Job Description

Do you have experience leading a team and influencing the activities involved with SEC reporting?  How about offering up your skills in a global business that is committed to moving money for better?  Join Western Union as a SEC Financial Reporting Group Leader.

Motivated by our values: purpose driven, globally minded, and trustworthy & respectful

We’re a FinTech that’s using insight from customers and colleagues worldwide to improve financial services for families, small businesses, multinational corporations, and non-profit organizations. We’re a team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories. We believe when money moves, better things happen.

Relentless pursuit of better

We will be looking to you to oversee the preparation and review of Western Union’s SEC filings, with respect to financial information, to ensure accurate and complete disclosures that are in accordance with SEC requirements, including the 10-k, 10-Q, earnings release 8-K, proxy, debt offering and other 8-K filings.  You will review and analyze certain standalone financial statements provided to regulators and manage standalone financial statements.  You’ll perform quality and timely SEC and technical accounting analysis, including preparation of summary memoranda to be presented to management and outside auditors.  You will certain aspects of public company audit and quarterly reviews, along with preparing, reviewing, and analyzing ad hoc reporting requests by senior management and regulators.  You’ll oversee consolidation of entities for internal and external reporting purposes, including elimination of intercompany activity and balances, and govern the corporate chart of accounts. You will also direct the Company’s accounting for stock compensation.

For such a pivotal role, you will have 10 years of financial accounting experience with at least 3 years of technical accounting experience working with SEC reporting.  You will have a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance and CPA strongly preferred.  You’ll have strong leadership skills and mentoring qualities.  You will have significant experience implementing process improvement.  You will be detailed oriented and demonstrate advanced problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.  You will have strong communication skills and be able to communicate with different levels of senior leadership.  Previous experience of lean and agile working methodologies is also desirable.

Join us, and let’s connect the world

Western Union is transforming its business and shaping the financial services sector by driving quality, convenience, and customer service to new levels of excellence. It’s an exciting time for our organization, as the largest cross-border money transfer operator, trusted by millions of consumers around the world. If you’re ready to unleash your potential to help drive change through bottom-up innovation, apply now.

We’re a company on the move, and we want our people to grow and develop. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as a great salary and benefits package.

We are passionate about our diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams, while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran (U.S.) status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, in accordance with applicable laws.

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