Invesco Hiring for Finance Manager, GBS (Global Business Services) Job at Atlanta, GA Full Time

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The Department

Invesco Ltd. is a global independent investment management firm with offices in over 20 countries. As a Finance Manager in the Atlanta based Global Business Services (GBS) team, you will be responsible for overseeing the accounting and reporting of Invesco’s investments and consolidated investments products (CIP) globally for Invesco. This critical leadership position is part of the Regional Shared Services Center where the team is focused on providing accounting and finance functions for global business lines and preparing financial reports.

Your Role

You will be the key point of contact for Investments and CIP requiring you to partner with stakeholders around the globe including the product development teams; fund accounting teams; the financial reporting team; regional accounting teams and the offshore GBS team.

As a member of the GBS management team, you will have a wide range of responsibility including accounting and reconciliation review, participating in projects such as system implementations, and staff management either directly or in a matrix environment.

You will be responsible for:

• Oversee staff in the Global Business Services team (GBS) involved in Investments and CIP accounting including but not limited to accounting for seed investments and co-investments, deferred compensation hedges…
• …and the consolidation of various private equity, real-estate partnerships and CLOs, for SEC reporting, board reporting and adhoc business reporting
• Provide oversight, advice and review of journal entries and balance sheet reconciliation for investments and CIP
• Collaborate with the offshore GBS team fostering a culture of inclusiveness and cooperation and provide oversight of global tasks performed in shared service center
• Draft, compile and review financial statement footnotes and disclosures for SEC filings, ensuring that they are prepared in accordance with GAAP, regulatory requirements, and Invesco policies and that they are completed in a timely manner
• Review and prepare variance analyses. Collate and refine the global variance commentary, collaborating with local and regional teams, for the quarterly financial statements…
• …Communicate findings from analysis to FP&A, finance leadership and local controller teams
• Participate in the evaluation of new investment products for potential consolidation and appropriate accounting
• Ensure that the requirements of Sarbanes Oxley are met including the requirement for appropriate controls and maintaining SOX flows, spreadsheet control documents and the compliance thereof by the entire team
• Continuously seek to improve the accounting and reporting processes for Investments and CIP accounting
• Identify and resolves complex financial reporting issues as needed. Must be able to research accounting literature and act as a liaison with the policy team to assist in determining proper accounting treatment for financial transactions in US GAAP
• Review and analyze compilation of income statements, balances sheets and statements of cashflow for consolidated investments products
• Participate in the design, development and implementation of key systems impacting team including major system implementations
• Keeps abreast of current trends, accounting procedures and financial reporting rules (SEC rules) by networking with peers, attending industry meetings/seminars and reading professional journals
• Builds relationships with key peers and business partners to ensure team is effective; collaborates and stands in for other GBS Finance Managers and Directors as required
• Interviews, hires, orients, trains, motivates, evaluates, coaches, and when necessary, discharges team members

The experience you bring:

• Prior experience accounting for investments is required
• Public accounting or fund accounting experience auditing/accounting for investments and alternatives is highly desirable
• Supervisory experience is required
• Flexibility to work off-peak hours as necessary during key reporting periods
• Must have a solid understanding of accounting and financial principles and be able to apply these principles to corporate accounting
• Experience working in a leadership position in a shared service center supporting global operations is preferred
• Must also have a thorough understanding of GAAP and SEC reporting rules
• Must have knowledge of SOX
• Interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with a variety of individuals across functions and geographic locations
• Must demonstrate strong analytical skills and be proficient in reviewing financial data
• Must have the ability to lead and manage multiple projects, delegate work, prioritize work, meet deadlines, and concentrate on detailed information
• High degree of adaptability to change is required
• Demonstrated ability to work within international matrix reporting lines
• The ability to cooperate in a team environment is critical
• Must be able to utilize computer equipment and software, specifically spreadsheet applications
• Experience with Oracle Financials is a plus
• A Bachelors or Masters Degree in Accounting is required
• Designation as a Certified Public Accountant is required

What’s in it for you?

Our people are at the very core of our success, and we strive to provide employees with a competitive total rewards package which includes:

• Flexible Vacation and Remote Work Benefits
• 401K Matching
• Health & Wellness Benefits
• Parental Leave benefits

All Invesco employees are subject to Invesco’s COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES, which provides that employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. An exemption may be granted based on a medical contraindication or sincerely held religious belief. Fully vaccinated means that an individual has received all recommended doses of a COVID-19 vaccine that has received Emergency Use Authorization or full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and that it has been at least two weeks since the final recommended dose.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The job holder may be required to perform other duties as deemed appropriate by their manager from time to time.

Invesco’s culture of inclusivity and its commitment to diversity in the workplace are demonstrated through our people practices. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, or veteran status. Our equal opportunity employment efforts comply with all applicable U.S. state and federal laws governing non-discrimination in employment.

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