Key Responsibilities

External Reporting & SEC Compliance

• Lead the preparation, review, and filing of the Company's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, earnings-related financial information, and other SEC reporting requirements.

• Own the external reporting calendar and coordinate inputs across Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Investor Relations, and other functions to ensure timely and accurate filings.

• Oversee preparation and review of financial statements, footnote disclosures, MD&A support, and other financial information included in SEC filings.

• Maintain high standards of reporting quality, consistency, and compliance with U.S. GAAP, SEC regulations, and applicable disclosure requirements.

• Manage the Company's external reporting platform, including Workiva, and identify opportunities to further automate and streamline the reporting process.

• Partner with internal and external auditors to support quarterly reviews, annual audits, and other reporting requirements.

Technical Accounting

• Serve as a key technical accounting resource for the organization, researching and advising on complex and judgmental accounting matters.

• Lead the assessment and documentation of accounting conclusions for significant or non-routine transactions, including areas such as:

  • Mergers and acquisitions, business combinations, and purchase accounting

  • Goodwill and intangible assets, including impairment assessments

  • Debt, refinancing, derivatives, hedging, and other Treasury-related activities

  • Restructuring and transformation activities

  • Revenue recognition

  • Leasing

  • Equity and stock-based compensation

  • Investments and other complex financial instruments

• Prepare and review technical accounting memoranda and position papers supporting significant accounting conclusions.

• Monitor emerging accounting guidance from the FASB and SEC, evaluate potential impacts to the Company, and lead implementation of new accounting standards.

• Establish accounting policies and provide guidance to Corporate and business finance teams to promote consistent application of accounting principles globally.

Business Partnership & Transactions

• Partner with Corporate Development and cross-functional teams on M&A transactions, including due diligence, transaction structuring considerations, purchase accounting, valuation coordination, and post-close accounting integration.

• Partner with Treasury on debt issuances, refinancing activities, derivatives, hedging programs, and other financing transactions.

• Work closely with Tax, Legal, FP&A, Investor Relations, and business leadership to assess the accounting and disclosure implications of significant business activities.

• Translate complex accounting topics into concise, decision-useful recommendations for senior finance leadership.

• Support the Assistant Corporate Controller and overall CFO organization on special projects and strategic initiatives.

Process Improvement & Controls

• Identify opportunities to improve and automate external reporting and technical accounting processes through technology, standardized templates, and stronger data integration in Workiva and other platforms.

• Maintain strong internal controls over the external reporting process and support the Company's SOX compliance environment.

• Drive continuous improvement in the reporting close process, including reducing manual activities and improving the accuracy and availability of reporting data.

• Maintain technical accounting policies, reporting documentation, and supporting procedures.

Leadership

• Lead, develop, and mentor members of the external reporting and technical accounting team.

• Build strong working relationships across Corporate and business finance teams.

• Foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and strong business partnership.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.

• CPA strongly preferred.

• Approximately 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including meaningful exposure to technical accounting and external financial reporting.

• Experience within Big Four or other national public accounting firm, preferably serving large public-company clients.

• Public-company corporate accounting experience strongly preferred, ideally combining public accounting and industry experience.

• Significant experience preparing or reviewing SEC filings, including Forms 10-K and 10-Q, and associated financial statement disclosures.

• Strong technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.

• Demonstrated experience researching complex accounting matters and preparing well-supported technical accounting documentation.

• Experience with Workiva/Wdesk or a comparable external reporting platform.

• Strong project management skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a complex organization.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical topics effectively with senior leadership and non-accounting stakeholders.

Preferred

• Experience within a large, multinational, publicly traded organization.

• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, chemicals, or similarly complex multinational environment.

• Direct experience supporting M&A transactions, purchase accounting, valuations, goodwill/intangible assets, and impairment testing.

• Experience with Treasury-related accounting, including debt, derivatives, hedging, and financing transactions.

• Experience working within a global finance organization with multiple business units, legal entities, and currencies.

• Demonstrated experience implementing new accounting standards and developing enterprise accounting policies.

• Experience driving automation and process improvement across financial reporting processes.

Key Competencies

• Technical Accounting Expertise: Strong technical foundation coupled with sound judgment on complex and ambiguous accounting matters.

• Executive Communication: Able to distill complex accounting issues into clear conclusions, risks, and recommendations.

• Business Partnership: Approaches technical accounting as an enabler of informed business decisions rather than solely a compliance function.

• Ownership & Execution: Comfortable taking end-to-end ownership of complex projects under tight reporting deadlines.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Develops effective relationships across Accounting, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Corporate Development, FP&A, and Investor Relations.

• Continuous Improvement: Challenges existing processes and actively seeks opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate.

• People Leadership: Develops talent and creates an environment of accountability, collaboration, and high performance.