External Reporting Manager
If you’re looking for a high-visibility, high-variety role where you’ll partner across nearly every part of the business, this could be a great next step. We are seeking a Manager of Financial Reporting to step into a key role currently being vacated due to an internal promotion into FP&A, highlighting the company’s strong track record of cross-functional mobility and long-term investment in developing talent from within!
Our client is a rapidly growing, privately held consumer products manufacturer with a national footprint and a strong reputation for operational excellence, innovation, and best-in-class customer partnerships. Headquartered in the Twin Cities, the company has scaled significantly over the past decade through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions, evolving into a true market leader with strong momentum and continued upside.
We’ve partnered with this organization for over 8 years and consistently see it as one of the strongest long-term career destinations in the market. The culture is highly collaborative, performance-driven, and deeply committed to internal mobility. High performers don’t just get promoted, they move across functions and into leadership roles!
This is a Manager of Financial Reporting opportunity built for a public accounting professional ready to step into a high-visibility industry role with real breadth and impact. You’ll take ownership of key areas of external reporting while also gaining exposure to technical accounting, FP&A, audit coordination, and strategic initiatives, including M&A and post-deal integration.
In this role, you’ll work closely with accounting, FP&A, tax, operations finance, external auditors, and senior leadership, giving you direct exposure to how the business operates and how strategic decisions are made at the top.
For someone coming out of public accounting, this is a standout opportunity to accelerate your learning curve, take on meaningful ownership early, and set yourself up for long-term growth into FP&A, corporate development, or broader accounting leadership.
Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation of quarterly and annual financial reporting (10-K/10-Q equivalent), including financial statements, footnotes, and MD&A, ensuring full compliance with applicable reporting and disclosure requirements
- Partner cross-functionally with finance leadership, external auditors, legal counsel, tax advisors, and investor relations
- Oversee key components of the month-end close process for leases, stock-based compensation, and debt accounting, including review of journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis
- Manage preparation and tie-out of supporting schedules for external filings, earnings materials, and investor relations deliverables
- Lead quarterly and annual goodwill impairment testing, segment reporting analysis, and other complex technical accounting areas as needed
- Coordinate and provide required support to external auditors during quarterly reviews and the annual audit
- Conduct and document technical accounting research related to complex transactions, including preparation of accounting memos and position papers in accordance with U.S. GAAP
- Support implementation of new accounting standards and pronouncements
- Assist with M&A activity, including purchase accounting, valuation support, and acquisition-related accounting
- Develop, maintain, and enhance internal controls documentation across the accounting function
- Review and refine accounting policies to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with evolving standards
Desired Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; CPA required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex accounting topics into clear, actionable insights
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally grounded in public accounting
- Strong command of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements
- Thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Demonstrated focus on process improvement, documentation, and operational excellence
- Highly organized with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple competing deadlines
- Advanced Excel skills with strong precision and data integrity
- SOX and internal controls experience preferred
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