Director, SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting

Director, SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting

Company:
Ball Corporation

Location:

Westminster, CO, US, 80021

Job Category:
Finance

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.

The Director, SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting will be responsible for the preparation of financial statements, reports and related disclosures in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which are provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), other third parties and management. You will be responsible for the statement of cash flows and underlying processes. This team will be responsible for leading the design and effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting in respective areas of responsibility.

This team will also assist with financial accounting research and technical support in the evaluation, selection and implementation of the corporation’s accounting practice and act as subject matter expert for very complex transactions with significant impact to Ball.

• Lead, mentor and develop team of direct reports.
• Responsible for the accurate, complete and timely preparation of the company’s annual (10-K) and quarterly reports (10-Q) and periodic SEC filings, working collaboratively with stakeholder, executive management and directing the work of your team.
• Responsible for the consolidated and consolidating statements of cash flows, including the underlying processes.
• Manages the drafting of timely responses to the SEC and other regulatory agencies. Also responsible for assisting in the coordination and preparation of financial information used in other SEC/public filings, including debt and equity offerings and filings associated with acquisitions/divestitures.
• Maintains close relationship and works cooperatively with the treasury, investor relations, public relations, law and tax departments regarding the above SEC documents and other external releases or disclosures of financial or other information having a bearing on the corporation’s periodic public reports.
• Participates in the Disclosure Review Committee meetings to discuss pending SEC filings, the state of Ball’s internal controls over financial reporting and any other items related to public disclosures.
• Assists in monitoring financial accounting and reporting developments of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the SEC, as well as trends in financial reporting of other public companies. Assists in analyzing potential effects of these developments and proposes appropriate responses for consideration by executive management.
• Leads global projects on an as needed basis, within finance.
• Responsible for preparing and/or coordinating necessary accounting documentation of large, complex transactions with significant overall impact to the business in cooperation with the respective divisions and external auditors.
• Manages and is responsible for maintaining and updating the company’s Global Accounting Manual and, including communication of policies and administering training on such policies.
• Utilizes deep knowledge of new accounting rules to develop and deliver technical trainings for the global finance teams.
• Performs and coordinates the accounting analysis with respect to potential impacts of new contractual arrangements together with the divisions and in close coordination with the functions.
• Provides interface support with both internal and external auditors in connection with regular reviews, audits and special projects.
• Monitors international accounting (IFRS) and ESG disclosure developments for future accounting and reporting implications for the company.
• Serve in an advisory role for the M&A team and the division finance teams on potential accounting issues on JV(VIE) structures as well as purchase accounting and related activities.
• Leads the documentation approvals from a corporate perspective to ensure accounting issues related to M&A activities (including opening balance sheet and push-down accounting) are properly addressed, considered and resolved by the division…