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Director – Consolidations & Accounting Partnerships
Company | BuzzFeed |
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Location | New York, NY, USA |
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Salary | $150000 – $160000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
- CPA certification is strongly preferred
- Minimum of 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including public company and international experience
- Strong understanding of financial consolidations, FX revaluation, and intercompany accounting
- Experience working in a multinational or multi-entity environment including strong knowledge of statutory reporting requirements in international markets
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Proficiency in Excel, NetSuite a plus
- Ability to work independently and cross functionally across teams including Tax, Legal, Treasury, Finance, and Operations
- Excellent organization skills, superior attention to detail, exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-starter, independently motivated with a proactive approach and the ability to motivate and inspire others.
Responsibilities
- Manage the financial consolidation process for multiple entities (Japan, India, Canada, Mexico, UK) including monthly reconciliations and flux analyses with heavy focus on foreign currency matters.
- Act as primary financial liaison with multiple external partners (including gathering reporting of revenue, costs, and cash flow) with focus on maintaining strong and timely communication while ensuring accuracy and transparency.
- Monitor financial performance and reporting from partners, ensuring ongoing compliance with contractual agreements while providing analysis and insight to senior leadership.
- Oversee intercompany transactions, ensuring proper reconciliation and elimination in consolidated financial statements.
- Perform foreign currency revaluation and ensure proper accounting treatment of currency fluctuations.
- Maintain the accuracy and reliability of consolidated financial statements, ensuring compliance with relevant global accounting standards (e.g., IFRS, U.S. GAAP).
- Participate in the monthly close process to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, including, but not limited to, preparing and reviewing journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Collaborate with external auditors to ensure compliance for annual statutory reporting in the U.K. and India, including preparing and providing audit support in a timely manner to ensure compliance with external deadlines.
- Continuously identify opportunities to streamline consolidation processes, improve data integrity, and enhance reporting efficiencies through automation.
- Maintain internal controls in compliance with SOX and other regulatory standards.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.