Accounting & Reporting Manager – Accounts Payable

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Working in this position in the finance team in our Electrification Installation Products division in Hackettstown, NJ, you will be defining the operating guidelines and processes for our accounts payable transactions. In this role you will provide leadership to enable our business to meet our agreements and our external regulatory requirement. By ensuring the accurate tracking and processing of all transactions and checking invoices to verify that they comply with the fiscal and internal control requirements, you will be a trusted financial partner within our finance team.

This position reports to

Business Controller

Your responsibilities

• Establish and ensure compliance with guidelines, procedures and external regulatory requirements
• Ensures accurate processing of Accounts Payable transactions. Oversees organization and work allocation for individuals involved in transaction processing
• Ensures timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of reporting package and associated disclosures
• Perform oversight through financial analysis and share results with business stakeholders while identifying opportunities to improve performance where appropriate
• Review and approve business communications, ensuring knowledge is shared and colleagues are informed about any changes to processes and procedures
• Leads enforcement and implementation of relevant internal accounting and reporting guidelines and compliance with external accounting regulations
• Ensure effective communication with all relevant stakeholders to maximize customer satisfaction
• Ensures (with HR Manager support) that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guides, motivates and develops direct and indirect subordinates within HR policies

Your background

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or business is highly preferred and minimum 8 years of experience in an accounting role; Work experience in a manufacturing or distribution setting is highly preferred
• 3 years of people leadership experience
• Experience with computerized accounting systems and inventory management software, including SAP
• Outstanding attention to detail, accuracy and the ability to multitask
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Wellbeing program
• Healthcare plan

More about us

ABB Installation Products Division (formerly Thomas&Betts),is the number one manufacturer of electrification products in North America with a 125-year history of providing innovation and customer- focused solutions for connecting and protecting electrical systems, as well as a unique differentiated medium voltage offering. Our products are used all around you, every day – orbiting the earth, working on Mars, on the fastest trains we ride, in the fastest cars of the world, crossing oceans, in factories producing your food, in the tallest buildings of the world, in the most modern hotels and in the walls of your home. With a portfolio of more than 200,000 products marketed under more than 38 premium brand names, our Division offerings are found wherever electricity is used. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [email protected] Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Hybrid