This is a key position within the Enterprise R&C Corporate Controllership team which will be responsible for assisting with key company initiatives, various system or process implementations, and the centralized Corporate accounting close and consolidation process. Along with supporting strategic company projects, this position is responsible for assisting in the coordination and management of all accounting processes, procedures, and systems to ensure the accurate and timely financial close of the Corporate division. Primary responsibilities include: 1) ensuring facilitation of accurate and reliable consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP and other appropriate worldwide standards; 2) support and promotion of a standard global footprint of financial systems/processes maintained coordinating corporate close responsibilities, balance sheet integrity and analysis, ensuring compliance with Company policies and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This position will interact with several functional areas, such as Benefits, Treasury, Risk Management, Legal, Tax, Enterprise FP&A, and SBS, providing exposure to many different areas of the global Sherwin-Williams business. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Involvement in key company initiatives and various system or process implementations
Serve as a key technical resource for complex accounting transactions including accounting for the SW Insurance Company
Review, evaluate, document, and propose improvements to various accounting / financial processes
Consolidation of financial metadata
Other special projects as needed
Corporate Division and Consolidation Close
Monthly Procedures
Assist with Balance Sheet and Income Statement variance analysis
Throughout the close process, interact with Enterprise FP&A and SBS to assure financial statements are timely & accurate
Assist in preparation of select balance sheet accounts and ensure proper financial statement presentation
Assist in ad hoc analysis requests from Enterprise, SBS, and other stakeholders
Quarterly & Annual Procedures
Assist with Balance Sheet review for Corporate Review
Assist with Quarterly Regional Analytics
Balance Sheet Reconciliations
Perform periodic Balance Sheet reviews for the respective financial areas of Corporate
Year Over Year & Current Year vs. Prior Year Trend Analysis
Delinquency Review
Quality Assurance Review
Assist with clean-up of long outstanding reconciling items
Assist with OneStream RCM account reconciliation tool maintenance and status reporting
Ownership of various key controls to ensure the accuracy of financial results and reporting
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
FORMAL EDUCATION:
Required:
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
Preferred:
MBA
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
Required:
Minimum of four years of progressive accounting, finance, or audit experience
Knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS
Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Excellent attention to detail
Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities
Strong written and oral communication skills
Excellent customer service orientation
Preferred:
Certified Public Accountant
Public accounting experience
Previous experience with Oracle and OneStream
Transactional Lean training
Travel: 10%
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