Manager Accounting Projects

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 and operative information, to report monthly results to general management in the US operations, providing deep analysis of the operating results ensuring the integrity of the information. This position is also responsible to define and maintain the intercompany reporting structure with payables, receivables, and inventory between different legal USA companies. This position works extensively with the Financial Information, the General Accounting & Financial Services Team, Operative Support Team and with the Technical Accounting Team.
Job Responsibilities

• Owns the definition and maintenance of the management reporting structure and the impact of any changes in the business to reflect them in the management reports.
• Prepare and analyze the primary P&L report for Cemex Canada operation (OCF - Operational Cash Flow /EBITDA /SG&A expenses).
• Prepare and analyze net assets reports.
• Produce special analysis and reports as required by management to facilitate the decision-making process. Duties can be involved in forecast, capital, inventories, operating budget, accounts reconciliations, and other month end closing activities.
• Participate in management/strategy/operations meetings and financial reviews, prepare presentations: review w/ Ops, Executive audiences/ Planning/ Other teams.
• Able to understand current financial reports and test/execute changes under deadlines. Must work in collaboration with the Technical Accounting, General accounting, and Financial Reporting team to manage projects.
• 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 inventory movement between business units and legal entities.
• Analyze financial information to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities for improvements
• Understanding of multi-currency companies' management and/or currency conversion from different reporting tools
• Special projects are recurring and require the ability to manage priorities at the same time; organization and prioritization are imperative.
• Ability to learn new reporting technology fast and to teach it when asked. This position will be an expert in reporting software and be an on-call resource to the Cemex team.
• Expert and deep knowledge in SAP ERP, Hyperion, MS office and power BI. It will be a plus to have knowledge in Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP.
• Experience in process analysis and process re-design.
• Help to maintain and assess the system of internal controls and actively participate in any audit requirement, both internally and externally.
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and automation
• This role includes support of an aggressive closing schedule with tight completion dates

Qualifications

• Computer Literacy

Advanced Spread Sheet (Excel) skills required
SAP (ERP) Skills strongly preferred

• Social/Interpersonal skills
• Excellent Oral & written communication
• Listening skills
• Complete understanding of Legal Entity relations and intercompany accounting
• Organizational skills
• Able to develop and administer efficient work processes
• Ability to recognize issues, present solutions, and implement action plans
• 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

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• CPA or MBA (or comparable Master's Degree unless offset by extensive experience)
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Experience in Big 4 Accounting firms preferred
• Strong understanding of IFRS
• 7+ years in back-office accounting
• Data analytics/Big data
• Understanding of ERP systems
• Ability to dive into details while maintaining view of 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
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
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.