Director, Financial Reporting

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

The Director, Financial Reporting will have the opportunity to partner with various areas of the business for mergers and acquisitions, valuations, deal structuring, transaction structuring, and investor relations. You will work collaboratively within finance and across the business to provide internal and external financial reporting including the preparation and review of all monthly, quarterly, and annual internal executive reporting and external SEC, UK, IRE and statutory reporting requirements.  You will be directly responsible for the corporation’s compliance with all accounting and financial reporting guidance and the development of the corporation’s policies and position applicable to the relevant guidance.  You will also have responsibility for the research and training related to complex technical accounting and financial reporting concepts across the corporation, including US GAAP, IFRS and other all statutory guidance.
* This position is located onsite in Mentor, Ohio with the opportunity for a hybrid work schedule. 
 

Duties

•    Direct the financial statement process – including the review, preparation, editing and delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual internal executive reporting requirements; as well as the quarterly and annual SEC filings, and IRE statutory filing requirements.
•    Direct the Global Finance Team and ensure compliance with all SEC and statutory financial reporting requirements; assist in monitoring compliance with all US GAAP, IFRS, and local accounting guidance.
•    Direct responsibility for the accounting issues resolution process including monitoring changes to accounting guidelines (i.e. changes in US GAAP and IFRS), interpreting the changes, drafting accounting policies and/or positions for enhancing and/or adding to the Corporate Accounting Policy Manual, and supporting implementation.  
•    Develop and present the corporation’s position on the impact of changes to accounting and financial reporting guidance to senior finance management and both internal and external auditors.
•    Ensure system functionality and financial reporting compliance within our financial reporting software platform (Workiva); creating and driving efficiencies in our financial reporting process using our reporting software.
•    Direct the efforts of the finance and accounting staff and training all responsible for supporting the financial reporting requirements.
•    Support the Investor Relations function by providing accurate and timely financial data as required.
•    Direct the preparation and ensure accuracy and timeliness of  the necessary filing requirements for certain benefit plans and several legal entity statutory filings.
•    Support the Corporate Finance team and manage the working relationship with internal and external auditors in their review of financial statements and filing requirements.
•    Support the accounting administration for equity compensation programs.
•    Lead the Corporate Finance team in integration of acquisitions and divestitures to ensure appropriate business combination accounting and compliance with US GAAP, IFRS and statutory guidance.
•    Lead and support the Global Finance team by researching accounting and financial reporting issues as they arise.
•    Lead the company’s Accounting Policy Committee, including updates and routine maintenance of accounting policies.
 

Experience

•    Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required. CPA required.
•    12+ years of total relevant accounting/finance experience
•    5+ years of public accounting experience preferred
•    Experience managing a small team of analysts
•    Relevant experience with and understanding of SOX and internal controls, application and system access controls, COSO framework 
•    Relevant experience with and understanding of US GAAP, IFRS, and technical accounting issues
•    Relevant experience with and understanding of business combinations and process integration
•    Accounting experience in a multi-national medical device, healthcare services or manufacturing company preferred
•    Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret complex accounting and financial reporting requirements and auditing theories and explain in non-technical terms to assist financial managers in various countries in application.
•    Strong analytical, project management and organizational skills with the ability to coordinate, manage, and train others.
 

What STERIS Offers

The opportunity to join a company that will invest in you for the long-term. STERIS couldn’t be where it is today without our incredible people. That’s why