The Senior Manager, Financial Reporting provides strategic management over the company’s external and internal financial reporting function, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and internal control standards. This role owns the end-to-end financial reporting lifecycle, serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, and leads complex accounting matters, audits, and enterprise initiatives. The position manages and develops a high-performing reporting team while driving continuous improvement, scalability, and risk mitigation across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Financial Reporting
- Manage the completion of external financial reporting activities, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, earnings releases, and related disclosures.
- Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of financial statements, footnotes, and MD&A in compliance with U.S. GAAP and SEC requirements.
- Work with international finance teams to understand accounting practices and ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP and SEC requirements
- Serve as the escalation point for complex reporting issues and judgmental accounting matters.
- Review month-end consolidated close results and management reporting
- Review equity compensation and lease accounting activities
Technical Accounting & Policy Oversight
- Research complex accounting topics (e.g., revenue recognition, inventory, business combinations, equity compensation, leases, foreign currency).
- Lead the assessment and implementation of new accounting standards and regulatory changes.
- Own the development, maintenance, and governance of accounting policies, technical memos, and position papers.
Audit, SOX & Risk Management
- Coordinate interactions with external auditors, including timely and accurate delivery of audit schedules and issue resolution.
- Partner with Internal Audit and Finance leadership to oversee SOX compliance and internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR).
- Identify emerging risks, control gaps, and reporting exposures; drive remediation and strengthen governance frameworks.
People Leadership & Organizational Impact
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of financial reporting professionals.
- Foster a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
Strategic Partnership & Executive Support
- Serve as a key advisor to the Assistant Controller, Controller, VP of Finance, CFO, and other senior leaders on reporting, accounting, and regulatory matters.
- Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Tax, Legal, Investor Relations, HR, IT, Business Development, and Operations to ensure alignment, data integrity, and efficient close and reporting cycles.
- Support strategic initiatives including M&A, restructurings, system implementations, and business transformations.
Process & Systems Transformation
- Drive modernization and automation of financial reporting processes to improve efficiency, quality, and scalability.
- Participate in ERP, consolidation, and reporting system enhancements.
- Establish best practices, standardized reporting frameworks, and metrics to monitor performance and compliance.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required.
- 10+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including significant public company experience.
- Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting, and SOX compliance.
- Demonstrated success managing complex accounting issues.
- Experience managing professionals.
- 5% to 10% travel is required. Additional travel may be needed for significant projects.
Preferred
- Big 4 or national public accounting background.
- Experience in a large multi-national or multi-entity organization, preferably focused on manufacturing or technology.
- Exposure to consolidations accounting and M&A.
- Advanced experience financial reporting systems. Experience with Workiva, FinQuery (formerly LeaseQuery), or Planful are a plus.
Professional Competencies
- Judgment & Integrity: Exercises sound judgment in complex, high-risk accounting matters.
- Talent Development: Builds and develops strong teams and future leaders.
- Continuous Improvement: Champions innovation, automation, and scalable solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required.
- 10+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience, including significant public company experience.
- Deep expertise in U.S. GAAP, SEC reporting, and SOX compliance.
- Demonstrated success managing complex accounting issues.
- Experience managing professionals.
- 5% to 10% travel is required. Additional travel may be needed for significant projects.
Preferred
- Big 4 or national public accounting background.
- Experience in a large multi-national or multi-entity organization, preferably focused on manufacturing or technology.
- Exposure to consolidations accounting and M&A.
- Advanced experience financial reporting systems. Experience with Workiva, FinQuery (formerly LeaseQuery), or Planful are a plus.
Professional Competencies
- Judgment & Integrity: Exercises sound judgment in complex, high-risk accounting matters.
- Talent Development: Builds and develops strong teams and future leaders.
- Continuous Improvement: Champions innovation, automation, and scalable solutions.
MA: $136,946 - $188,986
Top Skills
What We Do
IPG Photonics is the world leader in fiber laser technology, offering solutions for applications across a wide array of industries. Headquartered in Marlborough, USA, the company has developed a robust, vertically integrated supply chain, developing key technology components in-house, thus enabling the most reliable, powerful, and efficient laser solutions. With over 30 locations across the globe, we are committed to developing innovative products that provide reliable, cost-effective solutions for our customers’ needs.
