The Senior Manager will manage monthly accounting activities to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, and corporate policies. Additionally, this role plays a critical part in implementing process improvements, integrating new systems and businesses, and supporting global transformation

• Closely manage the day-to-day accounting operations performed by both on & offshore teams; provide analytics to key business stakeholders for decision making; execute month-end accounting close, review quarterly corporate submissions and reporting; provide support on both statutory and US financial audits and requests from participations and internal operational audits.
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of the overall monthly close activities, including account reconciliations as performed by the offshore teams; perform review and ad hoc analysis; identify areas to improve, streamline, and transform based on KPI.
• Provide excellent customer service to business stakeholders, including addressing and resolving queries escalated by both on & offshore teams in a timely manner
• Serves as a business partner by maintaining in-depth knowledge of the industry and accounting policies & principles.
• Review monthly metrics with BPO and business stakeholders to improve processes and resolve issues.
• Work alongside R2R Global Process Owner and R2R peers across other locations to drive forward transformation initiatives.
• Manage the transition of new processes from business units into Global Finance Operations via robust governance and documented standard operating procedures.
• Develop operational plans, monitor progress and outcomes against plans, and adjust priorities and resources accordingly.
• Collaborate within and across organization on key company-wide initiatives and to support the Finance transformation roadmap (people, process, technology)
• Research US GAAP as it relates to significant matters and provide accounting guidance to ensure compliance with US GAAP.
• Manage all applicable SOX documentation compliance and provide audit support to both internal and external auditors.
• Identifying areas of control risk. Ensure that an adequate and effective system of internal controls is maintained for reporting and analysis.
• Successfully identifies strategic opportunities.
• Recommends optimization for the department.
• Promote One Team culture across Global R2R (with on/offshore team members) and other GFO Towers (P2P, O2C).
• Other duties and special projects as needed.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in accounting
• CPA or MBA preferred
• 8+ years’ experience in public or private accounting with experience directly related to key responsibilities preferred
• 2+ years’ prior management experience required
• Solid work experience in general ledger accounting, month-end close functions, including account reconciliations, trial balance reviews, analysis, KPI & metrics, and intercompany settlements
• Prior experience in an outsourced or global shared services environment
• Experience in implementing global processes and systems
• Experience in driving process improvement within a Finance organization
• Successful track record of development/delivery of complex solutions
• Experience with S4/HANA, SAP ECC FI, or other large ERP systems and subsystems
• Proficiency in a variety of systems, including MS Office suite of tools (Word, PowerPoint, Power BI, and high-level Excel spreadsheets such as familiarity with macros, pivot tables, lookup, and IF functions)
• Exhibits a high level of resourcefulness and project management skills
• International experience required (understanding of currencies, FX, intercompany settlement)
• Entertainment industry preferred

Desired Characteristics

• Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully in a multicultural environment with persons at all levels of the organization across all communication channels
• Demonstrated customer service orientation and proficiency in working with multiple Finance and Accounting customer groups across a large global organization
• Able to quickly build rapport and establish credibility with stakeholders
• Excellent time management skills to perform in a fast-paced, high-pressure, high-volume environment and work well under tight deadlines
• Autonomously and resourcefully delivers high-quality, high-impact work end-to-end
• A collaborative, team player, flexible, and able to adjust to changing priorities quickly; demonstrates a high level of influence and teamwork skills
• Supports an environment of intellectual curiosity and a culture of innovation
• Must have a broad knowledge of US GAAP, with strong technical accounting, process, and controls background
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail a must
• Experience in delivering system/process improvements and implementing projects within a finance organization
• Flexibility to work overtime to support Global R2R agenda; travel as needed