Accounting Manager
Develop and maintain a financial and business analysis function capable of providing accurate and timely financial information which will enable the international, multi-entity, multi-currency company to meet its business commitments.
- Lead monthly financial close process for US and foreign entities to ensure timely and accurate financial statements, including consolidation and foreign currency translation for foreign affiliates and account reconciliations.
- Build and lead a team of committed and capable employees to ensure successful delivery of finance services aligned with business objectives.
- Ensure the Oracle based ledger systems for all legal entities comply with appropriate country regulations.
- Lead the accurate and timely preparation of consolidated financial reporting package in line with US GAAP and ad hoc requests including presentation materials for senior leadership.
- Implement the effective design, development, implementation, measurement, and management of finance and accounting to continuously increase capability and performance.
- Implement and maintain a robust internal control environment.
- Lead the annual financial audits with external auditors, including resolution of key accounting issues.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets and inventory transactions.
- Provide necessary data for the completion of the annual tax return preparation, including the research & development and other tax credits, in collaboration with internal tax team and external tax advisors.
- Provide business unit and shared service departments with timely and accurate information, as necessary or requested.
- Manage annual lease accounting process per ASC 842.
- Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager.
- Give manager best advice.
- Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified.
- Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager.
- Exemplify Company Core Values : Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment.
- Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws.
- Recommend viable improvements proactively.
- Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes.
- Build and lead a team of committed and capable employees.
- Plan for, appropriately assign, resource, and integrate the work of the team.
- Lead, expect, and implement continuous improvement.
- Own the output of the team.
- Ensure team members fulfill functional and general employee accountabilities.
- Exercise effective managerial leadership to include :
- Two-way managerial team working.
- Fair and just treatment of direct reports.
- Context setting.
- Planning.
- Task assignment.
- Ongoing performance management.
- Coaching.
- Selection and orientation.
- De-selection and dismissal.