Accounting Manager

Business Overview:

About CRANE

Crane Co. is a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products. Founded in 1855, Crane provides products and solutions to customers in the aerospace, electronics, hydrocarbon processing, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, automated merchandising, transportation and other markets. The Company has four business segments: Aerospace & Electronics, Engineered Materials, Merchandising Systems, and Fluid Handling. Crane has approximately 11,000 employees in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Crane Co. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:CR) www.craneco.com

About CRANE ChemPharma & Energy

CRANE ChemPharma & Energy (within Crane's Fluid Handling segment) designs and manufactures a variety of high performance products including: highly engineered check valves, sleeved plug valves, lined valves, process ball valves, high performance butterfly valves, bellows sealed globe valves, aseptic and industrial diaphragm valves, multi/quarter-turn valves, actuation, sight glasses, lined pipe, fittings and hoses, and air operated diaphragm and peristaltic pumps. Its trusted brands (in alphabetical order) ALOYCO®, CENTER LINE®, COMPAC-NOZ®, CRANE®, DEPA®, DUO-CHEK®, ELRO®, FLOWSEAL®, JENKINS®, KROMBACH®, NOZ-CHEK®, PACIFIC VALVES®, RESISTOFLEX®, REVO®, SAUNDERS®, STOCKHAM®, TRIANGLE®, UNI-CHEK®, VALVES®, WTA®, and XOMOX® offer customers complete and innovative product portfolio designed for the most demanding corrosive, erosive, and high purity applications. Among the industries served are the chemical processing, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, refining, and power generation.

Crane ChemPharma & Energy is seeking to hire an Accounting Manager to join our team at the recently acquired CryoWorks site in Jurupa Valley, CA.

Position Summary:

The Accounting Manager will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial statements. The Accounting Manager will have contact with various departments and levels of management within the business unit, division headquarters and corporate office which requires strong interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal. The Accounting Manager will also be pivotal on the adherence and maintenance of Crane's Policies and Internal Controls.

Principle Duties (includes, but is not limited to):

• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
• Maintain local NetSuite general ledger and upload data in Crane Co financial consolidation system, HFM.
• Work closely with Site Controller to accurately record cost of sales in the P&L, inventory valuation, Job Costing and POC.
• Responsible for Managing and coordinating Physical Inventory together with the local Operations Team.
• Work with the Controller to ensure timely audits and compliance.
• Assist with Business Process procedures & risk assessments (Sarbanes-Oxley 404).
• Ensure financial systems & procedures are in place to provide adequate internal controls.
• Prepare monthly financial statements.
• Ensure maintenance of a month-end close checklist to ensure completion on month end financial reporting requirements.
• Perform Financial Analysis and Reconciliation of Intercompany, Balance Sheet and Bank Accounts.
• Prepare Monthly reports including Cash Flow, Inventory Turns, Capital Spending, Order Backlog, Product Line, Headcount, and other statistical data.
• Maintain Fixed Asset records, Capital Expenditure Requests and Audits.
• Assist in development of Budgets and Forecasts.
• Support Controller with special projects and workflow process improvements.
• Maintain Travel Card and P-Card program.
• Prepare Sales & Property Tax reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Essential Qualifications / Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting; CMA or CPA a plus.
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in Accounting within a manufacturing environment
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work and interact with departments throughout the organization.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent Excel, Microsoft Office, HFM and NetSuite knowledge, preferred.