Director of Corporate Accounting and Consolidations

Grant Thornton International Ltd
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • $172,000–$232,000 Per Year
  • Autofill and Review
6 days ago

Job Description

Grant Thornton is seeking a Director of Corporate Accounting and Consolidations to join the team. Approved office locations can be found below.

Director of Corporate Accounting and Consolidations

The Director of Corporate Accounting and Consolidations is responsible for leading the global financial consolidation, close. This is a newly created role resulting from the growth of the Grant Thornton Advisory multinational platform. This role oversees the integrity of the consolidated financial statements and drives the strategic development of consolidation processes, controls, reporting capabilities. This successful candidate will play a key leadership role in acquisitions, finance transformation initiatives, and continuous improvement of consolidation and close processes.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Accounting

  • Direct monthly, quarterly, and annual global consolidation processes.
  • Ensure accuracy and completeness of consolidated financial statements and supporting schedules.
  • Oversee ownership structures, legal entity hierarchies, consolidation adjustments, and intercompany eliminations in Onestream consolidation corporate performance management platform.
  • Manage foreign currency translation and multi-entity reporting processes.
  • Lead accounting close governance and coordinate activities across domestic and international finance organizations.
  • Establish accounting close performance metrics and drive continuous improvement efforts.
  • Partner with Financial Reporting, Corporate Accounting and Financial Operations teams to support their teams reporting requirements.
  • Review consolidation support schedules and disclosures.
  • Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and applicable reporting standards.
  • Support technical accounting analyses affecting consolidation conclusions.
  • Ensure appropriate internal controls exist over consolidation, close, and reporting activities.
  • Support SOX compliance activities and management testing.
  • Coordinate external audit requests related to consolidation and financial systems.
  • Monitor compliance with established accounting policies and procedures

OneStream Strategy & Governance

  • Establish application governance standards, policies, and controls.
  • Partner with Finance Systems and IT teams on platform administration, upgrades, security, and support.
  • Develop OneStream development roadmap in collaboration with other stakeholders. Prioritize and oversee OneStream enhancement efforts.
  • Oversee metadata governance, chart of accounts management, dimension structures, and workflow design.
  • Ensure platform scalability to support growth, acquisitions, and changing reporting requirements.

Finance Integration and Transformation

  • Lead initiatives to modernize and automate close and consolidation processes.
  • Drive adoption of OneStream capabilities
  • Identify opportunities to reduce manual processes and spreadsheet dependencies.
  • Establish data governance and reporting standards across the finance organization.
  • Lead financial integration activities for acquisitions and business combinations.
  • Coordinate onboarding of acquired entities into OneStream.
  • Oversee consolidation impact assessments for new acquisitions
  • Develop integration playbooks and standard operating procedures.

Experience, Qualifications and Eduction

  • Bachelor''s degree in Accounting.
  • CPA required.
  • 10+ years of progressive accounting, reporting, and consolidation experience.
  • 5+ years of leadership experience managing accounting or finance organizations.
  • Significant experience overseeing global consolidations.
  • Hands-on experience with OneStream or other leading EPM platform
  • Experience supporting multinational organizations and their consolidation process
  • Public accounting background preferred.
  • Experience with acquisitions, including accounting following the guidance of ASC 805, as well -merger integrations preferred.
  • Expert knowledge of ASC 810 Consolidation, ASC 830 Foreign Currency Matters
  • Understanding of OneStream Business Rules and VB.NET logic a plus
  • Exceptional project and change management skills.
  • Ability to influence across functions and geographies.
  • Continuous improvement orientation.
  • Strong risk and control mindset.

The base salary range for this position is between $172,000 and $232,000. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton's discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result - for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It's what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities: Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed, certified public accounting (CPA) firm that provides audit and assurance services ― and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which exclusively provides non-attest offerings, including tax and advisory services.

In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational, multidisciplinary platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices spanning the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience that includes enhanced solutions and capabilities, backed by powerful technologies and a roster of 12,000 quality-driven professionals enjoying exceptional career-growth opportunities and a distinctive cross-border culture.

Grant Thornton is part of the Grant Thornton International Limited network, which provides access to its member firms in more than 150 global markets.

Numbers & Facts

LocationMilwaukee, WI
Salary$172,000–$232,000 Per Year

Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Accounting Certificationsunmatched
  • Accounting Closeunmatched
  • Accounting Consolidationunmatched
  • Accounting Policiesunmatched
  • Acquisition Integrationunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Business Performance Managementunmatched
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
  • Change Managementunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Customer Experienceunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • External Auditunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Managementunmatched
  • Financial Operationsunmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • Financial Systemsunmatched
  • Foreign Exchange (FX)unmatched
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
  • Global Financial Marketsunmatched
  • Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
  • International Financeunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Legalunmatched
  • Maintain Complianceunmatched
  • Mergers and Acquisitionsunmatched
  • Metadataunmatched
  • Microsoft Visual Basic.NETunmatched
  • Onboardingunmatched
  • Operational Supportunmatched
  • Performance Metricsunmatched
  • Policy Developmentunmatched
  • Procedure Developmentunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Professional Servicesunmatched
  • Public Accountingunmatched
  • Reporting Skillsunmatched
  • Risk Managementunmatched
  • Sales Managementunmatched
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)unmatched
  • Service Deliveryunmatched
  • Spreadsheetsunmatched
  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
  • Strategic Planningunmatched
  • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Technical Accountingunmatched
  • Technical Supportunmatched

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