Senior Operations Accounting Analyst - Filtration Group Corp

Filtration Group is a $2B+ global diversified industrial organization that is rapidly evolving from a “portfolio” construct to a more integrated enterprise.   We believe we are poised to demonstrate industry leading growth and substantial margin expansion over the next several years.  Learn more about Filtration Group below or at www.filtrationgroup.com

Are you ready to apply your Public Accounting or Internal Audit experience in a role where you not only provide expert guidance and advice but also have a direct and tangible impact on efficiency and accuracy of day to day accounting operations?  The Senior Operations Accounting Analyst works closely with our business unit controllers, internal audit to develop, train and troublshoot issues related to our accounting operations.  This is not an Accountant role perse, rather we are seeking an individual with a strong audit or assurance background that can support us on our journey to improve procedures, processes, and internal controls that potentially prepares us for an initial public offering.  This role will be a key element of our corporate finance team and will report directly to the Corporate Operations Controller. 

Policies and Procedures:

• Work with the broader finance team to develop and maintain financial policies and procedures.
• Benchmark Filtration Group policies and procedures with external examples to ensure adequacy of all policies and procedures.
• Help coordinate the corporate orientation for newly hired finance leaders.
• Provide training to accounting personnel on an as needed basis
• Project champion Blackline (i.e., account reconciliation and accounting task software) implementations and optimization
• Work closely with Internal Audit to implement Sarbanes Oxley level of internal controls across the organization. Help maintain minimum controls compliance standards across the organization.

Operations Controllership:

• Analyze financial trends to identify potential risks and accounting problems at the international business units.
• Perform risk-based reviews over business units’ accounting, including (i) process reviews, (ii) account reconciliation reviews, (iii) variance analyses, (iv) financial statement and metric trend analyses, and (v) conversations with field personnel.
• Specific focus on:
• Working capital management
• Capitalized inventory variances
• Finance personnel capabilities
• Inventory standard costing and excess and obsolete reserves
• Any subjective accounting policy
• Bonus accrual levels
• Appropriate mapping of business units general ledger accounts into Planful master chart of accounts
• Revenue recognition/intercompany sales elimination
• Operating changes that could be an impairment indicator
• Assist Operations Controller in monitoring business units’ compliance with Filtration Group’s accounting policy and procedures.
• Assist in review of quarterly operations financial fluctuation analysis.
• Assist in the implementation of new GAAP as necessary.
• Review percentage of completion accounting for applicable business units.
• Support controllership with managing external auditor relationships to facilitate completion of audit procedures in a timely and efficient manner

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Requires minimum 2-5 years of accounting experience, including public accounting audit and industry experience
• Experience with manufacturing-based companies
• A strong accounting background with CPA, CMA or in the process of pursuing relevant certifications.
• Composed, mature individual comfortable working with financial and operating personnel at all levels.
• Ability to work with consolidation/reporting tools like Planful in order to analyze business unit financial accounting data.
• Intermediate Excel skills, capable of crafting complex spreadsheets and utilizing functions such as VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and other formulas.
• Demonstrated capability to lead change and generate process improvements leading to greater effectiveness and efficiency.
• An individual of strong values and the highest level of integrity. Never compromises or risks reputation.
• High degree of professional skepticism
• Relishes working with limited direction and oversight. Can understand the goal and figure out how to achieve it on their own.
• Comfortable working in international business environments.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in a “hands on environment.”
• Confident and self-aware with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal. A high impact presence—capable of quickly establishing credibility, influencing constituencies and persuading professionals at all levels.
• Intelligent, with excellent analytical and strategic skills. Good business judgment and problem solving skills.
• Strong results orientation and a tireless work ethic with the emotional intelligence to know when to push harder and when to look for alternative approaches.
• Open to domestic and international travel.
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