Accounting Manager - Transactional Services

About the Company

For more than 100 years, Modine has solved the toughest thermal management challenges for mission-critical applications. Our purpose of Engineering a Cleaner, Healthier World™ means we are always evolving our portfolio of technologies to provide the latest heating, cooling, and ventilation solutions. Through the hard work of more than 11,000 employees worldwide, our Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments advance this purpose with systems that improve air quality, reduce energy and water consumption, lower harmful emissions, enable cleaner running vehicles, and use environmentally friendly refrigerants. Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (U.S.), with operations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.

About the Role

This leadership position oversees all accounting related to Accounts Payable and Credit & Collections for Performance Technologies’ North American business. Responsibilities include staff supervision, process oversight and improvement, credit risk analysis, and accounting control compliance. Our transactional environment is housed in SAP and features multiple ancillary software applications. This role interacts with many internal and external customers and requires effective communication across multiple levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor transactional staff of roughly seven people (four of which are direct reports)
• Drive continuous improvement of A/R and A/P processes and tools
• Ensure compliance with documented accounting controls
• Oversee new and existing customer credit limits and payment terms:
  • Analyze creditworthiness through use of credit rating reports, credit applications, purchase order reviews, and company financial statement analysis
  • Minimize bad debt losses through effective credit limit and payment term management
  • Collaborate with commercial teams to facilitate sales growth while mitigating credit risk
  • Initiate credit holds, letters of credit, and cash-in-advance credit terms when appropriate
• Coordinate customer aging reviews and corrective action plans. Lead root cause analysis and remediation of any process deficiencies driving aged receivables
• Drive resolution of customer payment discrepancies through collaboration with Sales, Warranty, MP&L, and others as appropriate
• Oversee the bad debt reserve and write-off processes
• Maintain A/R sub-ledger system in SAP, including testing and approval of software upgrades in cooperation with Information Technology
• Coordinate monthly closure of A/R and A/P modules in SAP
• Ensure proper ledger activity and month-end balances relating to A/R and A/P
• Prepare accurate and timely customer collection forecasts and analysis
• Monitor Accounts Payable transaction flows and troubleshoot constraints
• Oversee SAP invoicing process for intercompany sale transactions
• Monitor and control vendor master data changes

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of relevant experience in a transactional environment
• Management experience preferred
• SAP experience preferred
• Outstanding verbal and written communications skills
• Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills; high level of professionalism
• Disciplined self-starter with solid organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Proficient in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Benefits

Health & Well-being (Day One unless noted)

• Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (after 90 days of continuous employment)
• Maternity Leave: 12 weeks at 100% pay
• 8 weeks of short-term disability leave paid at 100%
• 4 weeks of paid parental leave paid at 100%
• Paternity Leave: 4 weeks at 100% pay

Financial Benefits

• 401k Retirement plan with company-paid match
• Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Short-term Disability (company paid)
• Long-term Disability

Work-Life Balance

• Competitive time-off policies
• Tuition Reimbursement