Manager, Accounting Controllership

As GE Appliances Manager of Accounting Controllership, you'll be a crucial element of the finance team, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting for both internal and external stakeholders. You'll oversee the end-to-end financial reporting processes, including preparing monthly and quarterly reports for Haier, the parent company. Your responsibilities will span across various tasks, including preparing US GAAP financial statements, performing month-end closing activities, and leading balance sheet reviews. Additionally, you'll manage a team, providing leadership, coaching, and support to ensure the smooth execution of financial reporting tasks. You'll also work closely with internal and external auditors, facilitating audit requests and supporting both external and internal audits. Position Manager, Accounting Controllership Location USA, Louisville, KY

How You'll Create Possibilities

• Owns and manages end-to-end financial reporting processes, including preparation of monthly and quarterly reporting packages for submission to GE Appliances’ Parent, Haier.
• Supports the preparation of annual U.S. GAAP financial statements and related footnotes.
• Owns closing responsibilities for certain estimates and reserves, including evaluating various inputs and assumptions and preparing the monthly statement of cash flows.
• Leads quarterly balance sheet reviews with Finance teams, functional leaders, and legal entities.
• Performs comprehensive balance sheet analysis, identifies process improvements, and drives simplification initiatives in collaboration with the CFO’s Staff and cross-functional teams to improve efficiency, transparency, consistency, and accountability.
• Partners with internal and external auditors to coordinate audit requests and support internal and external audit activities.
• Manages and develops Controllership team members responsible for monthly close and financial reporting across key business line items, including treasury, intracompany, and intercompany activities with Haier affiliates, while providing leadership, coaching, and support to the broader team.

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