Group Manager, Technical Accounting & Audit

Overview

Responsible for defining and implementing a leading practice internal control environment and driving a control focused and compliant organization across PASA. Assists the CFO or Accounting Director in the development of objectives and strategies for the organization and the business unit.

Responsibilities

• A DAY IN THE LIFE: Responsible for defining and implementing a leading practice internal control environment and driving a control focused and compliant organization across PASA.
• Supports the full management of internal controls over financial reporting cycle, including risk assessment and proactive control risk management.
• Manages the organization’s compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act (J-SOX) and control improvement and monitoring initiatives.
• Establishes and maintains a continuous improvement culture/posture including establishing methodologies, prioritization, influencing and sponsoring initiatives originating from the controllership and active leadership/participation/execution on broader corporate/business unit initiatives (e.g. Business Transformation).
• Serves as the primary liaison to the internal and external auditors to assist in their completion of efficient audit(s) including the quarterly / annual financial audits, J-SOX audits, etc., as well continuous monitoring and reporting.
• Acts as the technical accounting expert for the organization, investigating and resolving complex finance matters and creating necessary position papers, policy implementation, and training, as necessary.
• Maintains oversight of transformation initiatives and assesses related internal control and/or accounting application impact in the rapidly evolving organization; leads the efforts to identify and design controls specific to the transformation initiatives; consults and assists Management in the control implementation process.
• Manages staff up to manager level and assumes responsibility for all aspects of management and development of the assigned area or business unit.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Accounting/Finance or equivalent related degree required.
• CPA required.
• Minimum of ten (10) years related experience.
• Minimum of five years successful experience at least at manager level.
• Experience in a multi-national manufacturing company with multi-plant and multi-region operations preferred (automotive experience highly preferred).
• Experience interacting and leading projects cross functionally (not just within finance, but working with plants, sales, purchasing, etc.).
• Excellent proven leadership capabilities required.
• Demonstrated track record of building trust and operating effectively within a dynamic and changing organization.
• Bi-lingual English-Japanese verbal and written communication skills highly preferred.
• Experience with SAP ERP system preferred.

Qualifications

BA/BS in Accounting/Finance or equivalent related degree required. CPA required. Minimum of ten (10) years related experience. Minimum of five years successful experience at least at manager level. Experience in a multi-national manufacturing company with multi-plant and multi-region operations preferred (automotive experience highly preferred). Experience interacting and leading projects cross functionally (not just within finance, but working with plants, sales, purchasing, etc.). Excellent proven leadership capabilities required. Demonstrated track record of building trust and operating effectively within a dynamic and changing organization. Bi-lingual English-Japanese verbal and written communication skills highly preferred. Experience with SAP ERP system preferred.

Skills

BA/BS in Accounting/Finance or equivalent related degree required. CPA required. Minimum of ten (10) years related experience. Minimum of five years successful experience at least at manager level. Experience in a multi-national manufacturing company with multi-plant and multi-region operations preferred (automotive experience highly preferred). Experience interacting and leading projects cross functionally (not just within finance, but working with plants, sales, purchasing, etc.). Excellent proven leadership capabilities required. Demonstrated track record of building trust and operating effectively within a dynamic and changing organization. Bi-lingual English-Japanese verbal and written communication skills highly preferred. Experience with SAP ERP system preferred.

Benefits & Perks

• Great Medical/Dental Benefits
• Company-Matched 401K Retirement Savings
• Annual Bonus Program
• Educational Assistance
• Relaxed Dress Code
• PASATalks Speaker Summits
• Ledership & Mentorship Programs
• High5 Reward Recognition Program
• Onsite Happy Hours

Who We Are

We're All About You

At Panasonic, our technology and engineering expertise delivers innovation across diverse industries. It's all about the consumer experience and making sure that we find ways to enhance that experience, either through audio enhancements or through safety enhancements inside the vehicle.

Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America (PASA) is an industry-leading global supplier to Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) for infotainment systems and advanced connected car solutions. Our clients include Ford, GM, Chrysler, Daimler, Fiat, Tesla, Honda, Toyota.

Job ID

REQ-152116