ForgeApply
Try it free

ForgeApply · Job listing

Vice President, Financial and Regulatory Reporting

Western Union

Denver, CO | USA GA - Atlanta - Corporate Center V, UShybrid

See all 37 open roles at Western Union

Tailor your resume for this Western Union job in about a minute.

ForgeApply tailors your resume and cover letter to this exact posting, then hands you a ready-to-submit application for Western Union's site. Free trial, no card required.

About this role

VP, Financial and Regulatory Reporting, Consolidations & Governance Location: Atlanta, GA

We are looking for an experienced and strategic finance leader to serve as our VP of Financial & Regulatory Reporting, Consolidations & Governance . This highly visible role will lead the Company's SEC reporting, regulatory reporting, financial consolidations, technical accounting, and corporate accounting functions. The successful candidate will be responsible for the preparation and filing of all SEC reports, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and Proxy Statements, while ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information provided in earnings releases, investor presentations, and communications with rating agencies. This leader will also oversee monthly close and consolidation activities, foreign currency translation, regulatory financial reporting, and related audits associated with the Company's domestic and international operations. In addition, the role will provide leadership for technical accounting and accounting policy governance, including accounting research, implementation of new accounting standards, and development of company-wide accounting policies. The position will also oversee key corporate accounting areas, including investments, debt, stock compensation, employee benefits, capitalized software, and intercompany transactions. This executive will serve as a trusted partner to senior leadership, external auditors, regulators, and cross-functional teams, ensuring a strong governance framework, regulatory compliance, and best-in-class financial reporting processes across the organization.

Success profile The VP of Financial and Regulatory Reporting, Consolidations and Governance is primarily responsible for leading the activities related to the preparation and filing of the Company’s financial filings with the SEC, including the Company’s Form 10K/10Q/proxy, as well as ensuring the accuracy of financial information in the Company’s earnings releases, investor presentations, and rating agency presentations. 

In addition, the role will also  be responsible for  the following:  

• Coordinating and managing the Company’s  combined financial statement audit, disclosure committee/SOX 302 certification processes, and preparation of materials related to the Company’s SEC filings  and Audit Committee meetings .  

• Perform ing  quality and timely SEC and technical  accounting  analysis research, including preparation of summary memoranda to be presented to executive management and outside auditors (including performing research on  SEC - filing best practices , accounting positions  for unique transactions , the accounting for new products  and partnerships, including revenue recognition , and the purchase price  accounting for new business combinations ).  

• Governing the Company’s non-GAAP reporting, including adherence to non-GAAP  reporting policies and related SEC rules and interpretive guidance.  

• Monthly close activities  including  consolidation and foreign currency translation of the Company’s accounts (as well as  determining  and interpreting the impact of foreign currency on the Company’s results, including related constant currency disclosures), as well as coordination of quarterly review packages with other accounting departments.  

• Preparation and audits of all financial statements related to the Company’s subsidiaries in the United States, Canada and selected Caribbean countries as well as the financial statements of the Company’s United States pension plan.

• Preparation of all  North American subsidiary   financial - related regulatory filings. Such filings include those for federal and state regulators,  the  U.S. Department of Commerce , and  other agencies.   As part of this responsibility, role will entail coordinating and responding to audit requests from such regulators as well as  presenting them to such regulators when  needed.  

• Establishing the strategic direction and executing the strategy related to the Company’s governance processes overall financial and regulatory reporting, including developing and documenting financial reporting policies and procedures  and responding to changes in the Company’s business and new accounting standards .  

• Coordinate with the Company’s  Technology  team and ensure that  proper systems and controls exist  in order to  ensure the  accurate  and  prompt preparation and filing of the Company’s financial statements.   In addition, the role will coordinate with the  Technology   team to develop and  maintain  a financial systems roadmap to ensure that the Company’s financial systems are able to meet the Company’s needs in the future.  

• Areas  of accounting responsibility include  cost and equity method investments,  debt investment  portfolios,  stock compensation accounting,  severance and other employment and post-employment benefits,  debt  accounting and financing transactions,  capitalized software,  intercompany accounting, related party disclosure processes,  unclaimed property governance,  mergers and integration and other non-GAAP  accounting and reporting,  determining and preparing funding requests related to the Company’s international subsidiaries , and  interfacing and performing review activities related to information received from the Company’s tax and finance departments and coordinating activities with the Company’s investor relations, corporate legal, treasury ,  and human resources departments.  

• Preparation,  review, and analysis of ad hoc reporting requested by executive management.  

Role Requirements: • Active CPA with over 10 years of experience in SEC financial reporting,

• 5+ years of management experience,

• Bachelor’s  degree  in accounting,  Master of Accountancy degree preferred.

• Strong and demonstrated advanced knowledge of U.S. GAAP technical accounting requirements and proficiency in preparing and reviewing financial statements and related disclosures (including tho

Salary insight

This posting doesn't disclose pay. Across 1,038 Denver jobs with disclosed salaries on ForgeApply, the median is $122k.

Based on live postings with disclosed pay on ForgeApply; refreshed daily. Not an estimate of this employer's offer.

Tailor your resume for this Western Union role before you apply.

Tailor my resume for this job

Similar jobs

Free ATS checker · No Salary on the Job Posting? How to Find the Number Before You Interview