What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager Consolidations position at Equiliem?
Overview
This role is fully onsite in New York City and will be responsible for supporting monthly/quarterly close activities, performing consolidations, preparing journal entries, and analyzing intercompany accounts. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who can independently manage accounting projects and collaborate effectively across teams.
Key Responsibilities
Monthly & Quarterly Close
- Perform the monthly consolidation process and related documentation.
- Prepare consolidating entries, including intercompany, and resolve unreconciled items with divisions.
- Maintain the chart of accounts, definitions, and reporting data integrity.
- Complete overall elimination analyses, including Gross Profit entries and related analysis.
- Prepare retained earnings rollover analysis and Investment in Subs/APIC analysis.
- Assist in preparing prior-period reclassifications to align with current FCC mappings.
Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Consolidate, review, and analyze financial submissions.
- Complete first-level review of validation for new FCC account metadata.
- Complete first-level review of quarterly rollforward analyses.
- Provide meaningful financial analysis and commentary of actual results.
- Support the preparation of the quarterly Financial Actuals Book (FAB) for senior leadership.
- Assist with ad hoc internal management requests (e.g., Census reporting).
Audit Support
- Work directly with external auditors for quarterly and year-end audits.
- Prepare audit request materials and respond to inquiries.
- Support the External Reporting team with proofing of 10Q/10K filings.
Project Management & Operational Support
- Manage accounting-related projects independently (no direct staff management).
- Maintain the monthly consolidation task tracker.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- CPA required.
- 3–6 years of relevant accounting experience.
- Proven experience auditing or performing accounting cycles and financial statement analysis.
- Excellent communication skills (oral, written, and listening) across levels and time zones.
- Strong analytical abilities with high attention to detail.
- Proactive self-starter with the ability to take initiative and follow through.
- Commitment to ongoing learning and professional development.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)
- Experience with Oracle FCC (Financial Close and Consolidation) Reporting System.
- Experience with SAP.