Assistant Controller- Industrial

This is a key position within the Enterprise R&C Controllership team which will be responsible for supporting all Business Units within Performance Coating Group (PCG) to lead the accounting close and consolidation process. This position is responsible for the coordination and management of all accounting processes, procedures, and systems to ensure the accurate and timely financial close of PCG. This position is a significant leader for acquisitions (due diligence and integration activities).

Because this role involves access to confidential financial information, the Company has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and to provide similar protections for its clients and potential investments.

Primary responsibilities include:

1) ensuring facilitation of accurate and reliable financial statements and reporting in accordance with US GAAP and other appropriate worldwide standards; 2) support and promotion of a standard global footprint of financial systems/processes coordinating close responsibilities, balance sheet integrity and analysis, and ensuring compliance with Company policies and US GAAP. Strategic vision, influencing, change management and executive presence will be crucial to success in the role as the position will interact with numerous functional areas, such as PCG Divisional & Group Finance, SBS, Enterprise FP&A, Internal/External Reporting, Accounting COE, Technical Accounting, Tax, and peer roles within Controllership, providing exposure to many different areas as well as to senior executives of the global Sherwin-Williams business.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Business Unit/Divisional Consolidation Close
• Monthly Procedures
  
  
  
  • Coordinate and review Balance Sheet and Income Statement variance analysis
  • Review monthly journal entries related high risk/judgmental areas
  • Review/oversight/tracking/reporting of balance sheet accounts
  • Assist in ad hoc analysis.
  
  
• Quarterly & Annual Procedures
  
  
  
  • Review and approve quarterly commentary and presentation on results for each business unit
  • Review and approve quarterly corporate reporting requirements (leases, restructuring, balance sheet / income statement certs, etc)
  
  
• Oversee statutory audits to ensure timely completion.
• Serve as the Business unit's main point of contact on support and accounting topics supporting the divisions SVP
• Build relationships with business leaders and key stakeholders to ensure efficient and effective delivery of service
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations
  
  
  
  • Timely preparation and approval
  • Quality of supporting documentation
  • Reconciling items are being researched and corrected in a timely manner
  
  
• Ownership (and possibly development) of key controls to ensure the accuracy of financial results and reporting
• Oversee integration of acquisitions from a financial and accounting perspective.
• Provide support for audit requests (internal and external including statutory audits)
• Involvement in key company initiatives and various system or process implementations
• Partnership with peers in other networks in Enterprise Finance to develop and align the new ways of working under new systems and processes. This includes ensuring business continuity during the transition to the new enterprise structure.
• Supporting and ensuring compliance to policies and procedures
• Coordinate requests for metadata additions/modifications from the business and work to find an appropriate solution
• Coordinate PCG's responses to request from Technical Accounting on topics including Revenue Recognition and Leases
• Coordinate mapping updates and adjustment of actual results for restatement and/or plan adjustments with FP&A
• Direct a team of managers and analysts to support the industrial business needs and drive R&C strategy

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

FORMAL EDUCATION:

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance

Preferred:

• Masters or MBA
• CPA (or equivalent foreign country certification)

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• Minimum of ten years of progressive accounting, finance, or audit experience
• Prior supervisory experience
• Knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS
• Experience in matrix reporting environment (influencing)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent customer service orientation
• Proven assertive project leadership skills

Preferred:

• Public accounting experience
• Previous experience with OneStream, Microstrategy and Oracle
• Legacy ERP experiences (particularly Oracle 11i and 12R)
• Statutory experience

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Required:

• US GAAP and/or IFRS
• Microsoft Office

Preferred:

• Oracle Cloud
• Legacy ERP experiences
• Onestream

Travel: 20%