Senior Manager, Accounting

Univar Solutions • Dublin, OH

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About The Position

The Senior Manager of Lease and Fixed Accounting at Univar Solutions plays a crucial role within the Corporate Controller group, leading the global center of excellence for lease accounting and reporting. This position is responsible for overseeing the process of capturing, assessing, and recording leases, as well as managing capital purchases and maintaining internal and tax books for fixed assets. The role involves collaboration with various teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with accounting standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, CPA preferred
• Experience with SAP - Fixed Assets Module and Project Accounting
• Strong accounting and reporting (US GAAP) knowledge for assets and project accounting
• Working knowledge of and experience with fixed assets, general ledger, A/R, A/P
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to influence people and processes without direct responsibility
• Ability to prioritize, plan, organize and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that fixed asset transactions (WIP, additions, transfers, disposals) are recorded accurately, consistently and within company policy and budget.
• Monitor fixed asset purchases, ensuring proper forms, procedures and policies have been followed.
• Lead the Global Leasing Center of Excellence including direct oversight for USA and Canada segments, and support for EMEA and LATAM segments.
• Manage accounting components of the lease portfolio, such as extensions, amendments, or terminations, through lease administration software, and calculate intangible asset amortization and capitalized overhead.
• Facilitate period-end closings by ensuring the accurate and timely completion of all lease accounting team responsibilities.
• Approve journal entries, account reconciliations, and account analyses as it relates to leases, with appropriate SOX documentation and support when required.
• Ensure that lease transactions are recorded accurately, consistently and within company policy.
• Analytically review and understand monthly lease expense for Corporate, USA and Canada, working with the FP&A team to assess actuals against budget.
• Review and certify lease related balance sheet accounts monthly. Research outstanding items and determine appropriate action.
• Work with treasury in the determination of incremental borrowing rates to be used in the CoStar lease calculations.
• Provide balance sheet account movements to support cash flow reporting.
• Ensure that active dialogue exists with operational management and effective processes are in place to provide them the timely and accurate data and advice needed to run the business.
• Assess property, plant and equipment for impairment triggers and perform appropriate impairment tests when necessary.
• Track capital expenditures in comparison to the budget and expenditure approvals.
• Support the annual fixed asset inventory processes with operations.
• Review and certify fixed asset related balance sheet accounts monthly. Research outstanding items and determine appropriate action.
• Work with external reporting and SOX teams to ensure proper internal controls are in place in the US and rolled out consistently globally.
• Provide direction for the fixed asset team in organizing and prioritizing ongoing work and ad hoc projects.
• Complete ad hoc projects assigned by senior management including analysis of business operations, proposed accounting treatment of unusual transactions or other accounting and finance related matters.

Benefits

• Market aligned pay and incentives
• Diverse benefits offering to support physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees