Description
Serve as the senior individual-contributor CPA and technical accounting subject matter expert for North America consolidation and financial reporting, ensuring accurate and consistent application of IFRS and U.S. GAAP. Research, interpret, document, and communicate technical accounting guidance under IFRS and U.S. GAAP; prepare accounting position papers, lead and support implementation of new accounting standards. Evaluate contracts, alliances, due diligence, and new business arrangements for financial-reporting impact and appropriate accounting treatment; partner with Business, Tax, Legal, and other stakeholders during negotiations and implementation.
Improve technical accounting processes, templates, controls, and knowledge sharing; provide technical guidance, education, training to other Honda business units; create user-friendly technical materials and tools for non-accounting users, covering cross-functional departments, business units, and NA entities to promote greater awareness and understanding in application on various transactions. Assist the team by coordinating accounting compliance, update in HM Accounting Policy, and provide management-approved accounting positions with impacted NA entities, HM-C, internal stakeholders, and external auditors; confirm conclusions are supported, timely, and consistently applied.
Assist in NA consolidation financial close and activities as assigned by Department Lead, including review of assigned entities' reporting results, intercompany/non-core transactions, CJEs prep/review, and preparation of analyses for subsidiaries, and relevant NA entities as needed; assist in coaching, and review support within the team and external accounting teams as needed or directed by Department Lead without direct people-management accountability.