Job Description

DESCRIPTION OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage the corporate period-end close process and work with the regional accounting teams to coordinate the group financial consolidation.
• Maintain the general ledger and oversee administration of the functional aspects of the financial consolidation systems.
• Assist in maintaining the internal control environment of the company.
• Build, document, and deploy scalable processes that ensure repeatable, high-quality execution of the financial close process.
• Identify process improvement and/or automation opportunities and implement solutions that improve timeliness and accuracy of financial transactions.
• Participate in acquisition due diligence and lead the business combination and accounting processes integration activities for new acquisitions.
• Work with tax and treasury teams to ensure accurate accounting of tax matters, derivatives, debt, pensions, equity compensation, restructuring and other corporate accounting related matters.
• Assists in the annual external audit.
• Serve as a key resource for special projects with the ability to both lead as well as provide meaningful contributions as necessary.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance
• 8 to 10 years of progressive experience in corporate accounting and consolidations for a large multinational organization.
• Knowledge of US GAAP, SEC regulations and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Experience with HFM and SAP preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Experience planning and guiding the execution of a calendar for complex deliverables that cut across multiple internal functions, locations and external resources.
• Experience handling large international complex legal entity structures and related accounting.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-change environment required.
• Excellent communication skills both verbally (phone, one-on-one) and in writing (email, letters, reports, other correspondence) to varying external and internal contacts at varying levels.
• Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience in coaching, mentoring, evaluating and training staff.
• Intellectually curious and analytically strong.
• Progressive thinking skills and the ability to think and act independently.
• CPA is an asset

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About NielsenIQ 

NielsenIQ is a global measurement and data analytics company that provides the most complete and trusted view available of consumers and markets worldwide. We provide consumer packaged goods manufacturers/fast-moving consumer goods and retailers with accurate, actionable information and insights and a complete picture of the complex and changing marketplace that companies need to innovate and grow. Our approach marries proprietary NielsenIQ data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge. We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 90 countries, covering more than 90% of the world’s population. For more information, visit www.niq.com.

NielsenIQ is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status or any other protected class.