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Chicago Northern SuburbsManager of General Accounting--$10B SEC Company, up to $100K (A4)
Recruiter comments:
Need someone who has previously worked in monthly close and reconciliation process of a F500 company, with some Public Accounting in their background. Candidates must have at least 6 years, but no more than 12 years, of professional accounting experience (3-4 years in BIG 4 Accounting would be nice). CPA is a must. MBA highly preferred.
SAP knowledge is also a must. This company uses SAP and will NOT consider candidates without solid SAP knowledge. Six Sigma and Green Belt highly preferred, because a lot of this job involveds process improvement work. If the candidate doesnt have Six Sigma or Green Belt certifications, then please present a very compelling case as to why they are a fit.
Base pay is around 90-100K (some flexibility) plus 10% bonus. No relocation assistance provided. This is a newly created role.
Job description:
Monthly General Ledger Close and Accounting Reconciliation Shared Service Organizational Leader.
Responsible for legal entity reporting to company consolidation tool and oversight of general accounting. Coordinate with other functional finance teams such as Tax and Treasury. Provide and evolve shared services to Business Support Finance teams.
Completion of Monthly Closing Checklist
General Ledger Maintenance and Account Reconciliations
Subsidiary Ledger to General Ledger Reconciliations
Completion of Control Log / Reconciliation Log
Confirm / Verify Reconciliation of Reporting Feeds Including Ledger Mappings
Intercompany Reconciliation Process
SAP / HFM to Tax Stream
Debt and Cash Reconciliation with Treasury Team
Legal Entity Reviews Overall Review of Legal Entity Results Macro Level
o Immediate review of results an resolution of issues that may surface
o Surfacing of issues for prioritization and resolution company policy and procedures.
o Support from Commercial, Industrial, Depot and Product Development / Engineering
o Maintain Issues Log
o Maintain Control Deficiencies and Gap Log
o Issue Quarterly Management Representation Letter
o Complete Quarterly Policy Checklist
Oversight of Corporate Support Actual, Plan, Update
o Support all Corporate Functions & Corporate Officers with monthly reporting and annual budgeting
o Ensure Accurate Planning and Reporting of Corporate expenses
o Assist with monthly LBEs
o Other ad hoc inquiries as requested
Highly structured individual
o Monthly calendar
o Workplans
o Execution and monitoring of tasks
o Able to interact with and understand the business
o Continuous improvement, lean accounting, Six Sigma and process improvement skills sets and experiences are required.
Skills/Experience Education/Certification
Bachelors degree in Accounting required
CPA Required
MBA Preferred
10+ years experience
Familiarity with managing outsourcing/off-shoring relationships
Assist with identifying and planning process improvements
Experience with continuous improvement, lean accounting and Six Sigma process improvement methodologies
Greenbelt certification preferred
Agent for change willing to challenge the status quo and drive continuous process improvements
o Willingness to assertively challenge those not willing to drive change in the organization
o Work to aggressively pursue process improvement opportunities
Industry: Accounting
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