Senior Corporate Accounting Manager

Mativ Corporation - Alpharetta, GA

Full-time - Senior

Alpharetta, GA

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Manager Corporate Accounting at Mativ is a pivotal role that directs the monthly financial close and reporting activities for both domestic and international entities. This position is responsible for overseeing the general ledger record-to-report processes, ensuring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and providing guidance to the broader Americas and International accounting teams. The Senior Manager will play a crucial role in supporting the accounting team through growth, transformation, and continuous improvement, acting as a business partner to the finance organization and various business segments. In this role, the Senior Manager will ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in compliance with US GAAP and company policies. This includes directing the Corporate Accounting team, providing monthly reporting for assigned corporate and domestic entities, and managing complex corporate accounting areas such as sub-consolidations. The position also involves overseeing the accounting for corporate functional areas, including payroll and benefits accounting, and leading continuous improvement projects to optimize accounting processes and systems. The Senior Manager will ensure strong internal controls and compliance for financial reviews, including high-quality review processes for journal entry processing, fluctuation explanations, and SOX controls. Additionally, the role requires partnering with the Corporate Reporting team to complete necessary activities for monthly and quarterly reporting, supporting budgeting and forecasting processes, and developing the team to maximize their professional growth. The Senior Manager will also provide support for external and internal audits and maintain historical records in accordance with the company's Corporate Records Retention Policy.

Responsibilities

• Direct the Corporate Accounting team supporting the monthly close and ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in compliance with US GAAP and company policies.
• Provide the monthly reporting for assigned corporate and domestic and international entities, including general accounting record to report processes, and other more complex corporate accounting and reporting areas such as sub consolidations.
• Perform and oversee the accounting for assigned corporate functional areas including payroll and benefits accounting inclusive of bonus accrual, allocation of the fringe benefits to the sites, etc.
• Lead and participate in accounting and reporting continuous improvement and transformation projects to optimize accounting and reporting processes and systems including leveraging OneStream consolidation platform, efficiency and timeliness of Blackline account reconciliations and task optimization, and timeliness of month end close process.
• Ensure strong internal controls and compliance is in place for financial review, including: Ensure high quality review processes for journal entry processing, fluctuation explanations, financial reporting, SOX controls, and other analyses required to support assigned balance sheets and related business processes.
• Ensure all balance sheet accounts are reconciled to adequate supporting detailed records with consideration of the validity of the support, the aging of activity reflecting in the account, and timely resolution of reconciling items.
• Partner with the Corporate Reporting team to complete required activities for monthly and quarterly reporting including completing schedules that support the cashflow and preparing income statement and balance sheet analytics.
• Support the budgeting and forecasting processes; ensure that department costs are controlled with the objective of optimizing and minimizing costs while providing scalable quality services to our customers.
• Develop, coach and mentor team to build their professional growth and maximize potential.
• Provide support for external and internal auditor reviews and audits.
• Maintain historical records in accordance with the Company's Corporate Records Retention Policy, while ensuring critical documents are maintained appropriately to support financial reporting, tax audit and other needs.
• Additional duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements

• A minimum of ten years' experience in accounting.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Experience in a public company corporate environment and/or large national or regional public accounting background.

Nice-to-haves

• Work experience with manufacturing companies, consolidations, and intercompany transactions/eliminations.
• Experience with implementation and/or usage of Oracle.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Consumer-Driven Health Plan (CDHP).
• Preferred Provider Organization (PPO).
• Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO).
• Company-paid basic life insurance and additional voluntary life coverage.
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match.
• Employee assistance programs - available 24/7 to you and your family.
• Wellness and Work Life Support - career development and educational assistance.