Accounting Supervisor, External Reporting

Position Overview

The Accounting Supervisor, External Reporting plays a key role in the preparation, review, and timely filing of Halliburton’s external financial reports, including Forms 10-Q, 10-K, and 8-K, as well as quarterly earnings materials.

This position is part of the External Reporting group and reports to the External Reporting Manager. The role supervises members of the External Reporting team and works closely with Accounting, Finance, Legal, Tax, Treasury, Internal Audit, external auditors, Investor Relations, and other business functions to support accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with U.S. GAAP and SEC requirements. 

Responsibilities and Essential Duties

• Supervise and develop members of the External Reporting team, including assigning responsibilities, monitoring performance and development objectives, providing coaching and training, and conducting regular performance discussions.
• Coordinate and review the preparation of the Company’s quarterly and annual SEC filings, including Forms 10-Q, 10-K, and 8-K, utilizing Workiva and ensuring compliance with applicable SEC and U.S. GAAP requirements.
• Review financial statements, footnotes, MD&A, supporting schedules, disclosure checklists, and related workpapers for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and compliance with reporting requirements.
• Manage key aspects of the quarterly and annual external reporting calendar, including monitoring deliverables, coordinating dependencies, identifying potential issues, and ensuring deadlines are achieved.
• Review and oversee XBRL and Inline XBRL tagging for SEC filings, including the appropriateness and consistency of tags and related disclosures.
• Review and coordinate the preparation of quarterly earnings materials, including the Earnings Release and supporting materials, and work closely with Investor Relations, senior management, and other stakeholders.
• Perform and review technical accounting and SEC reporting research, including evaluating new accounting standards, SEC rules, and reporting requirements and assisting with their implementation.
• Research and resolve complex accounting and financial reporting matters, including evaluating presentation and disclosure considerations and documenting conclusions as appropriate.
• Coordinate with Accounting, Finance, Legal, Tax, Treasury, Investor Relations, business units, and other functions to obtain and validate information required for SEC filings and other external reporting deliverables.
• Review supporting schedules and analyses used in the preparation of financial statement disclosures and ensure appropriate documentation is maintained.
• Assist with the review of the Company’s Proxy Statement and other externally communicated financial information, including press releases, investor presentations, and other public materials, as applicable.
• Coordinate external and internal audit requests related to financial reporting and support the resolution of audit and review matters.
• Review and support internal controls over financial reporting associated with the external reporting process, including maintaining appropriate documentation and identifying opportunities to strengthen controls.
• Identify and implement process improvements, including enhancements to Workiva, reporting workflows, templates, automation, and other reporting tools.
• Participate in special projects, technical accounting matters, government reporting requirements, and other routine and non-routine assignments requested by management. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible accounting and financial reporting experience.
• Experience preparing and/or reviewing SEC filings, including Forms 10-Q and 10-K, and related financial statement disclosures.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC financial reporting requirements.
• Experience with XBRL and SEC filing processes.
• CPA certification required.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet strict reporting deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Ability to work independently, exercise professional judgment, and escalate significant accounting or reporting matters appropriately.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word and familiarity with Adobe Acrobat.
• Ability and willingness to work additional hours during quarterly and annual reporting periods, as necessary to meet filing deadlines. 

Skills and Competencies

• Strong leadership, coaching, and team-development skills.
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting skills with the ability to research and analyze complex reporting matters.
• Excellent attention to detail and a strong commitment to accuracy and completeness.
• Strong organizational, project-management, and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate financial reporting matters clearly to management and cross functional stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to prioritize competing deadlines and work effectively under time-sensitive reporting requirements.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to build effective working relationships across functions and organizational levels.
• Self-motivated with a continuous-improvement mindset. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Workiva experience, including SEC filing and XBRL functionality.
• Experience with a large, multinational, publicly traded company.
• Previous public accounting experience, particularly with SEC registrants.
• Experience with SAP, HFM, Essbase, or similar financial reporting and consolidation systems.
• Experience implementing new accounting standards or SEC reporting requirements. 

Location and Schedule

• Full-time, on-site position.
• Additional hours may be required during quarterly and annual SEC filing periods. 

World Class Benefits

At Halliburton, we're committed to providing you and your family with a comprehensive and affordable benefits package - which means we offer support for your physical, emotional, financial and parental needs, both now and in the future.  When you join our team, you'll have access to a wide range of resources designed to help you thrive at work and at home.  By clicking here, you can review a summary of the benefits available once you join.