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As an innovation leader, we look for ambitious, forward thinking, open-minded and well-rounded individuals to join our global team. Located in our Denver, Co or Rochester Hills, MI office, you will be Director of Accounting, Americas, reporting to the Vice President, Americas CFO. This role has responsibility for the end‑to‑end financial close for the Americas region, supporting nearly $2B in annual revenue, and will lead finance transformation and process‑improvement initiatives across the accounting and finance function. The position will also define and execute the strategy supporting Gates accounting policies, oversee the internal controls over financial reporting, and serve as a key technical accounting leader ensuring compliance with US GAAP and Gates accounting policies.
Job Responsibility
Lead the financial close process within the Americas finance function in partnership with Americas FP&A team, plant controllers and other finance personnel in North and South America
Ensure the timely and accurate reporting of financial results follows US GAAP and Gates accounting policies
Lead the identification and implementation of financial process improvements to reduce non-value add activities and enhance the timeliness and reliability of financial data
support local ERP transitions to remove risk and transform manual work
Continuously assess risk areas and identify improvements and best practice changes
Regularly translate complex accounting activity into simplified business concepts
Oversee the preparation and entry of consolidated closing journal entries for the Americas region. Review and approve work prepared by the team to ensure ensuring accuracy and compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, Gates accounting policies and SOX compliance
Serve as the key accounting resource for the region, addressing accounting policy interpretation and application questions and providing practical accounting guidance on
Drive consistency and adherence to US GAAP and Gates accounting policies and standards across Americas finance teams
Act as the key liaison to internal and external auditors
partner with corporate accounting on the management and execution of balance sheet and other analytical reviews
Partner with Internal Audit to assist in the remediation efforts of internal controls deficiencies and the Internal Controls Team to assess the internal control framework and implement internal controls over financial reporting where required
Drive SG&A productivity across all functions, establishing spending targets and holding business partners accountable to management and execution of their respective areas
manage budget & forecasting for functional SG&A
Partner with Americas leadership team to identify opportunities to improve business performance while ensuring compliance to US GAAP and all related policies
Performs regular reviews of accounts of various business units, reinforcing compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, adherence to Gates polices, strong controls and standards to safeguard company assets and ensure financial reporting integrity
Lead the review and documentation over revenue and purchase contracts, ensuring proper accounting treatment under US GAAP and Gates accounting policies
Lead the documentation of regional financial processes to support risk assessment, internal control design, and continuous process improvement
Participate in special projects as required, including acting as the functional leader on ERP projects, implementation of a new consolidation system, standardizing the regional close process, implementation of a standardized account reconciliation tool, standard costing projects and documentation of financial processes throughout the region
Requirements
Bachelor's degree or higher in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
10-12+ years of progressive financial accounting experience including 3+ years in a Big 4 public accounting firm
CPA certification is required
Experience within a large global manufacturer
Strong technical accounting and internal control skill set
Experience driving finance transformation and process improvement initiatives
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
Nice to have
Experience with automotive and/or industrial industry is beneficial
Preferred experience with OneStream
What we offer
Bonus Eligible
Medical, Dental, Vision insurance and other voluntary benefit options: benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following your date of hire
Eligible for Flexible Time Off
401(k): 3% company contribution and additional 3% company match