Manager, External Reporting
Controllers division overview:
Controllers ensure that CCI meets all of its necessary financial control and internal and external reporting obligations. In the Controllers Department, our professionals measure the profitability of, and risks associated with various aspects of the firm’s business.
CCI’s Controllers Group combines technical, accounting and product knowledge to (i) provide collaborative advice, (ii) help analyze financial data and report facts, and (iii) maintain and implement controls which protect the firm’s assets and helped sustain its reputation.
Corporate accounting team:
We are seeking an External Reporting Manager for a newly created team, to join the CCI Financial Accounting team at head office in Stamford, CT.
This Corporate Accounting team is responsible for maintaining the books and records of CCI LLC and its subsidiaries. This individual will have responsibility for the provision of information for management, for external reporting and for ad-hoc requests. This will entail working closely with other teams within Corporate Accounting, as well as across the firm (e.g. Corporate Treasury, Product Controllers, AR/AP colleagues, Financial Accountants and Systems Personnel).
Principal responsibilities:
Firstly, the candidate will be responsible for a newly formed External Reporting team (2 direct reports), taking ownership of the production of external reporting requirements for entities within the CCI Group structure. This will include, but is not limited to:
- Year-end statutory financial statements by legal entity (standalone and consolidated)
- Regulatory filings and local books and records
- Year-end disclosure information requirements
- External reporting for satisfaction of banking covenants
- External reporting for bank finance facilities
Secondly, the candidate will be CCI’s technical accounting expert, and will be able to offer advice to colleagues across the Controllers Group on technical accounting matters, crossing various aspects of the business. The individual should therefore have an excellent working knowledge of US GAAP (and IFRS would be a plus), and be able to quickly understand commercial activities, relate them to relevant accounting policies, and formulate clear concise accounting policy documentation that can be used across Controllers as the basis for consistent accounting.
Thirdly, the candidate will advise the business on accounting aspects of new transactions, and ensure that those transactions are accounted for in accordance with US GAAP.
Forthly, the candidate will also be heavily involved in the year end audit process, to ensure that audits run smoothly, information flow is efficient, and fieldwork and testing is completed timely in order that signed statutory accounts can be produced on-time.
The candidate will also be encouraged work closely with senior managers to identify opportunities to improve processes and controls, and help to build a function which becomes scalable and more efficient over time.
Working Conditions:
- Requires travel as needed
- Requires working extended hours as needed
Required Skills
- Excellent knowledge of US GAAP, presentation of financial statements – technical accounting expertise is essential for this role
- Knowledge of IFRS a plus
- Significant understanding of accounting, financial and work flow processes
- Ability to organize multiple responsibilities, prioritize workload and perform multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to work independently and propose solutions
- SAP knowledge, proficiency with general ledger system
- Proficiency with MS Word, Excel
- Strong analytical and documentation skills
- Strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
- Detail-oriented
Required Experience
- Five+ years of post-qualification experience in financial reporting / statutory reporting, and experience in wide variety of general accounting functions, including maintaining general ledger, analyzing accounts, resolving discrepancies and financial reporting.
- Experience in commodities trade preferred
Education requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting preferred
- CPA / public practice essential
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