Director Corporate Accounting and Reporting

American Power Conversion Corporation (APC), a 1.7 billion dollar company is searching for a Director of Corporate Accounting and Reporting. This individual will be responsible for managing the monthly worldwide closing, consolidation, and quarterly reporting of consolidated financial results to shareholders, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Board of Directors, and senior management to ensure that such reporting is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), SEC regulations, and other applicable criteria. Assist in technical accounting research, developing corporate-wide accounting policy, international accounting, acquisition accounting, and department administration. Develop and maintain an effective U.S. Corporate Accounting team. Work collaboratively with non-U.S., SDG/MAG finance personnel, and other functional departments. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESWorldwide Monthly Closing ProcessCoordinate and support more than 15 APC Finance/Accounting locations in the U.S., Latin America, Europe, and Asia, as well as manage day-to-day operations of the Corporate Accounting group at corporate headquarters. Focus efforts to further improve/speed monthly closing cycle in conjunction with broader company-wide initiatives. Lead and/or participate in projects associated with the improvement of a variety of related accounting processes and controls, both locally and globally. Worldwide ConsolidationsManage/prepare monthly consolidation of approximately 60 legal entities worldwide as well as consolidated financial statements and other key data for senior management, quarterly earnings releases, and SEC financial statement disclosures. Manage/provide oversight to monthly reconciliation processes that cover approximately 1,000 intercompany accounts worldwide. Perform quarterly key balance review for all APC entities. Quarterly Earnings Calls & External Financial ReportingDirectly support the Controller and CFO with respect to preparation for quarterly earnings release conference calls and quarterly financial slides and analyses for presentations to the Board of Directors, Leadership Council, etc. Prepare/coordinate financial disclosures in APCs Quarterly and Annual Reports to Shareholders and periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to ensure compliance with GAAP and SEC regulations, including review and implementation of new FASB Statements, Staff Positions, Interpretations, Emerging Issues Task Force Consensus Positions, SEC Staff Accounting Bulletins, etc. Manage recently accelerated filing deadlines for APCs Forms 10-Q and 10-K. Drafted and/or coordinate APCs responses to routine comment letters received from the SEC. Coordinate EDGARization and electronic filing of all Forms 10-Q and 10-K as well as other periodic SEC filings. Evaluate the impact of FASB pronouncements and other due process documents that may affect external reporting responsibilities of APC to ensure appropriate resolution of accounting issues raised by such rules and regulations, and timely implementation. Monitor quarterly and annual SEC filings of peer group for new and/or changed disclosures to develop an understanding of how members of our peer group are interpreting SEC and FASB disclosure guidance and requirements. Corporate Accounting GroupSelect, develop, and motivate a team of six accounting professionals. Provide oversight and guidance for Corporate Accounting activities, including monthly general ledger journal entries, key account and bank reconciliations and analyses. This team is also responsible for U.S. fixed assets accounting, review and reconciliation of worldwide quarterly capital expenditures, and monitoring/recording worldwide fixed asset transfers. Inventory/Cost Accounting SupportExecute manual process to clear RM and WIP inventory variances to the P&L. Reconcile inventory for Corporate and other entities as needed. Interact with SDG finance personnel, and other functional departments on various accounting and reporting matters. Support foreign currency reporting requirements. Non-U.S. Locations & Foreign Currency Reporting RequirementsSupport APCs non-U.S. locations with respect to determination of functional currencies and translation of non-U.S. transactions and trial balances. Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) ComplianceIdentify, implement, and/or monitor key controls related to APCs month-end closing, consolidation, account analysis, and external financial reporting processes. Develop and implement corporate policies covering key month-end close processes as well as certain accounting matters. Maintain APCs Intranet Finance Department website (provides interactive information to APC employees worldwide about APCs chart of accounts, fiscal calendar, reporting timetable, etc.) Manage APC Finances Lotus Notes database (used worldwide to facilitate key month-end close and external financial reporting processes as well as to comply with SOX control documentation requirements). Oracle General Ledger (GL)Manage all GL access and user functionality, as well as Oracle segment value structure and setup (APC chart of accounts), cross-validation rules, security access rules, etc. Coordinate Oracle GL training worldwide. TaxSupport outsourced Tax function with respect to company-wide tax rate optimization efforts via coordination of numerous transfer pricing relationships/journal entries/analyses worldwide. AcquisitionsSupport APCs acquisitions with respect to the accounting for such acquisitions, as well as assisting integration of acquired businesses and newly formed foreign locations into APCs accounting processes, systems, and culture. ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONo B.S. in Accounting or equivalent. CPA and/or MBA preferred. o 10-15 years of relevant accounting experience in a multi-national public company and/or with a large public accounting firm. Experience with SEC reporting requirements. o Comfortable and effective in a fast paced, deadline driven environment, managing multiple high-priority assignments. o Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills. o Relevant knowledge of IT applications to financial matters. Oracle experience preferred. o Excellent written and verbal communication skills. o Strong people skills. ...

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