Our client is seeking a Senior Manager – Financial Accounting to join the Corporate Controllership team based in Pittsburgh, PA. An exciting and meaningful role at the center of the in-house expertise on technical accounting matters. The Corporate Controllership team consists of highly qualified CPAs with extensive experience in financial accounting and business matters. Situated next to the Executive Team, this is a highly visible role.

The role requires the candidate to leverage their exceptional technical research expertise and outstanding project management abilities in a collaborative and dynamic team. The role offers a high degree of learning opportunities both in terms of the business and technical accounting knowledge and interacts across multiple disciplines at all levels within the organization.

The role works within a world-class finance organization to consolidate the Company’s financial results, provide accurate and transparent internal and external financial reporting, and resolve various technical accounting matters.

The role requires a results-oriented, collaborative, strategic thinker, with outstanding communication skills who demonstrates the highest level of integrity and trust. This role reports to the Senior Director, Financial Accounting.

Major activities include:

• Provide technical accounting guidance across the global organization for the most complex accounting and reporting topics in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Assist in the preparation of consolidated financial statements, supporting schedules and disclosures for internal and external purposes, including 10-Q / 10-K filings with the SEC and financial reporting to the Board of Directors.
• Analyze monthly segment, legal entity and operations level financial results and summarize findings for senior financial management.
• Prepare presentations on key issues and updates to executive management.
• Stay abreast of requirements from the FASB, SEC and other standard setters and assess impact to the company.
• Evaluate, develop and implement accounting policy; create solutions for new accounting pronouncements; develop and maintain global accounting and reporting standards; communicate and train accounting community on new policies and procedures.
• Participate in activities related to the quarterly reviews and the annual audit performed by external auditors.
• Manage accounting and SEC reporting considerations for mergers and acquisitions by reviewing financial information and identifying financial impact of transaction terms, pricing and legal commitments; work closely with Strategy, Corporate Development, Transformation and Tax teams in evaluating opportunities and designing deal structures.
• Participate in other special projects as they arise.
• Protect the organization's value by keeping information confidential.

About you:

Our values – act with integrity, operate with excellence, care for people, lead with courage – are at the foundation of everything we do. To be successful in this role and to play a part in our ongoing success we desire the following background:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• CPA certification required
• Thorough knowledge of US GAAP, including SEC reporting requirements
• 8+ years of accounting experience, and one of the following:
• Minimum 4 years of experience in public accounting
• Minimum 4 years of experience within an external reporting team of a publicly traded manufacturing company

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree
• Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and/or Hyperion experience
• Working knowledge of Oracle or equivalent ERP system