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We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

The Technical Accounting Manager will be an important advisor to the Assistant Corporate Controller on accounting and certain financial reporting matters. You will help us solve global accounting issues and serve as an important adviser on the appropriate interpretation and application of U.S. GAAP. You will have a high level of visibility to finance leadership and require interaction with all levels of Company management and staff in headquarters, business, regional and functional organizations. You will report to the Assistant Corporate Controller and lead a team of two direct reports.

Your Responsibilities:Support global finance personnel with interpretation of company policies and U.S. GAAP.Be an expert for accounting matters, including revenue recognition and lease accounting.Coordination and oversight of balance sheet review procedures in the international regions and domestic business units. Ensure support is provided to document the reviews by region and business. Review exceptions and issues and work toward timely resolutions.Coordination and oversight for creating and delivering technical accounting training to finance organization.Implement new accounting standards.Monitor the remediation of all global financial issues identified by our internal and external auditors including participation in internal and external audit closing meetings and follow-up activities and monitoring the issuance of international statutory financial statements and audit issues.Ensure global financial reporting consistency across all regions and businesses including revenue and expense recognition, cost classification and reserve recognition.Oversight responsibility of the following complex, corporate accounting areas: Environmental liability accounting; workers' compensation and product liability accounting; legal and other contingencies; and derivatives.Coordinate the responses to the management's internal quarterly representation letters to ensure that all exceptions are identified and communicated to appropriate levels of executive management.Provide regular oversight to ensure compliance with Company policies and procedures, recommend appropriate changes or improvements. Collaborate with management to lead finance process improvements and efficiencies.Be the primary accounting partner to U.S. HR Benefits: Responsible for accounting for U.S. and Puerto Rico benefit plans (pension, retiree medical, healthcare, savings plans); manage relationship with U.S. benefit plan auditors and overall audit/management; support multiple aspects of U.S. retirement benefits and healthcare strategy, including contract review, selections of vendors, pricing of healthcare benefits, de-risking of pension plan, and managing spend for the benefit plans.Responsible for the Outside Service Provider (OSP) process, which includes obtaining, reviewing and monitoring all Statement of Controls (SOC) reports, reviewing contracts, completing annual checklists and following-up with business process owners (BPOs) across the organization. This also includes training BPOs on the COSO requirements related to Outside Service Providers.Support business development on acquisitions, due diligence and divestitures.Work on any special projects as assigned by the CFO, Corporate Controller or other Finance Leadership.

The Essentials - You Will Have:Bachelors degree.Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance.Typically requires 5 years of management experience.In depth understanding of technical U.S. GAAP accounting standards.CPA.Big 4 public accounting firm experience to global industrial companies.Experience working with senior leadership, staff, peers, and external service providers.Experience communicating with global personnel of different cultures and time zonesWillingness to manage a hybrid work team creating a work environment where all individuals can and want to make an impact.A change leader with a willingness to challenge the status quo to enhance productivity and processes.Desire to assume additional responsibility and be a candidate for other roles in the medium-term.Working knowledge of Oracle FCC and SAP.This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

What We Offer:Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision401kPaid Time offParental and Caregiver LeaveFlexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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