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About the Role
As Corporate Accounting Manager, you will lead a team of accounting professionals responsible for NI's global balance sheet and related accounting and financial reporting processes. This position plays a critical role in ensuring the integrity of the Company's financial statements, maintaining compliance with U.S. GAAP and internal control requirements and driving continuous improvement across the global accounting organization.
Responsibilities
- Manage key aspects of the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes related to the company's worldwide balance sheet in compliance with U.S. GAAP.
- Lead, review, and approve monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting analyses to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of financial reporting.
- Review and contribute to the preparation of financial statement disclosures and other external reporting requirements.
- Review and provide guidance for daily operations of unintegrated acquired entities, including the review of account reconciliations, manual journal entries, and related subledgers across multiple ERP environments.
- Ensure consistency, standardization, and scalability of global accounting processes, policies, and procedures.
- Partner with Corporate Accounting leadership to develop and implement accounting policies and ensure compliance across the organization.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on automation, simplification, standardization, and optimization of accounting and reporting processes.
- Lead special projects and strategic initiatives that enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the financial close and reporting environment.
- Oversee testing and implementation activities associated with system upgrades, ERP enhancements, and finance transformation initiatives.
- Maintain and strengthen internal controls over financial reporting, ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and proactively identifying opportunities to reduce risk and enhance efficiency.
- Coordinate audit activities, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring timely resolution of audit inquiries.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to address accounting matters and support business initiatives.
- Develop, mentor, and manage accounting team members through coaching, performance management, and career development activities.
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence.
Requirements
- Degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA strongly preferred.
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience with a Fortune 500 company and/or public accounting firm.
- 2+ years of people leadership or demonstrated experience leading teams, projects, or complex accounting initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, financial reporting requirements, and internal controls over financial reporting.
- Experience managing month-end close and balance sheet review processes within a complex global organization.
- Knowledge of Oracle and Hyperion.
- Experience driving process improvement, automation, and standardization initiatives.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong leadership, coaching, and team development capabilities.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and global environment.
- Emerson will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States.
- This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided.
- Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible.
Skills
- U.S. GAAP
- Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
- Financial controls
- Oracle
- Hyperion
- Project management
- Organizational skills
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Leadership
- Coaching
- Team development
Location
- Austin, Texas
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience
- 2+ years of people leadership
Education Level
- Degree in Accounting or Finance
- CPA strongly preferred
Benefits
- Variety of medical insurance plans
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee resource groups
- Recognition
- Flexible time off plans
- Paid parental leave (maternal and paternal)
- Vacation leave
- Holiday leave
About the Company
- Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software.
- Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.
- With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.
- We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries.
- Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson.
- At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable.
- We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet.
- You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs.
- We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large.
- We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.
- At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do.
Equal Opportunity
- Emerson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.
- We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.