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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 88 Financial Reporting Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 2760 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 $130,478.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $128,152.

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 $121,142.

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 Degree1.92%
Bachelor's Degree81.23%
Master's Degree28.73%
Doctoral Degree0.43%
Other1.41%

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 years7.42%
3 to 5 years45.29%
6 to 8 years34.63%
9+ years12.65%

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 (44.09%)
  • Communication (36.49%)
  • Leadership (28.26%)
  • Detail Oriented (24.67%)
  • Microsoft Excel (24.2%)
  • Operations (24.17%)
  • Research (23.3%)
  • Problem Solving (22.5%)
  • Forecasting (17.86%)
  • Coordinating (16.23%)

Defining Skills

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

  • Public Accounting (26.93%)
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (57.04%)
  • Finance (68.01%)
  • Financial Statements (87.11%)
  • Consolidation (24.9%)
  • External Auditing (35.5%)
  • Auditing (47.28%)
  • Accounting (85.41%)
  • Internal Controls (26.52%)
  • SEC Filing (25.49%)

Necessary Skills

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

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (5.28%)
  • External Reporting (18.14%)
  • Month-End Closing (14.59%)
  • Income Statement (10.05%)
  • Corporate Accounting (8.02%)
  • General Ledger (16.29%)
  • Financial Accounting (14.78%)
  • Standard Accounting Practices (14.81%)
  • Data Analysis (7.54%)
  • Balance Sheet (18.95%)
  • Automation (10.05%)
  • Internal Reporting (12.34%)
  • Profit And Loss (P&L) Management (5.02%)
  • Business Process (5.21%)
  • Variance Analysis (8.31%)
  • Technical Accounting (27.37%)
  • SAP Applications (11.41%)
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance (9.6%)
  • Financial Services (4.43%)
  • Financial Management (5.73%)
  • Annual Reports (6.58%)
  • Financial Controls (2.18%)
  • Consolidated Financial Statement (8.98%)
  • Financial Analysis (17.25%)
  • Financial Planning (5.98%)
  • Financial Data (10.31%)
  • Reconciliation (6.65%)
  • Management Reporting (9.94%)
  • Project Management (12.52%)
  • Process Improvement (17.07%)
  • Financial Systems (8.02%)
  • Internal Auditing (7.31%)
  • Account Reconciliation (5.8%)
  • Investments (7.17%)
  • Workflow Management (3.32%)

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 (41.68%)
  • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (88.28%)
  • SEC Filing (39.45%)

Alternative Job Titles

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

  • Accounting and Financial Reporting Manager
  • Financial Reporting and Consolidations Manager
  • SEC Reporting Manager
  • Consolidations Manager
  • Director of Financial Reporting
  • External Reporting Manager
  • Reporting Manager
  • Global Service Manager
  • Workday Certified Payroll Consultant

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

  • Robert Half (102)
  • Elevance Health (69)
  • Somatus (56)
  • MassMutual (53)
  • Renaissance (52)
  • GXO Logistics (42)
  • TTEC (39)
  • Creative Financial Staffing (37)
  • Ford (36)
  • Citigroup (36)

North Carolina

  • Truist Financial (8)
  • Vaco (5)
  • GPAC (4)
  • Honeywell International (3)
  • Wells Fargo (3)
  • Disability Solutions (3)
  • Robert Half (3)
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers (2)
  • Lowe's (2)
  • Bank of America (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!