Senior Manager Accounting

As a Senior Manager Accounting your goal is to manage complex accounting functions and the preparation of reports reflecting earnings and other financial results. You'll formulate, administer and direct others to facilitate approved accounting practices and strong systems of internal controls throughout the organization to ensure financial statement accuracy. #LI-MD1 #LI-Hybrid

You will do this by:

• Overseeing and managing the preparation and presentation of monthly /quarterly and annual financial information for management and outside parties.
• Reviewing and approving significant accounting estimates and complex accounting transactions.
• Supporting changes to Company accounting policies for assigned areas. This includes ensuring controls are in place, general ledger accounts are reconciled on a periodic basis and overall data and system integrity as it relates to financial data in compliance with GAAP and Company accounting policies.
• Preparing and monitoring financial forecasts/ budgets and expenditures; coordinates variance data and allocations and performing cost estimating projects.
• Analyzing management reports and performance utilizing trend analyses and data analytics. Providing insights on performance and working with functional managers throughout the Company to identify opportunities for improved efficiencies and recommendations for improvement.
• Managing the external financial statement audit.
• Driving continuous improvement throughout Finance in accounting activities; developing and recommending changes to Finance Leadership.
• Performing full range of managerial responsibilities which may include but not be limited to: interviewing, hiring, coaching and developing employees; planning, assigning and directing work; EEO/AA; performance management; department budget. May manage other Accounting Managers.

The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• At least six years of related accounting experience
• CPA license and experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of general accounting functions
• Strong financial analysis skills at a leadership level
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to interface and communicate with diverse groups
• Ability to forecast and develop budgets
• Strong computer literacy, especially experience with financial software systems (SAP preferred)
• Fluent in English and primary language used in area of responsibility and/or location

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Briggs & Stratton, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides innovative products and diverse power solutions to help people get work done. Briggs & Stratton is the world's largest producer of engines for outdoor power equipment, and is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lithium-ion battery, standby generator, energy storage system, lawn and turf care products through its Briggs & Stratton, Vanguard, Ferris, Billy Goat, and Branco brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in more than 100 countries on six continents.

Briggs & Stratton is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law. Briggs & Stratton also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.