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Saint-Gobain · 4 weeks ago

Manager, Accounting & Reporting Financial Systems

Malvern, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Saint Gobain is seeking a Manager for Accounting and Reporting Financial Systems who will serve as the primary contact for internal customers of the NA Financial Shared Service Center. This role involves overseeing financial system performance, ensuring compliance, and leading system enhancements while supporting financial reporting and system integration.

Building MaterialConstructionManufacturing

Responsibilities

Act as a vital service lead for the Saint Gobain Region Business Units, and NA SSC financial communities overseeing the financial system ensuring consistent performance of the Region (ie: CertainTeed) financial system modules and all financial modules integration with General Ledger

Leverages system technical, business, and accounting knowledge to lead/support cross-functional teams in the design, development and maintenance of the financial accounting

Ensures integrity of interfaces into SAP

Controls annual system rolls for SAP FICO modules

Functional leadership over financial system upgrade implementations, acquisition integrations and divestitures working intimately with SG IT and outside experts

Ensuring internal control compliance for master data, user profiles and proper segregation of duties is complied with

Responsible for troubleshooting and resolving system failures affecting monthly financial closings and reporting

The Manager leverages their deep system technical and financial accounting skills, participating and leading groups to create solutions meeting complex process challenges pertaining to financial accounting, reporting and maintenance requirements

Engage with the Financial Directors of the Business Units and SSC to ensure quality of financial system support services in line with established MSA and SOW

Ensures compliance with internal control requirements of the financial applications for all internal customers

Proactively seek opportunities to improve service delivery to their customers

Provide financial system close support to ensure an accurate and timely monthly system close in accordance with the closing deadlines

Maintain system process closing schedules and keep current

Oversee accurate and timely closure of all SAP FICO solutions and ad hoc processed jobs, maintenance and execution of monthly allocations, internal order settlements, recurring entry execution jobs, and currency revaluation

Troubleshooting for Business units to resolve system issues during and outside of the close cycle

Support the systematic compilation of monthly financial reporting for SAP, Magnitude and Statutory reporting requirements

Maintain hierarchical and GL account relationships of FICO

Oversee consolidation for statutory legal entity tax requirements

Provide analytical troubleshooting support

Provide analytical support to Business Units as requested

System administrator support for Blackline for all GL accounts for all NA Businesses using Blackline

Maintain user access and Blackline settings

Provide Blackline training and support implementation of enhancements

Lead or support Blackline advancements

Review internal controls, assess compliance, and remediate compliance gaps; improve accounting systems processes and related internal controls with a focus on continuous improvement initiatives

Review access controls and remediate non-compliant access situations including SOD

Lead for SSC in SAP Security Council

Support SAP journal extraction processes

Coordinate legal entity data extractions for S&U tax audits

Provide intimate leadership and support with integration of newly acquired entities into SAP

Design and implement master data structures for new entities including integration with other SAP modules and external applications

Coordinate legacy system data conversions

Lead representative for SSC on new ERP implementations pertaining to GL and related master data

Qualification

SAPFICO modulesFinancial reporting systemsGeneral AccountingProcess Excellence/Six SigmaCPACMAPMPTax accountingBusiness analysisConsultingProcess engineeringSolutions managementAnalytical troubleshootingUser access managementEntity integration

Required

BS Business Administration/Accounting and/or Financial Information Systems

Deep experience with integrated ERP and financial reporting systems required

10-15 years General Accounting and Financial Systems experience with emphasis on large integrated accounting and reporting system processes required

Demonstrated system implementation and entity integration experience with financial data and modules

Strong knowledge of and demonstrated experience with tax accounting for fixed assets, Sales & Use tax, Federal & State income tax and related tax reporting requirements as it pertains to financial system configurations

Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain business relationships outside of functional area

Demonstrated experience in business analysis, consulting, process engineering or solutions management or other related area

Preferred

Advanced Degree preferred

SAP and S4 Hana experience preferred

Familiarity with a complex international business is preferred

Proven results with structured problem solving and continuous improvement, applying Process Excellence/Six Sigma are highly valued

Professional certification (CPA, CMA, PMP) a plus

Benefits

Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Healthcare Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account options

LiveWell Wellness Program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave

401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP) Cash Balance Pension Plan

Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability

Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness and

Accident Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Group Legal

Identity Theft Protection

Auto and Home Insurance

Pet Insurance and Discounts

Back-up Child and Elder Care

PerkSpot Employee Discount Program

Volunteer Day

Company

Saint-Gobain

Glassdoor4.0

Saint-Gobain is a manufacturer and distributor of building materials for the construction and industrial markets. It is a sub-organization of Filtralite.

Founded in 1665

La Défense, Ile-de-France, FRA

10001+ employees