Senior Manager, Accounting( Consolidations)

Global Consolidations and Close Management Manage the end-to-end global financial consolidation process for monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting, including the collection, validation, consolidation, review, and reporting of financial results. Coordinate the companywide close calendar, key milestones, dependencies, submission requirements, and issue escalation in partnership with regional and functional finance teams. Apply U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies to evaluate whether consolidated financial statements are complete, accurate, and supported by appropriate analysis and documentation. Review consolidated balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, and equity activity, including period-over-period analytics, unusual items, and completeness of consolidation adjustments. Review top-side, post-close, and consolidation entries, ensuring each entry is appropriately supported, approved, recorded, and assessed for its impact on the consolidated financial statements. Prepare and review consolidated equity roll-forwards, ownership and noncontrolling interest schedules, cash flow consolidation support, and other consolidated schedules required for internal management and external reporting. Manage the preparation and review of the consolidated statement of cash flows, including financial statement movement and variation reporting, identification of noncash activity, intercompany cash flow eliminations, cash flow adjustments, estimated reporting, system pushdowns, and resolution of reporting-calendar timing differences. Implement and administer established ownership and issue-resolution protocols for late submissions, out-of-balance conditions, mapping issues, data quality concerns, and other matters that could affect the close. Administer close cutover, data-lock, and pencils-down procedures across source and consolidation systems, including the controlled processing and escalation of late entries, repeated interface loads, post-close adjustments, and significant changes submitted after reporting deadlines. Partner with External Reporting and FP&A to support quarterly and annual reporting, management reporting, variance analysis, and alignment of consolidated results across reporting outputs. Manage the controllership process for capturing, reconciling, documenting, and consistently mapping unusual items and potential Non-GAAP adjustments across consolidated, external, and management reporting. Coordinate with FP&A, Technical Accounting, External Reporting, and Controllership leadership on completeness and supporting documentation, while recognizing that process capture does not constitute approval of adjustment eligibility or disclosure treatment. Provide consolidation and intercompany schedules to support statutory, legal entity, IFRS, internal management, and external reporting requirements, as applicable. Prepare and explain consolidation, intercompany, cash flow, equity, and other supporting schedules requested for quarterly reviews, annual audits, internal audit procedures, and other assurance activities. Prepare clear issue summaries, accounting analyses, close updates, and decision materials for the Director, Accounting and senior accounting and finance leadership. Provide ad hoc reporting and support special projects as directed by accounting and finance leadership. Financial Systems, Data and Reporting Governance Serve as the day-to-day functional process owner and subject matter resource for the consolidation platform and related close, account reconciliation, and task management tools, under the Director's overall functional governance and in partnership with IT and system administrators. Administer consolidation processes, data submissions, interfaces, validation rules, consolidation logic, elimination rules, recurring reports, and user support within the role's scope. Review consolidation system mapping changes, metadata requests, ownership structures, currencies, reporting hierarchies, and other configuration changes for completeness and accuracy; approve changes within delegated authority and escalate significant changes to the Director. Maintain effective governance over chart-of-accounts requests and reporting hierarchies that support internal, management, legal entity, and external reporting requirements. Manage recurring reconciliations between the consolidation platform and source, planning, and predecessor systems, including trial balance reconciliations, financial statement movement analyses, interface control totals, and post-pushdown tie-outs. Coordinate consolidation-system and reporting activities associated with legal entity creation, ownership changes, reorganizations, mergers, dissolutions, deactivations, hierarchy changes, and historical-data retention, including related ownership, currency, consolidation, and elimination configurations. Provide guidance, support, and training to finance teams on consolidation, intercompany, close, and reconciliation tools and requirements. Partner with IT and Finance Transformation teams on system implementations, upgrades, integrations, testing, automation, and simplification initiatives affecting consolidation or intercompany accounting. Serve on the operational finance implementation team of the Global Coffee Company consolidation platform, coordinating requirements definition, process and system design, data and metadata readiness, testing, control design and documentation, training, cutover, deployment, user readiness, and post-implementation stabilization. Governance, Controls and Audit Support Manage and continuously improve internal controls over consolidation, intercompany accounting, eliminations, financial system changes, journal entries, reconciliations, and close management within the role's scope. Ensure established procedures and controls are appropriately designed, documented, and operating effectively, with timely remediation of identified deficiencies and sustainable corrective actions. Execute and continuously improve close, control, documentation, disclosure-support, and management-certification processes appropriate for a newly independent U.S. public company, including accelerated close requirements, Sarbanes-Oxley control execution, audit-ready documentation, and disciplined issue escalation. Maintain complete and audit-ready documentation for significant entries, eliminations, reconciliations, judgments, system changes, analyses, and review evidence. Serve