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Corporate Accounting Manager
Direct Hire
Salary: $98-135k bonus
4 days on site - Columbia Maryland
Must:
Big 10 accounting firm large company experience
6 years of total experience
Nice:
Big 4
Manufacturing
International experience
SEC Reporting
SAP
History with process improvement & efficiency
Financial systems transformation
Corporate Accounting Manager
Seeking a Manager, Corporate Accounting to join our Controller team in Columbia, MD. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Global Accounting & Reporting, this role will lead key corporate accounting processes and support financial reporting activities across a global organization. The successful candidate will partner with cross-functional teams, provide technical accounting expertise, and drive process improvements while ensuring accurate and timely accounting and financial reporting.
Responsibilities
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Direct Hire
Salary: $98-135k bonus
4 days on site - Columbia Maryland
Must:
Big 10 accounting firm large company experience
6 years of total experience
Nice:
Big 4
Manufacturing
International experience
SEC Reporting
SAP
History with process improvement & efficiency
Financial systems transformation
Corporate Accounting Manager
Seeking a Manager, Corporate Accounting to join our Controller team in Columbia, MD. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Global Accounting & Reporting, this role will lead key corporate accounting processes and support financial reporting activities across a global organization. The successful candidate will partner with cross-functional teams, provide technical accounting expertise, and drive process improvements while ensuring accurate and timely accounting and financial reporting.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and review a variety of quarterly and annual financial statement disclosures, including calculation and reconciliation of the statement of cash flows.
- Serve as primary contact for external auditors and manage quarterly review process.
- Manage global pension accounting activities in partnership with external actuaries, Human Resources, and regional finance teams.
- Oversee annual ERISA benefit plan audits and related financial statement preparation.
- Direct accounting activities related to insurance programs, including workers compensation and employee health & welfare plans.
- Partner with stakeholders to prepare monthly legacy cost forecasts.
- Coordinate with Tax, Treasury, and regional Controllership teams around the world to ensure alignment and timely deliverables.
- Review balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and analytics to ensure completeness and accuracy, including presenting variance analysis to management on a quarterly basis.
- Research, interpret, and implement U.S. GAAP guidance for complex or non-routine transactions.
- Support special projects and other corporate accounting initiatives as assigned.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- 6 years of experience in public accounting and/or a multinational corporate accounting environment
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting
- Experience managing complex accounting processes
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
- Demonstrated analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- CPA license
- Experience with pension, insurance, or employee benefit accounting
- SAP and related reporting and planning tools
- Experience with Workiva financial reporting platform
- Track record of leading process improvement and automation initiatives
- Familiarity with AI-enabled productivity and financial reporting tools
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Salary : $98,000 - $135,000