Manager Accounting

Company Overview

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years' CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.  Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off,  employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at www.cemexusa.com/careers. For direct access to CEMEX Career Opportunities, visit us at https://jobs.cemex.com/.

Job Summary

To ensure that Cemex US BSO provides our customers with superior service by providing accounting and reporting services at world-class levels to help drive business results. To analyze and continually improve current processes to gain efficiencies and ensure quality by constantly challenging the status quo. To lead a high performance team. To develop talent within the organization.

Job Responsibilities

• This role may include support of an aggressive closing schedule and on the 1st working day of each month requires an extended work shift.  The target completion is 10pm
• Manage high performance team in the US and offshore (India) that is responsible for various general accounting duties including but not limited to lease accounting, escheatment, intercompany, bank reconciliations and paybene accounts.
• Lead team in driving efficiencies through process mapping and continuous improvement and automation.  Ensure results and improvements in all processes.
• Responsible for coordination and management of Financial and SOX audits and quarterly reviews and compliance with internal controls. Provide audit support and analysis
• Responsible to partner with payroll team to ensure correct accounting for payroll transactions
• Responsible for preparing and reviewing financial statement footnotes for international and local statutory reports.
• Participate in monthly close process by reviewing and reporting analytical movements and significant transactions and ensuring integrity of transactions and data in SAP
• Monthly Reporting & Reconciliations account including analytical review and validation of movements
• Research and Analysis of accounts as requested by management and calculate and execute true ups a needed
• Own and Manage various SAP accounting & reporting accounts as identified
• Prepare schedules for bi-annual Stewardship Review process as part of CEMEX Internal Control framework
• Perform detail accounting analysis & process related Journal Entries related to General Ledger Accounts
• Manager and lead Special Projects as requested
• Responsible to develop and lead a team of 3 direct reports & provide support to IBM resources to ensure quality of service
• Report on IBM service issues and quality defects
• Track, monitor and improve KPIs for Management, Financial Services
• Work directly with consultants, KPMG and Internal Audit
• Ensure compliance with all deliverable due dates and timelines

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Accounting or Finance
• CPA, MBA, or CMA preferred
• 8 years related job experience required (in accounting or financial analysis)
• Intercompany experience strongly preferred
• Project management experience preferred
• Audit experience strongly preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Computer Literacy
• Advanced Excel skills required
• SAP (ERP) Skills strongly preferred
• Social/Interpersonal skills
• Excellent Oral & written communication
• Listening skills
• Complete understanding of Legal Entity relations, intercompany accounting and payroll accounting
• Ability to work independently and as a team
• Ability to manage, develop and motivate people
• Ability to recognize issues, present solutions, and implement action plans
• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time
• Analytical approach to problem solving; not intimidated by tackling new problems   
• Ability to work at an appropriate level of detail
• Working knowledge of statutory, financial, and management accounting
• Ability to research accounting concepts
• Ability to challenge the status quo, drive change and delver results

Working Conditions

• Capable of working in an open office environment

Physical Requirements

• Capability to work extended hours a