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Manager of Business Controls and Accounting Policy | Carrier | Farmington, CT
Carrier Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation
(NYSE:UTX), is the world's largest solutions provider of air
conditioning, heating and refrigeration equipment for commercial,
residential and transportation applications with approximately 33,000
employee's worldwide and annual sales in excess of $11 billion.
We have a world wide network of independent distributors and dealers,
who sell, install and service Carrier products in more than 172
countries on six continents. Our products are globally designed and
engineered and manufactured in more than 50 facilities around the world.
We are at the very forefront of the industry, developing exciting new
products that make use of advances in computer and Internet technology,
developing ever more environmentally safe refrigerants and dramatically
reducing the power requirements of our products. Willis Carrier invented
modern air conditioning over one hundred years ago. And today, Carrier
Corporation leads the world in the manufacture and sale of heating,
ventilating, refrigeration, air conditioning and HVAC systems and
products.
The Manager of Business Controls and Accounting policy position will be
responsible for monitoring and assessing global financial and business
risk, managing the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance process related to
establishing standard policies and procedures as well as related
internal reporting requirements. Additionally, this position will
participate in establishing global accounting policies that adhere to
both internal and external accounting guidance.
Job Responsibilities
- Responsible for managing Carrier's global Sarbanes-Oxley program
efforts, including integrating the compliance objectives of the Act with
the quality and efficiency objectives of ACE (Achieving Competitive
Excellence). Manage the deployment of related UTC SARBOX tools and lead
efforts to develop and implement efficient solutions towards sustained
compliance monitoring such as automated business intelligence tools and
centralized compliance testing activities.
- Oversee testing and monitoring of company-level and financial
reporting controls executed at Carrier World Headquarters level.
- Manage process for determining risk based site selection for, as well
as participate in, Carrier WHQ Accounting and Control Assessment
reviews.
- Represent Carrier in UTC`s SOXA Users Group, UTC Controls Council and
serve as the primary contact to UTC' Sarbanes-Oxley project office.
- Responsible for monitoring global risk and coordinating work
associated with significant accounts, locations and changes in control
environments with both internal and external auditors. Additionally,
work with Business Segments headquarters, entities and auditors to
identify and resolve internal controls issues and exceptions in a timely
manner ensuring both internal and external sustained and continuous
compliance.
- Primary Carrier lead for developing and providing global guidance and
standards related to process documentation, sampling, testing,
remediation and evaluation of internal controls. Including, identifying
and communicating best practices of internal control and create ACE
criteria that will promote progressive and sustainable improvements to
the quality, consistency and efficiency of the key Carrier control
processes.
- Maintain existing and participate in development of new Carrier
Financial policies.
- Successful candidate must be team oriented and have the ability to
coordinate with multiple stakeholders including Controllers and
Assistant Controllers within Carrier' global Business Units to ensure
business controls and compliance requirements are executed.
Typical Educational Requirements:
- BA/BS degree w/10+ years experience
- MA/MS degree w/7+ years experience
- PhD degree w/4+ years experience BS Accounting/Finance, CPA preferred
5 to 7 years of solid audit, accounting policies and financial reporting
experience, including an extensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP and exposure
to IFRS preferable with a mix of corporate and operating entity
experience a plus.
Successful candidate must possess strong written communication skills,
comprehensive understanding and application of Sarbanes Oxley
requirements and principles of internal controls in a manufacturing
environment (accounting, operational and IT) and be self-motivated.
International experience as well as previous success in leading
large-scale projects in a decentralized environment is a plus.
Position will require approximately 25% domestic and international
travel including quarterly overseas trips for 2-3 weeks at a time.
A flexible schedule is necessary in order to work with global contacts;
as well as in meeting deliverable deadlines - particularly during annual
closing periods.
United Technologies Corporation is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer.
To apply for this position, please copy and paste the following link
into your browser address bar:
http://carrier.contacthr.com/18185154
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