Accounting Manager - Record to Report

Job description

In The Coca-Cola Company's Finance Hub, we are a world-class partner, providing tech-enabled, data-driven insights to our stakeholders, enabling business and operational decision-making. All core processes within the Finance Hub aim to drive improvement to overall shareholder value. As a team, we foster a culture of partnership, integrity, and accountability. The Global Record-to-Report Operations team, within the Finance Hub, is tasked with delivering the end-to-end operational accounting process and activities, upholding quality and gain efficiencies across finance functions.

We are hiring for an Accounting Manager in the Record to Report function, supporting the company Corporate segment. This role will report to the Senior Director, Record to Report, North America & Corporate, and be a member of a team of Legal Entity Controllers (LECs) and Accounting Managers responsible for managing the end-to-end US GAAP financial report.

Focus, Scope, & Impact:

• Collaborate with various Finance teams (i.e., Platform Services/Financial Hub, Controller's Group, Corporate Audit Department, Corporate Treasury, Corporate Tax) to ensure timeliness and accuracy of the company's accounting records, financial statements
• Collaborates with accounting operations teams at a Managed Services Provider in accordance with established governance protocols & procedures. Provides guidance to and oversees the activities and output of the Managed Services Provider team for the specific geography/process during closing period.
• Supports LEC in several complex Tax driven entries preparing Journal Vouchers and supplemental analyses
• Reviews monthly Trial Balance analyses, balance narratives, cash flow statements, Intercompany transactions and other closing documents prepared by Managed Service Provider and provide sign off.
• Responsible for exception management, review and approval of high-risk reconciliations and providing BSR Risk/Opp review results to Financial Services clients/stakeholders
• Support the implementation of process improvement initiatives driven by the RTR Business Process Lead.
• Maintains data quality, ensuring compliance with standards and consistency of information output for financial reporting

• 5-7 years of financial accounting/reporting experience in a multi-national company with a global footprint. Preferably experience in working with a Managed Services Provider across different cultures and time zones.
• Bachelor's degree in finance & accounting is required. Professional certifications (CPA/ACCA/Chartered Accountant) would be desired.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP
• Strong understanding of SAP S/4 Hana and Blackline or equivalent financial reporting tools and systems.
• Critical thinking, business knowledge, and problem-solving skills working with multiple internal and stakeholders, internal and external auditors, understanding risk and urgency in the preparation and delivery of an appropriate response balanced against competing deliverables.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment, with ability to multi-task with proven follow-through and adherence to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong demonstration of business acumen, financial competency, English language fluency, global thinking, effective communication, systems proficiency, change adaptability, flexibility, being able to operate in ambiguous situations, business partnership and collaboration, and risk management.