Senior Accountant

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

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The Senior Accountant serves as a business partner to Business Unit Controllers and Finance Owners within the Americas and Corporate Region with general ledger responsibility. This role produces timely, accurate, and meaningful information to aid in management decisions, and works in compliance with GAAP and applicable company policy (FICAP).

This role is responsible for maintaining multiple subledgers for Americas' largest business unit, among other tasks. A successful Senior Accountant at Allegion has a mindset focused on compliance, accuracy and efficiency, is able to consistently apply policies and procedures, and enjoys learning and collaborating with others. A successful candidate must also have the ability to multi-task a variety of high priority tasks while adhering to strict month-end and compliance related deadlines.

What You Will Do:

• Serve as a well-respected business partner and financial resource to assigned business unit(s), including frequent partnership with Business Unit Controllers, Americas' Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable teams, Corporate Treasury team as well as Americas' Global Logistics, Global Trade Compliance, and Global EHS teams. Ensure accuracy of third-party data used for financial reporting.

• Manage monthly closing activities to include maintenance of the general ledger, preparation of journal entries, analysis, and reporting for multiple Americas business units. Perform balance sheet reconciliations and resolve any reconciling items according to company policy.

• Develop advanced data analysis tools to manipulate large volumes of data, including regular usage of Microsoft's PowerBI platform. Work with multiple business units and ERP systems as required. Help to troubleshoot issues related to general ledger accounting. Participate in ERP implementations as needed.

• Prepare general month end reporting required; submit and review financial statements for compliance with GAAP and company policies.

• Responsible for monthly and quarterly SOX communications surrounding journal entries and reconciliations approvals for Americas' largest business unit.

• Maintain ERP's chart of accounts and own the maintenance and accuracy of Hyperion financial mapping.

• Ensure that all duties are handled in an accurate and timely manner.

• Drive productivity initiatives, process improvement, and standardization across business units

• Provide support documents for internal and external audits related to assigned business units.

• Maintain a robust and effective internal control environment to ensure accounting procedures are compliant with GAAP and FICAP

• Participate in Sarbanes Oxley testing, with an emphasis on prevention, elimination, and timely close-out of control deficiencies.

• Interpret, implement and/or maintain divisional and corporate financial policies, practices and procedures, including provision of effective controls and audit capabilities.

• Assist with various special projects as necessary.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or other related field required; CPA and/or MBA preferred

• 5-7 years of relevant accounting experience including general ledger, preferably in a manufacturing setting

• High attention to detail, prioritization, and ability multi-task in faced-paced environment.

• Strong critical-thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, both oral and written.

• Project leadership experience preferred.

• Business partnership experience preferred.

• Audit experience preferred.

• Proficient in utilizing technology, including Microsoft Office (emphasis on Excel, PowerBI), Hyperion, and Oracle (or other common ERP system)

• Thorough understanding of financial reporting, GAAP accounting, and auditing principles and practices

• Ability to work independently as well as in a team collaborative setting.

• Highly motivated and self-driven with continuous process improvement goal

• Maintain high level of attention to detail, prioritization, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

• Percentage of Travel: <5%

Why Work for Us?

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:

• You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there's plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, "this is your business, run with it".

• You're looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.

• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!

What You'll Get from Us:

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you "be safe, be healthy".

• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Unlimited PTO

• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work

• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can "serve others, not yourself"

• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths testing and coaching

Apply Today!

Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow's world a safer place!

Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.

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