Manager, Accounting

Founded in 1963 by Mary Kay Ash with a bold mission to enrich women’s lives, Mary Kay has grown into one of the world’s most successful and enduring beauty brands. For more than 60 years, our people-first culture and commitment to innovation have powered our global success in skincare, color cosmetics, nutritional supplements, and fragrances. Our corporate teams spanning R&D, marketing, IT, manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, analytics, and more play a critical role in supporting millions of Independent Beauty Consultants across more than 35 markets worldwide.

At Mary Kay, employees collaborate on meaningful work that drives real impact, fuels entrepreneurship, and advances science-backed beauty. Guided by purpose, we are equally committed to sustainability, supporting women affected by cancer and domestic abuse, and inspiring future generations, all while offering rewarding careers with global reach and opportunities for growth.

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401K & Profit Sharing
• Free On-site Fitness Center & Health Clinic
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Product Discounts

Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the general ledger and ensuring it meets Company and U.S. GAAP accounting and reporting requirements as necessary. Ensures all financial reports are completed accurately and timely. Reviews all policies related to General Accounting to ensure that policies continue to have relevant controls, approval limits, etc. and address all external audit recommendations. Manages a staff responsible for General Accounting.

• Leads monthly financial close activities related to sales force events and awards, car program, prepaid expenses, and other miscellaneous items.
  • Responsible for gaining a working knowledge of all accounts on the balance sheet and income statement and able to identify, question and challenge unusual activity for the entire General Ledger.
  • Ensures accurate financial results by reviewing and approving journal entries prepared by staff, reviewing financial statements, analyzing account balances for unusual trends, and presenting results to Management.
  • Interfaces with Company Executives concerning development and interpretation of policies and analysis of financial data.
  • Determines the most appropriate means to handle unusual accounting transactions that fall outside of normal working parameters.
  • Leads monthly close meeting and ensures all follow-ups are resolved.
• Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the general ledger and ensuring it meets Company and U.S. GAAP accounting and reporting requirements as necessary. Ensures all financial reports are completed accurately and timely.
  • Reviews monthly U.S. financial reports for errors, abnormalities, or other outliers and leads investigation of those amounts to ensure final financials are accurately stated.
  • Alerts Director to any significant issues or variances and also communicates with other appropriate leadership within the organization where necessary (VPs, Executives, etc.).
  • Ensures all areas under management maintain adequate personnel coverage and serves as a backup for direct reports when needed.
  • Spends time each month reviewing entries and reconciliations outside of team's immediate scope to provide overall general ledger oversight and review.
• Serves as the primary liaison with outside auditors for the management of audit requests.
  • Works closely with outside auditors to draft lists of audit requests for Mary Kay’s annual audit (both interim and year-end).
  • Responsible for reviewing the audit requests, clarifying ambiguous requests, identifying unreasonable requests, and working directly with auditors to resolve issues or concerns regarding requested items.
  • Ensures audit requests are assigned to the appropriate personnel and holds Finance Division accountable for meeting agreed-upon deadlines.
  • Participates in weekly audit update meetings between Finance VPs, Finance Directors and external auditors to understand any audit concerns and to ensure that those concerns are appropriately addressed in a timely manner.
  • Makes recommendations to external auditors for changes to audit requests for future…