The Record-to-Report Manager provides leadership and direction to the team performing general accounting tasks in the Global Shared Services center including monthly close activities, account reconciliations, and journal entries.

This role’s primary responsibility will be overseeing the managers over the day-to-day general accounting functions, including intercompany, accruals, fixed assets, and royalties. This role works closely with the GSS leader and Global GL Accounting Lead to define, measure, implement, and improve necessary process changes across the R2R process.

• Manage the monthly close process for assigned functional areas interfacing with the global GL team regarding sub-ledger reconciliations and other corrections
• Lead overall General Ledger resources for the delivery of quality services in accordance with SLAs and BU requirements
• Oversee assigned functional areas and work with Leads to manage and monitor end-to-end processes
• Supervise work assignments and evaluate staff performance on these tasks; Ensure that staff have necessary training and education to perform tasks
• Review and approve complex financial transactions, investigate and resolve issues, and perform analysis that is used in the compilation of statutory and regulatory financial reports required to be filed in the various jurisdictions in which the company operates
• Utilize knowledge of accounting and corporate practices while working closely with the Corporate Technical Accounting team to verify that the G/L is correct and resolve any issues
• Regularly review and test adequacy of internal controls, policies and procedures to ensure consistency and compliance with internal Corporate policies and GAAP
• Oversee escalations from internal customers and response to customer inquiries, driving timely and effective issue and error resolution
• Translate GSS vision, values and business goals into team and individual goals
• Recommend, evaluate, and test new technology or processes; initiate and implement improvements as needed
• Develop and deliver functional metrics and report on trends that reflect performance against SLAs; work with Leads to ensure that they are implemented
• Identify and recommend necessary changes in financial policies and procedures to optimize performance
• Ensure that proposed changes are in compliance with GAAP and are properly documented for regulatory purposes

Other Key Requirements of the Successful Candidate:

• 10 years or more of accounting experience in a global company
• 5+ years of leadership experience in the general accounting function or in a similar environment
• BA or BS in Accounting
• CPA required, MBA preferred
• In-depth knowledge of accounting systems and applications and tax management software applications
• Experience leading teams in a Shared Services environment required
• Experience in process improvement activities
• Public accounting experience is a plus
• Strong computer skills: proficiency in Excel
• Experience using SharePoint is a plus

The successful candidate will exhibit the following competencies:

• Ability to lead a team of associates and provide coaching and guidance
• Ability to apply best practices to activities along the end-to-end R2R process
• Experience in interfacing with business operational customers, defining and negotiating business requirements and performance targets, and holding a team accountable to service levels
• Ability to utilize metrics to identify opportunities for service improvement
• Ability to plan, assign and direct own work or work of others; ability to recruit, mentor and appraise employees
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written
• Excellent customer service skills