Manager, Record-to-Report Americas

About the role:

This position reports to the Senior Manager and is responsible for financial accounting processes of the regional business entities for North America. This includes responsibility for the GBS General Accounting teams and all financial reporting matters US GAAP related, as well as responsibility to ensure adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls and SOX efforts. This position is responsible for working with Regional Finance and Operations Controllers to ensure the region meets all reporting requirements in terms of timing, quality, and accuracy including all closings, monthly account reconciliation process and quarterly reporting processes. Position is also responsible to ensure compliance with all Aptar policies and procedures and to demonstrate personal knowledge and modeling of adherence to the Aptar’s Code of Conduct and ensuring this is driven throughout the organization.

Job Elements & Position Responsibilities:

• Gatekeeper of the balance sheet for the entities GBS GA team manages.
• Ensure accounting processes are developed and implemented in accordance with Aptar accounting policies and procedures and supporting the standardization of common processes across North America entities.
• Work together within GBS team to develop processes to ensure efficiencies are gained in reconciling accounts, and identify where reconciliations can be standardized. Ensure 100% required account reconciliation coverage on a monthly basis via the Blackline tool.
• Prepare quarterly and annual balance sheet reviews by segment and present findings to the regional segment finance leads.
• Gain insight from past balance sheet reviews and audit reports to determine where process weaknesses exist. Determine how processes can be improved across entities, and help implement common processes to ensure weaknesses or risks are minimized.

Reporting:

• Month-end reported numbers are accurate, complete and timely submitted.
• Ensure reporting is in line with US GAAP via active communication and management of accounting processes across entities.
• Ensure entity financial teams are following Aptar policy for non-recurring journal entry approvals and booking into financial statements

Internal Controls:

• Support external audit for relevant entities.
• Resolution of issues arising from Internal Audit or any other controls reviews.
• Compliance with specific control objectives, e.g. balance sheet reconciliations, clearing of intercompany reconciling items.
• Drive financial / accounting process improvements eliminating rework and manual efforts

Sarbanes Oxley:

• Fulfill Sarbanes Oxley process documentation requirements by actively engaging with each entity and creating a learning environment for both finance and operational functions.
• Ensure quarterly SOX SAP user access reviews for Segregation of Duties and Critical/Custom Transactions are performed effectively and completed on time.
• Lead testing activities and ensure timely resolution of corrective action plans.

Policies and Procedures:

• Support and collaborate in the preparation and continuous update of policies and procedures.}
• Ensure that policies and procedures are actively followed.

Others:

• Act as a Subject Matter Expert on software tools and systems used by the team, including Lease system, Blackline, SAP and BPC.
• Lead the integration of new entities and workload scope specific to general ledger activities.
• Supervise, coach, mentor and assist with the professional development of the Staff and Senior Accountants, Payroll Accountant, and Interns, as applicable.
• Strong contributor to execute harmonization, standardization, simplification and automation of General Accounting processes.

Required Qualifications:

• Total of no less than 8 years experience inclusive of: 3-4 years big 4 Public Accounting or Corporate Audit experience – coupled with at least 4+ years finance / accounting experience within a large multinational manufacturing company
• University degree in accounting.
• CPA certification or obtainment underway.
• Demonstrated knowledge of US GAAP reporting and Sarbanes Oxley fulfillment.
• Experience using and/or implementing large ERP and reporting systems (SAP, BPC, Blackline).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor a team of financial professionals at a regional level.
• Demonstrated success with implementing standardization of controls and change management.
• Fluency in English.
• Fluency in Portuguese a plus.