting experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage international financial reporting and consolidation of monthly results.
• Oversee journal entries for consolidation.
• Coordinate close controls over variance analyses.
• Collaborate with international finance teams and legal entities.
• Assist budgeting and internal expense allocations.
• Prepare reconciliations and schedules using BlackLine.
• Provide audit support for US GAAP and international operations.
• Drive process improvements and offshore resource utilization.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA license (active)

Five years of accounting experience

Tools

PeopleSoft Financials

Oracle ERP

Oracle EPM/Smartview

Excel

SharePoint/Teams

Job description

Job Description

We’re Hiring: Manager – International Accounting & Consolidations

Hybrid | Atlanta, GA

Are you a finance professional with experience in international accounting and financial reporting? Join our team and play a key role in managing global financial consolidations and reporting activities.

What You’ll Do

• Manage and coordinate the consolidation of financial results from international operations
• Support international financial reporting processes
• Analyze financial data and identify key business trends
• Oversee internal expense allocations across legal entities
• Partner with U.S. and international teams, including Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, and Operations

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in financial reporting and consolidations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of international accounting practices and reporting standards
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional and global teams
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

• Manages the international financial reporting function and personnel, with primary responsibility for review and consolidation of monthly financial results from international operations, including preparation of any journal entries needed for consolidation on a monthly basis.
• Owns the international financial statement close process controls over regional and country variance analyses and related documentation.
• Collaborates with international regional and country finance teams and other functional leaders to ensure accurate and timely reporting and impacts from related reporting lag.
• Collaborates with tax and legal teams on legal entity related projects. Coordinates and interacts regularly with intercompany reporting team.
• Assists with budgeting and billing of internal expense allocations.
• Reviews internal expense allocation calculations and entries. Ensures amounts are correctly recorded in business units and corporate entities. Primary point of contact for senior management when questions arise.
• Performs quarterly consolidated variance analyses procedures.
• Coordinates the reconciliation of international statutory financial statements to the US GAAP ledger.
• Frequently interacts with international personnel to understand data anomalies and to create context for senior management.
• Analyzes foreign exchange fluctuations impacts to both expense and CTA.
• Prepares journal entries for certain international balances and reserves calculated centrally.
• Prepares balance sheet reconciliations and supporting financial schedules utilizing BlackLine.
• Cultivates a positive, productive company culture through regular team interactions. Coaches and collaborates to foster strong team dynamics and development.
• Assists with projects and technical accounting research as needed.
• Promotes continuous improvement within the organization using risk-based thinking. Focuses on process optimization and team utilization, including offshore resources.
• Drives manual and system process changes as identified.
• Maintains effective internal controls over relevant financial reporting processes and enhances existing design, documentation, and operation of controls as needed.
• Serves as contact for external auditors, on audit related matters for U.S. and international operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Five years of progressively responsible professional accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Must possess accounting technical knowledge including consolidations, inter-company eliminations, foreign currency, and concepts in an international, multi-distribution channel business model. Experience with management and financial statement reporting.
• Experience in a multi-national public company is a plus.
• Prior supervisory/management experience is required.
• Public accounting experience is required.
• Process improvement experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP.
• Highly motivated and independent self-starter with a commitment to quality and integrity.
• Great organizational skills and ability to be flexible with assignments and duties.
• Effective decision making and problem-solving skills with an ability to prioritize.
• Ability to multi-task and work in an organized, detailed manner under tight deadlines.
• Ability to research, read and interpret technical accounting standards, regulations, and rulings required.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Quick learner with desire to continue to learn and grow knowledge base.
• Ability to work across multiple departments.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and SharePoint/Teams.
• Aptitude for understanding accounting systems and consolidations logic.
• Experience with PeopleSoft Financials, Oracle ERP, and Oracle EPM/Smartview is a plus.
• Active CPA license is required.
• Limited travel may be possible, as necessary.

About Us

Why Crawford?

Because a claim is more than a number it’s a person, a child, a friend. It’s anyone who looks to Crawford on their worst days. And by helping to restore their lives, we are helping to restore our community one claim at a time.

• it’s a person, a child, a friend. It’s anyone who looks to Crawford on their worst days. And by helping to restore their lives, we are helping to restore our community
• one claim at a time.

At Crawford, employees are empowered to grow, emboldened to act and inspired to innovate. Our industry-leading team pioneers new solutions for the industries and customers we serve. We’re looking for the next generation of leaders to take this journey with us.

We hail from more than 70 countries and speak dozens of languages, reflecting the global fabric of the audience we serve. Though our reach is vast, we proudly operate as One Crawford: united in purpose, vision and values. Learn more at www.crawco.com .

Education

When you accept a job with Crawford, you become a part of the One Crawford family. And as part of the One Crawford family, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our employees to assist with their financial, health/wellness, continuing education/training and other needs:

• Competitive base pay
  • The Pay Range/Salary represents the anticipated low and high pay that may be offered for this position. To determine the actual offer, Crawford considers a wide range of factors including the candidate’s previous experience and education, market rates, minimum pay requirements for the applicable jurisdiction, business segment, supply/demand, and scheduled hours.
• Bonus/Incentive Pay and other Performance-Based Rewards, if applicable.
• We offer a well-rounded benefits package that encourages wellness and helps our employees to be an educated healthcare consumer. The core benefits* offered include:
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Prescription Drugs
• HSA, HRA, and FSA Accounts
• Paid Holidays, Vacation and Sick Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Supplemental Health Benefits
• Other Benefits currently available at no cost include:
  • Enhanced Mental Health Support
• Virtual Physical Therapy
• Caregiving Services
• Life Assistance Program
• The above information highlights some of the benefits currently available to eligible full‑time employees.
• Training programs that promote continuous learning and career progression while enhancing job performance.
• Sustainability programs that give back to the communities in which we live and work.
• A culture of respect, collaboration, entrepreneurial spirit and inclusion.

Crawford & Company participates in E-Verify and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.