as a key liaison with internal and external auditors for consolidation, intercompany, and related system and control matters, coordinating responses and supporting timely resolution of questions. Partner with Technical Accounting and External Reporting to resolve accounting and reporting matters that affect consolidated results or disclosures. Process Improvement and Transformation Develop recommendations for and execute the approved roadmap to standardize, simplify, automate, and strengthen consolidation and intercompany processes across the global organization. Identify recurring close issues, intercompany differences, manual workarounds, data quality concerns, and control gaps; perform root-cause analysis; and implement sustainable solutions that improve accuracy, speed, transparency, and accountability. Drive harmonization of close calendars, submission requirements, reconciliation standards, elimination procedures, and documentation across legacy organizations and geographies. Lead or support finance integration, separation, acquisition, ERP, consolidation platform, shared services, and transformation initiatives affecting the role's responsibilities. Manage the consolidation and reporting execution associated with acquisitions and joint ventures, including loading and validating opening balance sheets, recording purchase accounting and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) conversion adjustments, establishing ownership and equity structures, incorporating historical results, supporting cash flow presentation, and coordinating subsequent ledger pushdowns. Establish meaningful close, quality, intercompany, and control metrics and use those metrics to identify trends, define priorities, and drive continuous improvement. Maintain a hands-on approach to complex accounting and reporting challenges while balancing operational execution, team leadership, and longer-term transformation priorities. Build strong relationships with regional and business unit controllers, Global Business Services, External Reporting, Technical Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, IT, Internal Audit, Legal, and other stakeholders. Communicate close status, key judgments, financial statement impacts, unresolved intercompany matters, risks, and required actions clearly and timely. Provide accounting guidance, process support, and training to finance teams on consolidation, intercompany, close, and reporting requirements. Influence cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams through clear governance, disciplined follow-through, and effective stakeholder management. Lead, develop, and engage accounting professionals responsible for consolidation, intercompany accounting, and related close processes, with responsibilities refined based on the final operating model. Establish clear goals, accountability, service expectations, and development priorities through regular conversations, one-on-one discussions, performance reviews, and talent processes. Provide coaching, technical guidance, and career development while building a culture of trust, collaboration, wellbeing, continuous improvement, and high performance. Build organizational capability, process resilience, and succession depth for critical consolidation, intercompany, and financial systems responsibilities. Total Rewards: Salary Range: $130,700- $150,000 Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factors Benefits, subject to election and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time), 401k with company match, Tuition Reimbursement, and Mileage Reimbursement Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required. Master's degree preferred. Active CPA license required. 8+ years of progressive accounting and controllership experience, including significant experience with financial consolidations, intercompany accounting, financial close, journal entries, account reconciliations, internal controls, and financial systems. Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. GAAP, consolidated financial statements, foreign currency matters, intercompany eliminations, cash flow reporting, equity accounting, legal entity accounting, and enterprise financial systems. Prior experience leading, managing, and developing accounting professionals and influencing teams across functions or geographies. Experience operating in a complex, multinational, and deadline-driven environment. Experience with a Big Four or other national public accounting firm, together with experience at a large accelerated U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filer, Fortune 500 company, or large multinational organization. Experience in consumer products, CPG, food, retail, coffee, beverage, or related industries. Experience with SAP and a leading consolidation platform such as Tagetik, OneStream, Hyperion Financial Management, or SAP Group Reporting. Experience with BlackLine, Trintech, or comparable account reconciliation and close management tools. Experience supporting external reporting, statutory reporting, global shared services, finance transformation, and enterprise system implementations. Working knowledge of IFRS and international statutory reporting considerations. Experience supporting acquisitions, carve-outs, separations, integrations, or major organizational transformations. Strong understanding of accounting relationships across the balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, equity, intercompany accounts, and legal entity reporting. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail and an ability to identify issues within complex financial data. Organized, project-minded approach to scheduling, coordinating, and executing close and reporting processes. Strong presence and the ability to communicate complex accounting and process matters clearly to senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders. Proven ability to lead change, manage organizational transitions, and translate objectives into disciplined execution. Excellent communication, presentation, relationship-building, and coaching abilities. Advanced proficiency with Excel and strong competency with PowerPoint and enterprise financial systems. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a hybrid and globally distributed environment, accept and incorporate feedback, prioritize competing demands, and operate effectively under tight deadlines. Hands-on leadership style with a commitment to accuracy, accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.