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Job Description:
We are looking for a Project Manager – Systems to support enterprise financial consolidation and close activities in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. This Long-term Contract position will oversee key consolidation processes, strengthen financial systems governance, and partner across finance, tax, FP&A, IT, and audit to improve reporting accuracy and operational efficiency. The role also plays an important part in enhancing close-related systems, supporting complex organizational changes, and guiding process improvements across a global environment.
Job Responsibility:
- Direct global consolidation and close cycles across monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting periods, ensuring accurate treatment of intercompany balances, eliminations, and foreign currency impacts
- Oversee the timely preparation of consolidated financial results for leadership review and external reporting, while maintaining quality and completeness under shortened close deadlines
- Provide accounting leadership for complex consolidation matters, including entity additions, ownership changes, and unusual organizational structures, supported by sound analysis and documentation
- Act as the business lead for consolidation and close platforms, maintaining core structures such as chart of accounts, legal entities, and reporting hierarchies
- Coordinate system upgrades, enhancements, and integrations by partnering with technology teams and external vendors to align tools with reporting and control needs
- Support implementation efforts tied to consolidation system connectivity and close reporting processes, ensuring solutions meet statutory, management, and internal control requirements across regions
- Strengthen efficiency and visibility by advancing automation, process consistency, and data quality improvements throughout the close and consolidation cycle
- Establish and maintain a strong control framework over consolidation activities, including documentation, evidence retention, and audit support for internal and external reviews
- Collaborate with FP&A, Tax, and other finance partners to align reported results, address legal entity and intercompany matters, and assist with integration activities related to acquisitions
- Lead and develop team members while serving as the escalation point for sophisticated consolidation and financial systems issues, fostering accountability and continuous improvement
Requirements:
- Proven experience managing complex financial consolidation and close processes within a global or multi-entity environment
- Strong project management background with the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving finance, systems, and external partners
- Hands-on knowledge of consolidation and close systems, including responsibility for system structures, hierarchies, and process improvements
- Solid understanding of internal controls, audit support, and governance requirements related to financial reporting and close activities
- Demonstrated ability to analyze technical accounting and organizational structure matters and translate them into practical process solutions
- Experience working closely with FP&A, Tax, IT, and accounting teams to deliver coordinated reporting outcomes
- Ability to lead teams, mentor professionals, and resolve complex issues in a fast-paced reporting environment
- Strong communication and documentation skills, with the ability to support decision-making, compliance, and operational transparency
What we offer:
- medical insurance
- vision insurance
- dental insurance
- life insurance
- disability insurance
- 401(k) plan
- deferred compensation plan
- paid time off
- paid holidays
