Senior Manager, External Reporting & Technical Accounting

Trane Italia•Davidson, NC

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

Trane Technologies seeks a Senior Manager, External Reporting and Technical Accounting to join the Chief Accounting Officer’s organization. This role leads key aspects of the Company’s external financial reporting and plays a critical role in evaluating, documenting, and concluding on complex accounting matters across the enterprise. Reporting to the Finance Director, Accounting, External Reporting & Technical Accounting, this position has significant interaction with corporate function leaders, business unit finance teams, and external auditors. The Senior Manager supports SEC reporting, technical accounting and policy development, consolidation activities, and accounting for acquisitions and other strategic transactions, while continuously strengthening processes and controls.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent required.
CPA designation required.
Minimum of five years of relevant accounting experience, preferably including Big 4 and/or multinational external reporting experience.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
Excellent communication skills, strong analytical abilities, and a collaborative, high-integrity mindset.
Strong technical accounting judgment and ability to interpret and apply U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
Proven ability to manage complex, deadline-driven processes with a high degree of accuracy and accountability.
Excellent analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to evaluate complex issues and develop well-supported conclusions.
Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical matters to non-technical stakeholders.
Strong collaboration and business partnership skills, with the ability to build trust across functions and levels of the organization.
High attention to detail, strong personal integrity, and commitment to a strong control environment.
Continuous improvement mindset with a bias toward action and process efficiency.

Responsibilities

Lead the preparation, review, and filing of the Company’s quarterly Form 10-Q and annual Form 10-K.
Support the preparation and review of quarterly earnings releases and related external communications.
Prepare supporting deliverables and analyses for management and executive review.
Coordinate closely with external auditors to support quarterly reviews, annual audit procedures, and other audit-related requests.
Assist with other external reporting requirements, including debt-related filings, Irish statutory reporting, and other subsidiary financial statements.
Partner with corporate and business unit leaders to evaluate, conclude on, and document accounting positions for complex and judgmental transactions in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Support accounting and reporting for strategic transactions, including acquisitions, minority investments and divestitures.
Research new accounting and reporting standards, including FASB pronouncements and SEC rules, and assess their impact on the Company.
Maintain and update internal accounting policies, including deploying new or revised policies.
Provide accounting guidance to business unit finance and controllership teams.