Accounting Manager Job at The Sherwin-Williams Company in Cleveland

The Accounting Manager position is responsible for the Organization and Management of all aspects of sales and accounts receivable accounting for North America. This includes developing, managing and maintaining the integrity of systems, controls, policies and procedures surrounding sales and accounts receivable accounting. The position will be playing a key role in any future systems conversions and implementations, ensuring that all aspects/controls are in place. CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS Manage the activities of employees in Sales Accounting and Accounts Receivable / Customer Accounting that are responsible for: Submitting and monitoring of payments for rebates and prebates for customer programs for CBG and PCG. Monitoring and balance sheet reconciliations for rebates, customer commissions and prebates for PSG, CBG, and PCG out of CPR and Channel Revenue. Over 1.7B in total assets/liabilities. Balancing of AR systems in North America including CPR, AOM sales, Oracle Cloud, R12 and 11i. Balance sheet reconciliations for customer complaints, customer refunds, AR system accounts and other AR and customer related accounts. Month end close processes including monthly journal entries. Manage accruals for bad debt, revenue recognition, customer claims and last day cash. Monthly Balance Sheet account reconciliations review Manage and/or directly perform monthly reconcilements of Balance Sheet accounts for timely completion and resolution of exceptions or errors. Ensure adherence to Company standards. Maintain the integrity and adherence to Company requirements of the Balance Sheet accounts and reconciliations - perform quality assurance and hold meetings 2-3 /year with Management. Employee Training and Development Post and hire positions as needed and provide proper onboarding and ongoing training. Oversee and manage day to day and month end close tasks to ensure timeliness, completeness, and accuracy. Challenge and develop Team members by providing ongoing support, instruction, guidance and coaching as necessary to build skill sets and encourage success. Provide cross functional training across all facets of department functions/tasks. Controls and Operational Accounting Ensure proper controls are in place for all sales and AR related systems. Coordinate with Internal/External audit and Global Policy team to design, implement and document additional controls as needed. Participate in the selection, design and testing of new rebate / commission system. Ensure proper controls are in place and documented. Identification and resolution of all significant accounting issues and problem areas uncovered. Provide recommendations and implement solutions as challenges and/or opportunities arise. Ensure SLAs goals are met or exceed by regularly monitoring KPIs. Accounting Automation and Process Improvements Identify, collaborate, design, and implement process improvements. Utilize automation tools such as Data Services, Oracle Allocations and RPA to automate tasks and drive efficiencies. POSITION REQUIREMENTS FORMAL EDUCATION: Required: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE: Required: 5+ years of Accounting or Finance experience Experience utilizing process improvement and automation tools to implement process improvements Proficient in monitoring and implementing internal controls Proficient in month end close process and monitoring of close process, including journal entries and accruals Proficient in Balance Sheet reconciliation completion and review Balance Sheet and P&L review and analysis Preferred: Supervisory experience Experience with sales accounting, AR accounting and commission / rebate systems and processes Previous experience with Oracle, Oracle Cloud, OneStream Transactional Lean Training TECHNICAL/S