Products Accounting Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Products Accounting team, standardize, and align processes incorporating industry best practices.
• Administer and review company policies and procedures for US products businesses and collaborate with international counterparts to ensure controls are functioning as intended to protect assets and ensure compliance with US GAAP and JSOX, escalating risks and issues as necessary to leadership.
• Direct the day-to-day activities to ensure proper revenue recognition, cost accounting and capital asset and projects accounting.
• Ensure copies of customer contracts and modifications are obtained from the business leaders and are centrally stored.
• Complete initial and modification assessments of customer contracts for ASC 606 revenue recognition.
• Ensure proper administration of all financial terms in the customer contracts.
• Provide technical accounting assistance to all AFL products businesses for new, unusual, one-time transactions and as questions arise by researching relevant accounting standards, review and write memos, and work with Corporate Accounting to ensure related transactions are accounted for appropriately.
• Ensure the integrity of the subledgers and general ledger balances by providing oversight and collaborating with finance partners on the analysis processes including general ledger account reconciliations, capital asset inventories and analysis of the data to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Execute judgments to keep accounting processes moving and ensure the right decisions are reached to close the books timely each month.
• Identify process improvements and automation opportunities to drive positive change across the organization.
• Support the Products Financial Reporting team as needed in providing consolidated monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting to Fujikura Limited.
• Enhance partnerships between accounting, other finance teams, business units and IT.
• Manage and provide ongoing individual and team training ensuring the development of all personnel. Includes formal development plans with regular employee communications.
• Advocate digitalizing and automating processes globally through agile execution and optimal use of technology, such as Robotics and other machine learning tools.
• Provide monthly reports to VP Corporate Controller and Assistant Controller about metrics involving Products Accounting. These metrics will be developed by the Products Accounting Manager and will become part of the Productivity Goal for Finance.
• Support internal and external audit reviews, providing reports and analysis as needed.
• Support Corporate Tax in the completion of all tax returns, support for governmental audits, and support implementation of processes, whether systemic or otherwise, to ensure both the Company and customers are properly taxed.
• Perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in progressive accounting roles with at least 3 years of management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, MBA or MAcc/MSA a plus.
• CPA required, public accounting experience, preferred.
• Strong knowledge of accounting and finance skills and knowledge of US GAAP and JSOX controls is required.
• Demonstrated analytical skills and problem-solving ability.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations relating to financial reporting.
• Multi-national organization experience is required.
• Proven ability to create and lead a continuous improvement and innovation culture is required.
• Proven ability to build credibility and trust with a diverse audience and be perceived as a leader.
• Expert level skills with Microsoft tools (Excel, Outlook, and Word) are required.
• Oracle experience is preferred.