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 117 Financial Reporting Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 2562 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 2016:
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 $169,112.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $168,612.
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 $155,375.
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 Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 81.97% |
| Master's Degree | 28.84% |
| Doctoral Degree | 0.23% |
| Other | 2.03% |
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 Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 2.96% |
| 3 to 5 years | 56.9% |
| 6 to 8 years | 25.7% |
| 9+ years | 14.43% |
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 (47.54%)
- Leadership (44.69%)
- Communication (43.4%)
- Microsoft Excel (37.16%)
- Research (33.06%)
- Detail Oriented (31.5%)
- Problem Solving (29.39%)
- Forecasting (25.41%)
- Operations (24.04%)
- Planning (19.75%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Accounting (92.45%)
- Financial Statements (85.41%)
- Finance (72.04%)
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (55.85%)
- Auditing (48.85%)
- External Auditing (34.38%)
- Public Accounting (28.9%)
- SEC Filing (34.1%)
- Internal Controls (33.05%)
- Technical Accounting (32.73%)
- Financial Analysis (27.81%)
- Process Improvement (23.97%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Consolidation (20.49%)
- External Reporting (13.88%)
- Project Management (18.26%)
- Standard Accounting Practices (14.24%)
- Month-End Closing (11.3%)
- Balance Sheet (9.5%)
- Management Reporting (11.93%)
- Financial Accounting (6.69%)
- Automation (11.81%)
- SAP Applications (10.75%)
- General Ledger (8.99%)
- Financial Planning (10.52%)
- Financial Data (12.32%)
- Data Analysis (11.89%)
- Internal Reporting (8.1%)
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance (9.66%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (10.64%)
- Financial Modeling (13.02%)
- International Financial Reporting Standards (8.21%)
- Internal Auditing (8.6%)
- Notetaking (7.86%)
- Investor Relations (8.96%)
- Financial Services (9.46%)
- Financial Systems (10.01%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (9.19%)
- Variance Analysis (5.67%)
- Economics (9.7%)
- Investments (6.06%)
- Financial Management (7.16%)
- Consolidated Financial Statement (7.63%)
- Annual Reports (8.21%)
- Reporting Processes (8.49%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) (6.57%)
- Corporate Financial Reporting (5.71%)
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.
- Public Accounting (30.68%)
- Accounting (98.13%)
- SEC Filing (36.2%)
- Technical Accounting (34.74%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Financial Reporting Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- SEC Reporting Manager
- Financial Planning and Analysis Manager
- External Reporting Manager
- Finance Reporting Manager
- Private Equity Fund Accountant
- Regulatory Reporting Manager
- Director of Financial Reporting
- Accounting and Financial Reporting Manager
- Corporate 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.
- Financial Reporting Accountant
- Controller (General)
- Accountant (General)
- Financial Manager (General)
- Accounting Analyst
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
- Healthcare Services Group (166)
- Robert Half (115)
- Alvarez & Marsal (91)
- Accenture (70)
- Creative Financial Staffing (63)
- Lumen Technologies (50)
- Verint Systems (47)
- Vaco (38)
- Vail Resorts (34)
- Baker Tilly (32)
North Carolina
- Truist Financial (22)
- Vaco (11)
- Alvarez & Marsal (7)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (6)
- First Citizens Bank (6)
- Bank of America (6)
- Honeywell International (5)
- Citigroup (5)
- Accenture (5)
- Wells Fargo (3)
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!
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