The
Financial Accounting Manager, is a member of the Corporate Controllership group and interacts with many members of the finance organization, including business unit finance directors, business controllers, corporate audit services, tax and treasury, as well as individuals within IT, compliance, benefits and legal department.
Reporting directly to the Director of Financial Reporting, you will be based at our Pittsburgh, PA headquarters.
Key Responsibilities- Prepare and review documents supporting PPG's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which include the Annual Report filed on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports filed on Form 10-Q, Current Reports filed on Form 8-K and the Annual Report filed on Form 11-K, including XBRL data where applicable.
- Review of the quarterly earnings releases and presentations in collaboration with Investor Relations.
- Develop and maintain effective processes to ensure financial information under the responsibility of the Controllership is reliable (pension accounting, incentive compensation, restructuring, period-end financial reporting, and others) including ensuring compliance with internal controls (SOX compliance).
- Managing other PPG financial statements, including the PPG savings plan financial statements, PPG Foundation financial statements, and other required financial statements.
- Effectively engage and present to executive leadership, including the Vice President and Senior Vice President/CFO, on key business initiatives, financial matters, and strategic priorities.
- Perform reviews of account analysis as prepared by the Financial Analyst on a quarterly basis.
- Overseeing compliance and review for XBRL tagging within PPG financial statements.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related discipline.
- CPA certification is preferred.
- 5+ years of experience in a comparable professional role. Big Four accounting firm experience would be advantageous.
- Demonstrated executive presence and the ability influence stakeholders and foster strong relationships across diverse audiences and organizational levels.
- Strong presentation skills, with the ability to manage different priorities within a matrixed global environment.
- Familiarity with Workiva (Wdesk) or similar financial reporting platforms is preferred.
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PPG offers comprehensive benefits such as Health, Dental, Life, Retirement Plan, Paid Vacation & Holidays, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Disability/Leave, and other Voluntary benefit offerings.
This is a hybrid remote/in-office role, with the expectation of Monday - Thursday onsite and the opportunity to work remotely on Fridays.
This role functions as an individual contributor and does not include direct people management responsibilities.
How we work: At PPG, we bring teams together to accelerate collaboration and career development, with in-person work Monday through Thursday and the opportunity to work remotely on Flexible Fridays. Schedules may vary by location.
