Prepare consolidated financial statements and footnotes under US GAAP
Coordinate the external audit: PBC list, schedules, walkthroughs and auditor meetings
Lead and develop the Senior GL Accountant and other accounting staff
Participate in S/4HANA testing, mock closes and hypercare; write desk procedures
Partner with FP&A, Treasury, Tax and plant controllers on accruals and reporting
Benefits
Build a new S/4HANA system and processes with significant influence
High-impact role within a lean finance leadership team
Competitive base salary and annual bonus
Comprehensive benefits package
Full Job Description
About the role
Own the monthly, quarterly and annual close for our operating company and holding entities, and produce audit-ready financial statements. You will design and run the close in S/4HANA from go-live, lead the general accounting team, and be the day-to-day owner of the external audit and lender reporting files.
We are standing up S/4HANA with no legacy SAP team in place to train or support new hires, so we need people who have already done this work in S/4HANA and can operate independently from their first week.
What you will do
Own the close calendar and lead the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close in S/4HANA, including posting period control
Review journal entries, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations; run the reconciliation standard and escalate aged items
Prepare consolidated financial statements and footnotes under US GAAP, and monthly lender reporting packages
Coordinate the external audit: PBC list, schedules, walkthroughs and auditor meetings
Lead and develop the Senior GL Accountant, GL Accountant and Fixed Asset GL Accountant
Take part in S/4HANA testing, mock closes and hypercare; write desk procedures for every recurring task
Partner with FP&A, Treasury, Tax and the plant controllers on accruals, cut-off and reporting
What you will bring
Bachelor's degree in Accounting; CPA required or strongly preferred
8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years leading a close and supervising accountants
3+ years of hands-on SAP S/4HANA Finance experience (General Ledger, period-end close, Fiori apps, Universal Journal), including at least one full go-live and hypercare
Strong US GAAP knowledge; experience preparing audited financial statements
Proven ability to build close checklists, reconciliation processes and controls from scratch
Nice to have
Manufacturing or chemical industry experience
Public accounting (Big 4 or national firm) background
Experience with reconciliation or close tools (BlackLine, FloQast, Trintech) and SAP Advanced Financial Closing
Private equity-backed or lender-reporting environment
Why join us
Build it right the first time: a new S/4HANA system, new processes and a new team, with real influence on how they are designed
Visible, high-impact role reporting into a lean, hands-on finance leadership team
Competitive base salary, annual bonus and a full benefits package
