Purpose of Position

The Accounting Manager plays a crucial role in supporting the Controller in various financial and accounting functions within the organization. The Accounting Manager will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy of financial reporting, adherence to GAAP and cost accounting principles, and the efficient operation of the accounting department. This position requires a strong understanding of accounting principles, audit procedures, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines. They will also be responsible for a team of staff accountants, providing guidance and support to ensure the team's success.

Essential Functions

• Financial Reporting and Compliance

• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP and company policies.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and assist with external audits and financial reviews.

• Champion the execution and completion of internal and external audit activities and SOX testing.

• Review financial data for accuracy, completeness, and consistency, identifying and resolving discrepancies as needed.

• Key driver of the monthly closing process to ensure timely delivery of balance sheet reconciliations.

• Conduct ad hoc tasks such as timely response on Fortive home office inquiries, chart of accounts mapping, and other financial analyses and management reporting projects.

• Cost Accounting and Inventory Management

• Supervise the cost accounting function, including the accurate valuation of inventory and the analysis of production costs.

• Develop and maintain cost accounting methodologies to support decision-making and improve operational efficiency.

• Monitor inventory levels and inventory costing methods, finding opportunities for optimization and cost reduction.

• Capital Expenditure and Fixed Asset Management

• Manage and maintain an accurate and up-to-date fixed asset register, including the acquisition, disposal, and depreciation of assets, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and organizational policies.

• Drive organizational alignment on capital forecast and actual implementation.

• Team Leadership and Development

• Manage and mentor a team of staff accountants, providing guidance, training, and performance feedback to foster professional growth and development.

• Delegate responsibilities effectively and ensure the timely completion of tasks to meet due dates and objectives.

• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment that promotes teamwork and accountability.

Education & Experience Required

• Minimum of five years in advancing responsibility accounting roles (preferably within a manufacturing environment or in a public accounting firm)

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting

• Robust knowledge of US GAAP, cost accounting, and audit procedures

• Excellent interpersonal skills - collaborative with internal/external customers, team members, and cross-functional collaborators

• Experience managing small teams

• Effective communications skills – including written, verbal and listening skills

• Strong analytical skills to diagnose and troubleshoot sophisticated datasets

• Organized, with a strong process and detail focus to deliver high quality and timely results

• High energy, bias for action with continuous improvement mentality; recognizes and resolves issues

• Team-player with the ability and willingness to take on challenges

• Excellent digital literacy, particularly MS Excel

• ERP system experience (JDE and HFM/OneStream ideal)

  Fortive Corporation Overview

  Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.

Ready to move your career forward? Find out more at careers.fortive.com (https://stgfortive.taleo.net/enterprise/careers.fortive.com) .

Gems Setra is a leading global supplier of sensing and monitoring technologies, operating within the Precision Technologies platform of Fortive Corporation. Through our comprehensive portfolio of premium sensing products, we deliver solutions to customer problems and challenges.

As two Fortive businesses merged in 2022, Gems Setra’s vision is to connect our customers to their environment to create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world. Gems Sensors product offerings include a range of products that encompass liquid level, flow, and pressure sensors, miniature solenoid valves, proximity switches, and integrated fluid management solutions. The Setra Systems product line offers an extensive selection of high-quality sensing instruments for humidity, current, vacuum, energy, and pressure measurements.

At the heart of our combined company's mission lies a shared dedication between Gems Sensors and Setra Systems to deliver high-quality sensing solutions, backed by reliable customer support on a global scale. As a part of Fortive, we embrace a culture of innovation, driving progress and empowering advancements in the industries and customers we serve.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should ask to speak with a Human Resources representative to request an accommodation.