Financial Reporting Manager

Financial Reporting Manager

Job Description

This role leads Accounts Payable operations and drives financial reporting for a large, project-based organization. You will manage a team handling day-to-day AP activities while also owning monthly and quarterly financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting. The position combines hands-on accounting work with leadership responsibilities, process improvement, and close collaboration with business leaders and the parent organization.

Responsibilities

+ Lead and oversee Accounts Payable operations, including recruiting, training, mentoring, and scheduling staff to ensure timely and accurate completion of daily activities.

+ Provide day-to-day leadership to the Accounts Payable team to maintain high standards of accuracy, efficiency, and service.

+ Foster strong vendor relationships by addressing payment inquiries, resolving disputes, and reconciling vendor statements to ensure account accuracy and timely payments.

+ Prepare and review monthly account reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal policies and accounting standards.

+ Ensure compliance with IRS 1099 reporting requirements and support the timely and accurate filing of related reports.

+ Support internal and external audit processes by preparing documentation, responding to inquiries, and addressing audit findings.

+ Provide hands-on support with invoice processing and other Accounts Payable functions as needed to meet departmental objectives and operational deadlines.

+ Prepare and deliver monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages to the parent company, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to established reporting deadlines.

+ Lead the annual budgeting process, collaborating with business leaders to develop comprehensive and realistic budgets.

+ Manage quarterly forecasting activities by partnering with stakeholders to refine financial projections and performance targets.

+ Serve as a key liaison with the parent company by responding to financial inquiries, providing insights, and explaining performance through variance analyses.

+ Perform detailed variance analysis to explain business performance, trends, and deviations from budget or forecast.

+ Develop, maintain, and enhance financial reporting tools, templates, and dashboards to improve visibility and decision-making.

+ Identify opportunities to streamline financial reporting and Accounts Payable processes and support reporting automation initiatives.

+ Ensure consistency, accuracy, and standardization of financial reports across business units.

+ Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to support project-based financial reporting, especially in a manufacturing or construction environment.

+ Manage multiple priorities and deliverables, including month-end close, end-of-month reporting, and project deadlines, while maintaining high-quality results.

Essential Skills

+ 5-10 years of experience in financial reporting.

+ Strong background in accounting and financial analysis.

+ Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex formulas, data analysis, financial modeling, pivot tables, and VLOOKUPs.

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Experience with ERP systems (SAP experience strongly preferred).

+ Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.

+ Understanding of Percentage-of-Completion (POC) accounting principles.

+ Project-based experience in the manufacturing or construction industry.

+ Excellent organizational and time-management skills with the ability to work independently.

+ Proven ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.

+ Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet competing deadlines.

+ Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and urgency in delivering high-quality results.

+ Management experience leading or supervising a team.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

+ Experience preparing monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages for a parent or corporate entity.

+ Experience leading annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes.

+ background in supporting internal and external audits, including preparing documentation and responding to auditor inquiries.

+ Experience developing and maintaining financial reporting tools, templates, and dashboards.

+ Track record of identifying and implementing process improvements and supporting automation initiatives.

+ Strong vendor management and relationship-building skills.

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills for explaining financial results and variance drivers to stakeholders.

+ Experience working in or with large, complex organizations, including Fortune 500 environments.

+ Comfort working in a dynamic, transitional environment with significant team and process growth.

Work Environment

This position is based in a professional office environment with a hybrid structure that requires working on-site four days per week during normal business hours. The role uses modern office technology, including ERP systems such as SAP and advanced…