Manager, Accounting - Water

About the role

The Accounting Manager oversees most accounting activities, including P&L and balance sheet reviews, monthly close, internal controls, and overall accounting operations for the Water business unit. This role plays a key role in ensuring the integrity of the business's financial statements.

Responsibilities

• Manage the monthly close process including ensuring adherence to month-end close timelines, review of journal entries and account reconciliations, and P&L and balance sheet reviews.
• Partner with the internal controls department to ensure effective internal controls.
• Manage the external audit process.
• Ensure that an adequate system of internal controls is in place for the Water BU.
• Educate all sites on requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404.
• Work with sites to implement required controls, monitor ongoing compliance, and maintain documentation.
• Ensure that financial statements are prepared and reported in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Ensure that all transactions, assets, and liabilities are properly stated through review of account reconciliations and understanding of business transaction flows.
• Stay current on accounting statements and pronouncements and provide interpretation on their applicability to the company.
• Lead a team of accounting professionals in handling the above responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required. Requires 5+ years of total finance/accounting experience, including both public accounting (audit) and manufacturing industry. 7+ years of experience preferred.
• Preferred qualifications include CPA or MBA, experience with Oracle Cloud Products (EPM) and J.D. Edwards (JDE), and Organizational Savvy: Maneuver comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics. People management experience.

Benefits

Fortune Brands offers comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits, adoption benefits, and more. We also offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.