Senior Manager - External Reporting

Linde plc; Northern, Danbury (KY, CT); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical options

401K

Pension plan

Life insurance

Educational and professional develop.

Employee discount program

Job summary

Linde plc is seeking an experienced SEC reporting professional to lead quarterly and annual filings from our Danbury, CT headquarters. You’ll drive process improvements, coordinate MD&A footnotes, and oversee XBRL tagging with the technical accounting team.

You’ll manage cross‑functional projects, including ESG reporting, while ensuring SOX controls remain robust. A strong accounting background, data-driven mindset, and mastery of Excel, Workiva, Hyperion, and SAP are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting; CPA and/or MBA strongly preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in public accounting or SEC reporting.
• Strong analytical, process-improvement mindset with ability to manage complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate preparation of quarterly and annual SEC filings, including footnotes to the financial statements, MD&A and overseeing XBRL tagging requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement and increase efficiency of the reporting process by leveraging process mapping/engineering and automation to decrease time and effort required to report.
• Support the quarterly earnings release process including the preparation of earnings release financial tables and review of press release, earnings presentation and related financial data prepared by investor relations.
• Stay current on emerging reporting from regulatory bodies (SEC, FASB, other) and coordinate with technical accounting team for disclosure implications of new accounting guidance.
• Lead cross-functional projects related to or impacting the reporting workstream including ESG reporting, benchmarking and new standard deployment.
• Identify and deploy best practices and technology while maintaining an effective SOX controls environment.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Project management

Communication skills

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Excel

Workiva

Hyperion

SAP

Job description

Posted on: 9/15/2026 - Apply before: 10/31/2026

• Lead and coordinate the preparation of quarterly and annual SEC filings, including footnotes to the financial statements, MD&A and overseeing XBRL tagging requirements
• Drive continuous improvement and increase efficiency of the reporting process by leveraging process mapping/engineering and automation to decrease time and effort required to report
• Support the quarterly earnings release process including the preparation of earnings release financial tables and review of press release, earnings presentation and related financial data prepared by investor relations
• Stay current on emerging reporting from regulatory bodies (SEC, FASB, other) and coordinate with technical accounting team for disclosure implications of new accounting guidance
• Lead cross-functional projects related to or impacting the reporting workstream including ESG reporting, benchmarking and new standard deployment
• Identify and deploy best practices and technology while maintaining an effective SOX controls environment

What makes you great

• Youhave a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Accounting. CPA and/or MBAstrongly preferred
• Minimum5 years of experience in public accounting or combination of public andprivate industry experience in SEC reporting required
• Highlyanalytical and intellectually curious with strong process improvementmindset
• Experiencemanaging complex project timelines with a high degree of personal timemanagement skills
• Advancedknowledge of Excel and experience with Workiva, Hyperion and/or SAP
• Excellentcommunication and intrapersonal skills

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity & specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

Linde employees learn and abide the Linde Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct by demonstrating honesty, integrity, professionalism in all communications, actions, and decisions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

Please note this position requires you to work on-site full-time at our Danbury, CT headquarters.

In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a wide range of medical options to suit everyone’s needs. Other benefits include; educational and professional development, employee discount program, 401K, pension plan, and life insurance, just to name a few.

The salary range for this role is: $113,680 -$158,000.

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We are looking forward to receiving your complete application.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Linde Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.