Manager, Corporate Accounting

Roles & responsibilities

• Responsibility for the accounting and the monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting of PCNA, PLS and PCL
• Active participation in the monthly close meetings with the CFO
• Supervise and manage a team of accountants
• Establish strategic and department level goals for department and direct reports
• Provides guidance and support to direct reports by planning, monitoring, coaching, developing, recognizing and assessing individuals
• Ensure the implementation of new accounting policies and procedures
• Implement, maintain and improve internal controls over financial reporting for PCNA
• Main contact person for the auditors of the financial statements on a quarterly and annual basis
• Provide support and technical accounting maintenance for procure to pay system (Zycus)
• All other duties as assigned
• Provide details to the treasury department for cash flow forecasts
• Various US Government reports (annually, monthly or quarterly)
• Balance sheet projections (3 times a year)
• Supervise the analyses and maintenance of various general ledger and subsidiary accounts and records
• Respond to frequent parent company questions and requests for additional analyses in a timely and professional manner
• Work with the Shared Services organization on issue resolution

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or equivalent required. Advanced degree and/or CPA preferred
• Experience: 8-10 years of experience in full cycle accounting; Must have experience with month-end close, journal entries, and account reconciliations; Experience leading an accounting department
• Skills: Detail oriented analytical skills with a high degree of accuracy; Ability to multi-task and critically review work completed by other team members; Solid understanding of advanced accounting principles, financial management tools and concepts; Strong communication and presentation skills – both written and verbal; Ability to interact with of all levels of the organization in a team environment; Demonstrated leadership and self-direction; Demonstrated willingness to both teach others and learn new techniques; Experience translating analysis results into business recommendations; Strong computer skills, especially MS Excel and PowerPoint; SAP FI/CO experience highly desirable