Assistant Manager of NA Consolidation

About the position

The Assistant Manager of NA Consolidation is responsible for timely and materially accurate financial consolidation and reporting of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) and subsidiaries (AH-C) and North America region (NA-C). This role involves overseeing North American (NA) Honda entities to ensure compliance with Honda Group International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Consolidated Accounting Policy and financial reporting guidelines. The position requires close coordination with HM's Consolidation Department and NA entities, setting and providing practical accounting and reporting policies to minimize financial statement audit risks and aid NA entities' compliance with IFRS and US GAAP reporting frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly consolidation for AH-C and NA-C, ensuring accurate and timely reporting to HM under IFRS.
• Establish the monthly close timeline, coordinating with HM Consolidation, HM Business Planning, NA Forecast, and NA Tax.
• Lead NA and HM planning meetings/training at least quarterly.
• Collaborate with NA Technical Accounting Specialist, guiding NA entities and HM.
• Review financial reporting packages for key NA entities, ensuring material errors are resolved.
• Oversee direct reports' review of NA entities' financial reporting, ensuring proper identification of material errors.
• Review manual and automatic consolidation journal entries for accuracy.
• Prepare and review consolidated fluctuation analysis and footnote support.
• Resolve material intercompany variances.
• Assist HM's review process by ensuring accurate responses from NA entities.
• Support external audits by addressing financial reporting and accounting issues.
• Ensure SOX compliance for department controls.
• Lead monthly financial close for AD, AHSCC, AHIC, and AHPPC, reviewing journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial packages.
• Propose and lead consolidation/accounting standardization projects, including the rollout of a new consolidation system for NA entities.
• Lead local reporting under US GAAP and IFRS, including preparation of unaudited AH-C financial statements for external distribution.
• Lead defined benefit plan accounting and reporting for AH-C under IFRS and US GAAP.

Requirements

• BA/BS Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (required)
• Active CPA license (required)
• 8+ years of accounting and financial reporting experience (required)
• Public accounting and private industry experience combined, of which 4+ years spent in public accounting (strongly preferred)
• Experience with consolidation, revenue recognition, and inventory (required)
• Management / supervisory experience (required)
• Experience working with multi-location global organizational structure (preferred)
• Direct work experience with IFRS (preferred)
• Strong understanding of consolidation principles (required)
• Ability to research and apply IFRS and US GAAP to determine appropriate accounting and reporting of business transactions (required)
• Ability to demonstrate strong analytical skills to perform effective review of financial reporting packages and oversight of NA entities (required)
• Effective communication (written and verbal), project management, and interpersonal skills (required)
• Overall proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (required)
• Strong knowledge of the automotive or consumer markets industry (preferred)
• Understanding of major IFRS vs US GAAP differences (preferred)
• SAP and financial consolidation system experience (preferred)

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with multi-location global organizational structure
• Direct work experience with IFRS
• Strong knowledge of the automotive or consumer markets industry
• Understanding of major IFRS vs US GAAP differences
• SAP and financial consolidation system experience

Benefits

• 401k
• health_insurance
• dental_insurance
• vision_insurance
• life_insurance
• paid_holidays
• paid_volunteer_time
• tuition_reimbursement
• professional_development