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Financial Reporting Manager

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Financial Reporting Manager manages the production of financial reports for a company, including corporate accounting and earnings reports presented to company directors, shareholders, auditors and regulators. Collects data from company financial analysts and accounting staff and presents, analyzes and manages filing of reports. May manage communications with auditors or regulators.

Job Outlook

There were 90 Financial Reporting Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 2254 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Financial Reporting Manager industry, which includes the Financial Reporting Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Financial Reporting Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $144,858.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $138,860.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Financial Reporting Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $130,163.

Education and Experience

Posted Financial Reporting Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education LevelPercentage
Associate's Degree0%
Bachelor's Degree83.76%
Master's Degree29.86%
Doctoral Degree0.67%
Other2.13%

Posted Financial Reporting Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of ExperiencePercentage
0 to 2 years8.01%
3 to 5 years38.98%
6 to 8 years33.26%
9+ years19.75%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Financial Reporting Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

  • Management (46.94%)
  • Communication (40.95%)
  • Problem Solving (31.19%)
  • Leadership (30.79%)
  • Detail Oriented (28.17%)
  • Microsoft Excel (25.95%)
  • Research (25.38%)
  • Operations (22.58%)
  • Coordinating (17.3%)
  • Writing (16.9%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

  • Public Accounting (27.17%)
  • Accounting (90.88%)
  • Auditing (48.68%)
  • Internal Controls (28.24%)
  • External Auditing (40.82%)
  • Financial Statements (89.31%)
  • Finance (69.87%)
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (57.84%)
  • International Financial Reporting Standards (8.71%)
  • Consolidation (23.8%)
  • SEC Filing (25.42%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

  • Profit And Loss (P&L) Management (5.88%)
  • Financial Controls (2.83%)
  • Account Reconciliation (6.2%)
  • Corporate Accounting (6.65%)
  • Month-End Closing (14.19%)
  • Variance Analysis (5.79%)
  • Standard Accounting Practices (15.81%)
  • Mergers And Acquisitions (7.36%)
  • Annual Reports (8.13%)
  • Business Process (4.45%)
  • Automation (9.47%)
  • Reconciliation (6.69%)
  • Accounting Software (5.52%)
  • Balance Sheet (17.92%)
  • Investments (9.16%)
  • Corporate Finance (5.25%)
  • Consolidated Financial Statement (10.55%)
  • Financial Data (9.74%)
  • Corporate Tax (1.48%)
  • Financial Services (5.61%)
  • Financial Systems (8.98%)
  • Financial Planning (6.96%)
  • Income Statement (10.33%)
  • Financial Analysis (20.79%)
  • Cash Flow Statements (7.27%)
  • Investor Relations (9.03%)
  • Data Analysis (15.45%)
  • Notetaking (10.6%)
  • Internal Auditing (8.13%)
  • Financial Accounting (19.04%)
  • General Ledger (13.7%)
  • Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (6.78%)
  • Management Reporting (9.74%)
  • Project Management (11.72%)
  • Process Improvement (20.34%)
  • Financial Management (10.96%)
  • SAP Applications (16.43%)
  • Quarterly Finance Reports (7.41%)
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance (10.91%)
  • External Reporting (14.32%)
  • Internal Reporting (7.63%)
  • Audit Processes (5.12%)
  • Statutory Reporting (4.18%)
  • Securities (Finance) (3.77%)
  • Technical Accounting (26.09%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

  • Accounting (99.17%)
  • SEC Filing (27.73%)
  • Technical Accounting (28.47%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Financial Reporting Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

  • Financial Reporting and Consolidations Manager
  • Accounting and Financial Reporting Manager
  • Workday Certified Payroll Consultant
  • SEC Reporting Manager
  • External Reporting Manager
  • Consolidations Manager
  • Director of Financial Reporting
  • Finance Reporting Manager
  • Regulatory Reporting Manager

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Financial Reporting Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

  • Accenture (163)
  • Robert Half (94)
  • MassMutual (56)
  • Renaissance (52)
  • GXO Logistics (42)
  • TTEC (38)
  • Ford (35)
  • Elevance Health (33)
  • Creative Financial Staffing (32)
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers (24)

North Carolina

  • Truist Financial (12)
  • Accenture (10)
  • GPAC (4)
  • Driven Brands (4)
  • Disability Solutions (4)
  • Vaco (4)
  • Bank of America (3)
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers (2)
  • Xylem (2)
  • Wells Fargo (2)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!