Manager, Consolidations & SEC Reporting
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
Lincoln International Inc. (NYSE: LCLN) is a trusted investment banking advisor to business owners and senior executives of leading private equity firms and their portfolio companies and to public and privately held companies. Our services include mergers and acquisitions advisory private funds and capital markets advisory and valuations and fairness opinions. The global enterprise is comprised of a tightly integrated team of more than 1400 professionals in more than 30 offices in 14 countries offering an unobstructed perspective on the global private capital markets backed by superb execution and a deep commitment to client success. With extensive industry knowledge and relationships timely market intelligence and strategic insights we forge deep productive client relationships that endure for decades. Connect with us to learn more at .
At Lincoln International we know that the success of our global organization is a direct outcome of the strength of our people. We encourage diversity of thought and create talent density by attracting retaining and engaging high performers from all demographics backgrounds and perspectives. We value diversity equity and inclusion as a catalyst to foster innovation and creative problem solving access the best candidates and adapt to a highly dynamic competitive environment. We know that employing a diverse team and valuing the unique perspectives of our people allows us to better understand and serve the needs of our clients.
Lincoln International is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status. We encourage you to read more about our commitment to diversity and Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) efforts.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Lincolns Manager Consolidations and SEC Reporting leads our monthly quarterly and annual consolidation process and supports the preparation of external financial reporting for our publicly traded multi-entity multi-currency organization. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely monthly consolidated financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards overseeing intercompany accounting and eliminations supporting statutory reporting coordination and driving process improvements and systems automation across the global close. This role requires analytical skills attention to detail and strong leadership skills to support the companys financial and strategic goals while maintaining accurate financial reports.
Key responsibilities include:
- Consolidation & Close Leadership
- Support the monthly/quarterly close calendar for consolidation activities; coordinate deliverables across regions and corporate teams.
- Own the end-to-end global consolidation process including consolidation journals eliminations foreign currency translation and reporting packages.
- Report and analyze consolidated financial results including variance analysis and key drivers by entity/region.
- Ensure consistent application of accounting policies across all entities and drive standardization of close procedures.
- Intercompany & Entity Management
- Oversee intercompany accounting processes including reconciliation settlement and elimination entries.
- Establish and enforce intercompany governance including matching procedures cut-off policies and documentation standards.
- Partner with local finance teams to ensure timely and accurate entity reporting and compliance with corporate requirements.
- SEC and Technical Accounting & Reporting
- Support the end-to-end preparation drafting and filing of Form 10Q and 10-K ensuring accuracy completeness and adherence to SEC rules U.S. GAAP and company disclosure controls and procedures.
- Support technical accounting matters impacting consolidation (e.g. business combinations FX matters equity transactions restructurings impairments).
- Prepare and/or review consolidation-related footnote support roll-forwards and disclosure tie-outs.
- Ensure completeness and accuracy of consolidation adjustments and supporting documentation.
- Audit & Controls
- Coordinate with external auditors regarding consolidation intercompany and reporting topics.
- Maintain strong internal controls over financial reporting including control design execution and remediation.
- Own documentation for consolidation processes key controls and policy memos as needed.
- Systems & Process Improvement
- Administer and enhance consolidation tools (e.g. NetSuite Workiva or similar).
- Identify opportunities to automate reconciliations improve data quality shorten close timelines and increase reporting transparency.
- Leadership & Collaboration
- Mentor and develop consolidation accountants/analysts; provide coaching and performance feedback.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Treasury Tax Legal FP&A and regional controllers on reporting requirements and transactions.
- Communicate complex accounting topics clearly to stakeholders at varying levels.
Qualifications:
This role is ideal for experienced accounting professionals with a strong background in financial management and leadership. The Manager Consolidations and SEC Reporting plays a critical role in driving the organizations financial success and operational efficiency.
Professional and Cultural Characteristics:
- Strong leadership and team management abilities.
- Exceptional organizational skills adaptability and attention to detail with the ability to see the big picture.
- Clear proactive communication across time zones and functions.
- Strong analytical mindset with problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills able to present financial data to non-financial users.
- Ability to work under pressure and take ownership and accountability for deadlines and accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
- Company-wide in office work policy four days per week.
Experience & Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field.
- 6 years of progressive accounting experience with significant exposure to consolidations and financial reporting.
- Strong knowledge of consolidation accounting (intercompany eliminations FX translation noncontrolling interests earnings per share equity method etc.).
- Experience in a publicly-traded multi-entity multi-currency global environment.
- Advanced Microsoft Office Suite and Excel skills(e.g. pivot tables complex formulas financial modeling);proficiency with consolidation systems and ERPs.
- SEC reporting experience in preparing 10-Q 10-K and proxy.
- Solid proficiency in accounting software (ie: Workiva and NetSuite).
- Familiarity with business intelligence software.
Preferred Qualifications:
- CPA (or equivalent) strongly preferred.
- Exposure to both U.S. GAAP and IFRS.
- Experience implementing or optimizing consolidation software (NetSuite).
- Familiarity with SOX compliance and internal controls.
Additional Information:
Lincoln International is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.
The salary for this role is $115000-$135000 on an annual basis. This salary is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Chicago.
This job is also eligible for bonus pay.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits to eligible employees.
You can apply for this role through LinkedIn or Lincolns Company Page or through Lincolns Internal Jobs Board if you are a current employee.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.
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