Gerdau North America · 5 days ago
Sr Mgr Accounting Operations
Gerdau North America is a leading company in the steel industry, seeking a Senior Manager of Accounting Operations to oversee adherence to accounting principles and manage financial reporting. The role involves directing accounting operations, ensuring compliance with IFRS, and coordinating audits while managing a team of accounting professionals.
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Responsibilities
Provide management with the financial and accounting information needed to monitor operations, identify problems and otherwise improve performance of the organization. Provide complete management accounting support to operating vice presidents and to their division managers
Responsible for financial reporting to the publically traded parent company. Also responsible for review and approval of quarterly and annual financial statements
Ensure that all required periodic financial and accounting reports are accurate and prepared timely; in accordance with IFRS and with current regulations of various governmental agencies such as SEC and IRS
Ensure that the Company’s accounting policies and IFRS are followed at the Company’s operating divisions
Responsible for comprehensive set of controls designed to mitigate risk and enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results
Coordinate and manage the annual audit process performed by external auditors and internal auditors
Contribute effectively in the coordination of activities outside the group which supports its work on mutual areas of responsibility or combined projects
Provide leadership, direction and training to all of the accounting functions of the organization including corporate accounting staff, and field controllers and accountants
Select, develop, evaluate and motivate subordinates to provide the Controller Group with a source of qualified management talent
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent from an accredited university
10 years of experience, including significant exposure and working knowledge of financial reporting, budgetary control, cost accounting within a manufacturing environment
Proven experience working with a multi-entity, international company
Strong working knowledge of SAP
Broad knowledge of corporate management and cost accounting, finance, financial data processing, business administration and accounting theory
Strong analytical mindset with a balance of technical accounting and operational insight
Preferred
CPA or Advanced degree in business related programs preferred
Company
Gerdau North America
In North America, Gerdau manufactures merchant bar, structural steel, piling, special bar quality and rebar products for the agricultural, automotive, civil construction, distribution, energy, industrial, and mining markets.