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

The main purpose of this position is to produce accurate financial information, to report monthly results to general management in the US operations, providing deep analysis of the results ensuring the integrity of the information. This position works extensively with different areas inside the company and lead a high-performance team, developing talent within the organization.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage high performance team in the US and offshore (India & Mexico) that is responsible for various general accounting duties including but not limited to, Balance Sheet accounts reconciliation, escheatment, intercompany, bank reconciliations and paybene accounts.
• Develop highly effective team that partners with other areas of R2R, HR, Payroll and the businesses (regions)
• Ensure teams are fully accountable for assigned processes.
• This role includes support of an aggressive closing schedule with tight completion dates, participating heavily in monthly close process by executing processes, allocations, intercompany balancing and reviewing and reporting analytical movements and significant transactions and ensuring integrity of transactions and data in SAP.
• Lead team in driving efficiencies through process mapping and continuous improvement and automation. Ensure results and improvements in all processes.
• Design effective account reconciliations and ensure proper execution, substantiation, and validation.
• Responsible for compliance with SOX and PACs controls for department processes
• 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. 
• Help to maintain and assess the system of internal controls and actively participate in any audit requirement, both internally and externally.
• 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 of Journal Entries related to General Ledger Accounts
• Manage and lead Special Projects as requested
• 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
• Must ensure financial reports comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (or other relevant gaap) and global policies.  
• Able to understand complex corporate structures and the financial relationships between companies as pertains to statutory & management reporting.
• Deep knowledge in Intercompany transactions and movements between business units and legal entities.
• Analyze financial information to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for improvements.
• Expert and deep knowledge in SAP ERP and MS office. It will be a plus to have knowledge in power BI.
   

Qualifications

• Computer Literacy 
  • Advanced Excel skills required
  • SAP (ERP) Skills required
• Social/Interpersonal skills
  • Excellent Oral & written communication 
  • Listening skills
• Organizational skills
  • 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 challenge the status quo, drive change and delver results
  • Complete understanding of Legal Entity relations and intercompany accounting and payroll accounting
     

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelors in Accounting or Finance
• CPA or MBA (or comparable Master's Degree unless offset by extensive experience) preferred
• Experience in Big 4 Accounting firms preferred 
• Strong understanding of IFRS
• 8+ years of back-office accounting experience
• Understanding of ERP systems 
• Ability to dive into details while maintaining view of the big picture
   

Working Conditions

• Capability to work extended hours as necessary
• Ability to work with standard office/computer Equipment
• Capable of working in an open office environment
• Ability to participate in required travels as necessary (very limited)
   

Physical Requirements

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Legal Notices

CEMEX is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/affirmative action) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by under federal, state or local law in the programs or activities which it operates.

CEMEX will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all local, state and federal laws.

CEMEX is an E-Verify participating employer.

Arizona Smoke-Free Act.  CEMEX complies with the State of Arizona’s Smoke-Free Act (Arizona Revised Statutes § 36-601.01). Smoking and/or the use of tobacco or related products is prohibited in and on CEMEX property as well as any building and/or vehicle owned or leased by CEMEX.

CEMEX offers both competitive pay and benefits. Benefits applicable to this position may include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, and Holiday Pay, as well as a comprehensive wellness program to help keep employees and their families healthy and well. You can learn more about CEMEX Benefits by visiting the CEMEX USA Benefits and Well-Being page. (https://www.cemexusa.com/careers/life-at-cemex/benefits-well-being).

EEO Statement - En Español

CEMEX es una institución EEO/AA (igualdad de oportunidad/acción afirmativa) y no discrimina en base al sexo, edad, raza, color, religión, discapacidad física o mental, credo, origen nacional, estatus veterano, orientación sexual, información genética, identidad de género, o expresión de género en los programas o actividades los cuales opera.