Sr Mgr/Associate Director, Global Consolidations, Reporting & Systems

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; CPA strongly preferred.
• Experience in life sciences, biotech, or a highly regulated industry preferred.
• 8-12+ years of progressive experience in public accounting and/or publicly traded multin

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Company Description Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012, Guardant® is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests, real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care, including screening to find cancer early, monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer, and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information, visit guardanthealth.com and follow the company on LinkedIn , X (Twitter) and Facebook . Guardant Health is seeking a highly strategic and systems-oriented accounting leader to serve as the global control tower for financial consolidations, reporting, and close governance. This role is responsible for ensuring the integrity, timeliness, and scalability of global financial reporting, overseeing the end-to-end consolidation process, internal reporting, and the underlying system architecture supporting a publicly traded multinational organization. This position operates horizontally across the organization, partnering closely with Global Accounting Operations, regional accounting teams, FP&A, Tax, and IT to drive standardization, governance, and continuous optimization of financial processes and systems. The role plays a critical part in enhancing the quality, consistency, and transparency of global financial data to support executive decision-making. This role serves as the central point of ownership for the integrity of consolidated financial data from source systems through internal and external reporting and reports to the Senior Director, Assistant Controller & Treasurer within the Corporate Accounting organization. Primary Responsibilities: Global Consolidations Ownership Own the end-to-end global consolidation process, including eliminations, foreign currency translation, ownership of consolidation adjustments, and consolidation entries. Ensure completeness and accuracy of consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP. Serve as the primary point of accountability for consolidated results during the close process. Global Close Control Tower Govern and manage the global close calendar, driving accountability across stakeholders to ensure adherence to close timelines and deliverables. Identify bottlenecks, dependencies, and risks in the close process and drive resolution. Establish KPIs and metrics to continuously improve close efficiency and predictability. Internal Reporting & Executive Analytics Lead and drive the development, preparation, and presentation of global variance analysis and internal reporting packages for senior leadership. Translate financial results into clear, actionable insights, highlighting key drivers and risks. Standardize reporting outputs across regions to ensure consistency and comparability. Intercompany & Transfer Pricing Governance Oversee global intercompany processes, including reconciliation, settlement, and resolution of intercompany imbalances. Enforce governance over intercompany agreements and transaction flows. Partner with Tax to ensure adherence to transfer pricing policies and documentation requirements. Audit, SOX & Compliance Coordination Act as a central liaison for external auditors on consolidation and reporting matters. Support U.S. GAAP audit requirements and SOX compliance related to financial reporting. Oversee statutory audit and regulatory compliance coordination through regional teams and external providers. Systems Ownership & Optimization Serve as the business owner for consolidation and reporting functionality within Oracle Fusion. Lead and drive optimization of intercompany modules, subledgers, and consolidation processes. Validate system interfaces, troubleshoot consolidation issues, and manage enhancement requests. Partner with IT to implement scalable, automated solutions that reduce manual intervention. Global Standardization & Scalability Lead and drive efforts to standardize accounting processes, policies, and reporting frameworks across global entities. Maintain and govern the global chart of accounts. Support accounting design and governance for new entity setups and international expansion. Strategic Initiatives & Transformation Lead and drive cross-functional initiatives related to financial systems, process improvements, and organizational scaling. Lead and drive continuous improvement in reporting quality, automation, and operational efficiency. Act as a key advisor to senior accounting leadership on global reporting strategy.

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