Accounting Manager

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Manager Financial Control -(Accounting Manager)

Job Overview

Manager Financial Control North America works closely with the Sr Manager of Financial Control North America to ensure timely, high-quality, and compliant financial reporting for legal entities within Getinge’s North America Business. The position is responsible for managing the reporting of the legal entity’s assets, liabilities, equity, and net income reporting. Additionally, responsible for preparing financial statements, and for evaluating risk from a financial audit and internal control perspective, ensuring compliance with regulations and internal policies, reporting financial statements, partnering with accounting operations and analyzing financial data. Also, responsible for following Group Finance Directives, supporting Site finance team and partnering with Shared Service Centre in the day-to-day operations, and Business Controlling team.

The position is hybrid and based in Michigan and manages the following team members:

• Site general accounting team: 1 team member
• Site AP team: 1 supervisor + 3 team members

The position Manager Financial Control North America supports the financial controlling process, which includes the following sub-processes:

• Local cash management process
• Regulatory Reporting process
• Transfer Pricing & Allocation process
• Internal & External Audit process
• P&L / Cost account review process
• Salary review & analysis process
• Guarding and applying credit policy process
• CAPEX review process
• Cashflow review process
• Accounts Payable (4 team members supervision)
• Cognos reporting process
• Internal Control / Self-Assessment process

Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties

• Manage all month-end, quarter-end, year-end closing activities including, project accounting, balance sheet reconciliations, general ledger maintenance.
• Prepare and coordinate the monthly balance sheet reviews.
• Responsible for timely and accurate Group reporting (Cognos Controller) in compliance with Getinge Group’s accounting standards stated in the Group Finance Manual.
• Performs analysis of complex data which requires manipulation and recommends alternatives courses of action by utilizing appropriate financial tools.
• Prepare and analyze financial reports by gathering information related to current financial performance.
• Partners with Getinge’s Shared Service Operations to provide business knowledge as subject matter expert and solve accounting issues, acting as a liaison between them and the business.
• Follow up and review P&L as well as co-ordinate payroll/salary accounting including expense reporting together with external provider and Shared Service Center.
• Act as a subject matter expert on implementation of group company financial policies.
• Manage and collaborate with different departments for internal controls yearly activities requested by group like Control Self-Assessment and Access Recertification Checklist.
• Support the external audit process and coordinate with other departments and lead the process walkthroughs and the gathering information for external audit requests.
• Support business controlling and CFO with preparing accurate data about the company performance.
• Participate in, or lead, business optimization projects.
• Ad hoc tasks related to accounting and financial controlling.
• Role may supervise Accounts Payables and Accounting team.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or Business Administration.
• Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting is a plus.
• A minimum of 7 years’ experience in financial roles as Finance Manager, Sr Financial Analyst or equivalent, preferably in a medical device and/or technology driven marketing and sales company.
• Demonstrated experience and management experience track record as a Financial Controller or Accountant.
• Knowledge and experience in US Accounting rules. IFRS meriting.
• SAP experience/skills meriting. Cognos Controller skills meriting.
• Proven ability to drive strong results and a demonstrated passion for understanding and meeting customer requirements.
• • Effective communicator that can explain complex data to a technical and non-technical audience.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with significant evidence of business partnering and influence results without formal authority.
• • Monitors progress toward financial results.
• Proactiveness and ability to work in fast paced environment and flexibility to adapt to change.
• Continuous improvement mindset and ability to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Ability to follow and drive management team directions for actions, commitment, etc.
• Effective time management and proven ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to quickly grasp, understand and feel for the business at a high-level perspective but also in detail.

The base salary for this position is a minimum of $118,000 and a maximum of $147,500, plus 15% in annual bonus

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About us 

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.

Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.