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, 11,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.

The Senior Accountant serves as a business partner to Business Unit Controllers, Finance and Non-Finance Partners as well as International Finance Affiliates. This role is responsible for maintaining multiple subledgers for two of the largest Americas Business Units as well as the allocation of Corporate shared service activities in addition to ensuring reporting entities general ledger yield, accurate and meaningful information to aid in management decisions and are in compliance with GAAP and applicable company policy (FICAP). The position will have a direct report with responsibilities of managing month end activities and staff development.

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 deadlines.

What you will do:

• Serve as a well-respected business partner and financial resource to assigned business units
• Responsible for managing multiple subledgers and general ledgers as well as managing and overseeing various fixed asset modules
• Responsible for the accounting and reporting of Corporate Shared Service transactions and allocations across various Business Units, including ownership of data within PowerBI
• Partnership with cross functional teams regarding forecasting of Share Service allocations
• Manage monthly closing activities to include preparation of journal entries, analysis and reporting for assigned business units
• Collaborate with finance leadership on capital projects spend as well as managing the companies fixed asset physical inventory counts
• Manage monthly Fixed Assets activities for multiple business units such as processing and accounting for fixed asset capitalizations, disposals, and depreciation
• Accountable for management of Lead Accountant, including intercompany accounting, fixed assets, journal entry and reconciliation responsibility as well as career development
• Intercompany Inter-Company & Intra-Company accounting and reconciliation responsibility between assigned business units and other Allegion entities
• Develop advanced data analysis tools to manipulate large volume of data, including regular usage of Microsoft's PowerBI platform
• Work in multiple businesses and ERP systems. Help to troubleshoot issues related as well as participate in ERP implementations as needed
• Drive productivity initiatives, process improvement, and standardization across business units

Compliance

• Maintain a robust and effective internal control environment to ensure accounting procedures are compliant with GAAP and FICAP
• Participate in Sarbanes Oxley testing reporting, with 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

What You Need to Succeed:

• 6-8 years relevant accounting experience including general ledger, preferably in a manufacturing setting
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business or other related field required; CPA and/or MBA preferred
• Audit experience preferred
• Proficient with utilizing technology such as Windows, Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI), HFM and Oracle preferred
• Maintain high level of attention to detail, prioritization, and multi-task in faced-paced environment
• Strong critical-thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills
• Mature communication style both oral and written
• Experience with people or project leadership required

• Business partnership experience required
• Percentage of Travel: < 5%

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:

• You are 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 value personal well-being and balance, because we do too!
• 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
• 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

We Celebrate Who We Are!

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we're required to, but because it's the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

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