Accounting Center Of Excellence Leader

Barry-Wehmiller (BW) is a value-added operator of businesses in the Industrial & Packaging Automation (I&PA), Professional Services, and Life Sciences Technology segments. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, BW has become a $4 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common purpose: to build a better world through business.

BW’s vision is to redefine success in business by demonstrating how human and economic vibrancy work in harmony. BW’s strategy is to achieve this vision by scaling our platforms because scale amplifies our vision, and performance proves it can be done. 

• →Lead and drive the general ledger record to report processes for Barry-Wehmiller’s business units that utilize D365, ensuring consistency and standardization across all regions.
• →Oversee, including designing and/or optimizing monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing processes, including balance sheet reconciliations and journal entries
• →Responsible for planning and designing the record to report processes to accommodate changes in legal entities, technology, resources, and business unit operations
• →Establish service-level agreements (SLAs) with business units; track and report monthly performance against SLA metrics 
• →Lead the performance of a geographically dispersed record to report team, while creating a supportive organizational structure that encourages collaboration, growth, and development opportunities for all record to report team members across Barry-Wehmiller’s global footprint
• →Work closely with financial systems, including Wells Fargo, Concur, Dayforce and LeaseCalcs and other finance team members to drive standardization and automation in processing, and efficiencies and accuracy in system interfaces and reporting
• →Develop and enforce internal controls, finance policies, and global standards in compliance with US GAAP requirements
• →Assist with the global consolidation financial reporting process, including Barry-Wehmiller’s annual reports and quarterly debt compliance, to ensure they are compliant with US GAAP and statutory requirements  
• →Build and maintain strong partnerships with business unit finance leaders and corporate functions, while modeling a culture of accountability and innovation
• →Develop routine and ad-hoc analyses to support business decisions
• →Collaborate with external auditors to facilitate smooth and efficient audits

The following are required for success in this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Minimum 10 years of experience with increasing responsibility in accounting leadership roles
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
• Previous experience leading global accounting teams preferred
• Experience with D365 F&O, OneStream, and Concur preferred but not required
• Proven experience building and establishing scalable operations in a shared services role (or similar position) at a high-growth company
• Demonstrated ability in setting strategy, driving performance, consistently producing superior results, cultivating ownership while enforcing company policies and relevant accounting requirements
• Excellent business acumen and strong working knowledge of the relevant business processes, accounting principles, and internal control concepts
• Strong project and change management skills with experience implementing large scale process changes in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communicator with the ability to artfully influence, persuade and drive action; a collaborative management style and a strong customer service orientation
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels within the organization in a professional manner
• A solid understanding of accounting and financial reporting software tools, and the ability to communicate and work well with IT personnel to implement changes and improvements
• Superior work ethic, intellectual curiosity, diplomacy, sound independent judgment, and strong problem-solving skills
• Previous experience in manufacturing preferred

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