Sr. Manager - Technical Accounting

EssilorLuxottica•Mason, OH

54d

About The Position

If you've worn a pair of glasses, we've already met. We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions, iconic brands that consumers love such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol and Oliver Peoples, as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, and Target Optical, and leading e-commerce platforms. Our portfolio of more than 150 renowned brands span various categories, from frames, lenses and instruments to brick and mortar and digital distribution as well as mid-range to premium segments. Our Shared Services Team, accompany and enable others within the EssilorLuxottica collective to achieve their targets. They keep people and projects running smoothly, ensuring every part of our business is provided for and well taken care of. Join our global community of over 200,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry. Discover more by following us on LinkedIn! GENERAL FUNCTION This role will report to the Director of Technical Accounting for North America, responsible for technical accounting application and specials projects for the Accounting NAM organization. The focus of this position is to provide technical accounting research and documentation to support the Director of Technical Accounting in solving complex issues. The role will also include assisting with the integration initiatives inside the NAM Scope, and helping to identify and initiative process improvements, standardization, and governance across NAM Accounting.

Requirements

Master's degree in finance or accounting or other degree with previous experience in finance.
Minimum of 7 years of proven experience in Accounting, Shared Services, BPO or public accounting firm
Experience with international or large multinational company or international consulting firm
Proficiency in GAAP/IFRS
Aptitude for data crunching and visualization is key
Excel proficiency is required
Customer-oriented mindset
Proven experience in projects involving internal stakeholders (business departments, other finance departments) and external consultants

Nice To Haves

Experience in public accounting (specifically audit) is highly desirable
CPA is highly desirable
Proven experience working with ERP, SAP is highly desirable

Responsibilities

Provide guidance, support and solutions to the accounting team and finance organization in reference to technical accounting matters.
Help to create a set of guidelines/policies related to complex accounting topics such as Asset acquisition and Business combination accounting, Consolidation models, Legal entity restructuring, Revenue Recognition, Non-routine transactions etc.
M&A due diligence and valuations.
Follow projects throughout the development phase and through system implementation.
Write technical memos to document conclusions and create presentations to discuss accounting considerations with senior leadership.
Discuss/align the results of the accounting determinations with external auditors and other third parties.
Work with several stakeholders to validate future structure from an accounting standpoint (Legal entity rationalization, reporting packages, consolidation and flows)
Work with the NAM Accounting Integrations team and Head of Accounting to prioritize the integration activities of the department
Support the creation of an internal standardization roadmap and work with Global Business Services to appropriately allocate activities
Propose process improvement actions
Assessment of newly acquired entities: Preliminary work (staffing needs, strategy, transition plan and associated risks) and agree with the broader team on the future model,
Ensure that the newly integrated business units will follow EL Accounting Policy and processes (reconciliations, manual journal entries, etc.)