Experienced Mgr. Consolidations & Reporting at BDO USA in Metairie, LA

Experienced Mgr. Consolidations & Reporting

Location: Metairie, LA, United States

Job Summary:

The Experienced Manager, Consolidations & Reporting leads critical corporate accounting activities across a multi-entity organization, with primary responsibility for financial consolidations, elimination entries, intercompany accounting, legal-entity governance, and consolidated cash flow statement preparation. This role ensures accurate and timely financial reporting, maintains strong internal controls, resolves complex accounting matters, and partners with finance and business leaders to improve processes, data quality, and scalability. The position manages and develops accounting professionals and serves as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.

Job Duties:

• Owns the monthly, quarterly, and annual consolidation process for domestic and international entities, including review of entity submissions, consolidation adjustments, currency translation, noncontrolling interests, and consolidated financial results
• Directs the identification, preparation, review, and documentation of intercompany eliminations, including revenue and expense, receivables and payables, investments and equity, dividends, and unrealized profit in inventory or fixed assets
• Establishes and enforces intercompany policies, reconciliation standards, settlement procedures, and close timelines; investigate and resolve out-of-balance positions and recurring differences across entities
• Maintains an accurate legal-entity accounting hierarchy In ERP and financial reporting system and ownership structure; coordinate accounting for formations, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, dissolutions, capital contributions, dividends, and other entity changes
• Leads preparation and review of the consolidated statement of cash flows and supporting schedules, ensuring accurate classification, reconciliation to the balance sheet and income statement, and clear documentation of significant and noncash activity
• Manages assigned areas of the close calendar, monitor dependencies, remove execution barriers, and ensure reporting deadlines are met
• Reviews journal entries, account reconciliations, rollforwards, and variance analyses for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with company policy and U.S. GAAP
• Partners with Financial Reporting, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Legal, and business-unit finance teams on transactions, reporting requirements, forecasts, and organizational changes
• Drives process improvement and automation across consolidation, intercompany, entity, and cash flow reporting processes, including system enhancements and master-data governance
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Recruits, coaches, and develops accounting team members
• Establishes clear objectives, provides ongoing feedback, and promotes accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Monitors and provide performance feedback of team members throughout the performance year
• Ensures all team members are effectively trained on systems and processes related to the Finance Department
• Assists team members with prioritization of workload, communications, etc. and delegates work assignments to team members as appropriate

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required; focus in Accounting or Finance, preferred

Experience

• Ten (10) or more years of progressive accounting experience, required
• Five (5) or more years of management experience, preferred
• Experience leading consolidations and managing teams in a complex, multi-entity environment, preferred
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, consolidated reporting, foreign currency matters, intercompany accounting, and cash flow statement preparation, required
• Experience with large ERP systems and consolidation or financial close platforms, required

License(s)/Certification(s)

• CPA, preferred

Software

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, required
• Advanced Excel and data-analysis skills, required
• Oracle and OneStream financial system experience, preferred

Language(s)

• N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Displays superior verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of working and communicating effectively with professionals at all levels
• Strong ownership mindset with exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accurate, timely reporting
• Ability to translate complex accounting matters into clear, practical guidance for accounting and nonaccounting stakeholders
• Sound judgment, professional skepticism, and effective problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to prioritize competing demands, lead through change, and influence across functions and organizational levels
• Collaborative and inclusive leadership style with a track record of developing high-performing teams

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range: $95,000 - $125,000
Maryland Range: $95,000 - $125,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $95,000 - $125,000

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Our purpose is to be the people our clients count on to grow with confidence and achieve what matters most. Our values guide how we bring that purpose to life each day. Together, they shape how we work with one another, serve our clients, and create meaningful impact.

BDO provides assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients across the U.S. and around the world. No matter your role, you’ll be part of a team helping clients navigate complexity and move forward with clarity.

We are proud to be an ESOP company, offering participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. As a qualified retirement plan, the ESOP is a meaningful addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. It also reinforces an ownership mindset that strengthens our connection to one another, our clients, and the future we’re building together.

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