Manager of Accounting, OUS (REMOTE)

Cordis - Miami Lakes, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Miami Lakes, FL

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

The Manager of Accounting, OUS is a key internal role at Cordis, responsible for overseeing daily accounting activities and ensuring compliance with US GAAP and statutory financial statements. This position collaborates closely with the OUS team, corporate finance, and various stakeholders to manage the monthly financial close process, prepare financial reports, and enhance accounting procedures. The role also involves supervising accounting team members and managing relationships with third-party providers for statutory financials.

Responsibilities

• Assist managing the corporate accounting team responsible for the monthly financial close process, ensuring all costs incurred are properly recorded.
• Review journal entries, account balance reconciliations, and report preparation.
• Manage monthly close process for assigned entities, including preparation of internal and external financial reporting packages.
• Analyze and review financial transactions for accuracy and compliance with US GAAP.
• Prepare and review financial statements and present to stakeholders.
• Prepare/review balance sheet account reconciliations and resolve outstanding items.
• Review cash reconciliations for various jurisdictions and resolve outstanding items.
• Gather and provide support for external and internal audits.
• Provide recommendations on enhancing accounting procedures and policies.
• Prepare key monthly variance account reviews including key indicators and statistics.
• Manage partnerships with business line leaders to identify, monitor, and report monthly results and variances vs. forecasts/budgets.
• Prepare and review consolidated annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
• Prepare and review year-end audited financial statements and specific disclosures for areas of assignment.
• Identify opportunities for automation and improved financial reporting.
• Prepare ad hoc reports, financial analyses, and participate in special projects.
• Assist with the preparation of ad-hoc technical accounting memorandums.
• Manage third-party provider preparing statutory financials and local bookkeeping, including development and management of statutory reporting calendar.
• Provide information to third-party provider for preparation of statutory financials.
• Review US GAAP to Statutory GAAP reconciliations and local financial statements.
• Manage statutory audits and assist with global GAAP audit as needed.
• Implement internal controls over local bookkeeping function.
• Supervise accounting team members assigned to this role.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting; MBA is a plus.
• 5+ years of accounting experience; public accounting preferred but not required.
• CPA or equivalent is a plus.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Sharp business acumen with excellent communication skills.
• Experience with major ERP systems preferred, advanced Excel skills required.
• Thorough understanding of US GAAP.
• Auditing skills and ability to reconcile complex accounts is a plus.
• Analytical and organized with attention to detail.
• Global experience with multiple international experience is a plus.
• Ability to meet deadlines within a high volume fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in public accounting is preferred but not required.
• Global experience with multiple international experience is a plus.