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

• Must have valid authorization to work in the U.S.

Benefits & Perks

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