Corporate Accounting Manager
Corporate Accounting Manager
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Job Description
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee the monthly accounting close and Corporate consolidation process including all internal & external financial reporting.
- Act as Corporate consolidation system (Unicom Finance) administrator performing routine monthly and adhoc tasks as necessary.
- Contributes to and provides input for monthly forecasting and annual budgeting processes.
- Ensures timely and accurate consolidation of domestic and foreign entities including the recording of elimination entries in accordance with GAAP and prepares and reviews the monthly results package provided to the executive management team.
- Reviews and approves monthly journal entries and account reconciliations focusing on streamlining and documenting processes.
- Reviews monthly/quarterly/annual equity financial reporting (sharebased compensation and earnings per share) accounting including grant valuations forfeiture rate analyses and forecast/budget for sharebased compensation expense. Works closely with the HR and Legal functions to ensure accuracy of various stockbased compensation items as necessary.
- Identifies researches and resolves technical accounting issues at the Corporate and segment levels.
- Reviews and approves lease accounting analyses and coordinates reporting with business units and Corporate.
- Collaborates with senior management external auditors and counterparts in the business units to fully document conclusions.
- Manages and maintains inhouse SEC filing process including administrative access to filing software and ensures compliance with XBRL reporting requirements.
- Acts as liaison with the external auditors and manages completion of quarterly PBC deliverables.
- Aggregates and provides financial data for internal and external presentations and assists in development of such presentations.
- Provides leadership by driving operational improvements and efficiencies to streamline the Companys close to reporting cycle.
- Researches and documents processes methodologies and unique transactions through clear and effective communication.
- Manages team of two to three individuals as well as indirect management/oversight of support personnel in other areas of the organization including Corporate and business unit functions and executivelevel management.
- Develops and trains junior staff members and facilitates succession planning.
- Performs adhoc projects including M&A activities as needed.
Position Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Accounting required.
- CPA required
- 4 years of progressive experience in accounting field required.
- 2 years supervisory experience required.
- SEC reporting experience required.
- Combination of public accounting and/or industry experience preferred.
- Manufacturing/industry background preferred.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC rules and regulations with principal concentration in periodic financial reporting matters.
- Proficiency with technical research and establishing and documenting the related conclusions.
- Effective oral and written communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
- Strong business acumen analytic integrative and problemsolving skills.
- ERP systems experience preferably JD Edwards/Cognos (Unicom).
Benefits of Employment
In addition to excellent career growth opportunities Federal Signal Corporation offers a wide array of benefits including: annual bonus potential insurance (life medical dental vision) paid holidays paid vacation 401(k) with matching contributions and tuition reimbursement. We provide our employees with a smokefree drugfree workplace.
About Us
Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) builds and delivers equipment of unmatched quality that moves material cleans infrastructure and protects the communities where we work and live. Founded in 1901 Federal Signal is a leading global designer and manufacturer of products and total solutions that serve municipal governmental industrial and commercial customers. Headquartered in Downers Grove IL with manufacturing facilities worldwide the Company operates two groups: Environmental Solutions and Safety and Security Systems. For more information on Federal Signal visit: www.federalsignal.
The Company is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age disability genetic information status as a protected veteran or any other protected category characteristic or trait under applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation in the application process contact Human Resources at .All other applications must be submitted online.
Salary Range:
$115000 $125000
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
