Technical Accounting Manager

AZZ Corporate - Fort Worth, Texas

Technical Accounting Manager

About AZZ Inc.

AZZ Inc. is the leading independent provider of hot-dip galvanizing, spin galvanizing, powder coating, plating, and coil coating solutions to a broad range of end-markets. Collectively, our business segments provide sustainable, unmatched metal coating solutions that enhance the longevity and appearance of buildings, products and infrastructure that are essential to everyday life. AZZ Surface Technologies provides metal finishing services, from powder coating to electroplating, for corrosion protection of parts measuring less than an inch and components measuring up to sixty feet in length.

Position Description/Overview

AZZ has an exciting opportunity for a Technical Accounting Manager at our Fort Worth Texas corporate office. Reporting to the Director of Corporate Finance, you are responsible for understanding, interpreting, and providing technical accounting guidance in relation to existing business and technical accounting matters, new complex business transactions and new U.S. accounting standards to ensure compliance with US GAAP. This position will guide the implementation efforts related to new accounting standards for AZZ's Accounting Team and Business Finance Teams. This position will also provide technical accounting guidance to the Accounting Team and Business Finance Teams that will be the basis for new accounting policies and procedures. This position will be responsible for maintaining Accounting Policies for the Company and evaluating compliance across the finance and accounting teams. This position will also perform research and document complex accounting issues in memorandums with reference to US GAAP literature. In addition, this person will work on special projects as assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain accounting policies and procedures to ensure compliance with US GAAP.
• Proactively own the continuous process improvements as it relates to the company's internal controls, process memos and control matrices.
• Maintain Accounting Policies for the Company and evaluate processes to ensure compliance across the finance and accounting teams.
• Monitor industry/regulatory changes with respect to accounting standards to ensure applicable standards are adopted by the company and develop new processes and policies to accommodate accordingly.
• Perform technical accounting research and prepare detailed accounting analysis to arrive at a proposal of accounting treatment.
• Effectively write technical memorandums to support accounting positions for the Company.
• Ability to work independently, as well as cross-functionally with teams across the organization to take on new tasks with high level of difficulty.
• Work with minimal up-front guidance and take ownership of his/her work product.
• Assist with annual internal and external financial statement audits. Complete requested materials.
• Provide back-up and assigned duties for other members of the finance team.
• Contribute to department and organization special projects, as assigned.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in technical accounting and/or public accounting
• Experience in researching, analyzing, and documenting complex accounting matters
• Knowledge of relevant financial regulations and compliance requirements, including a deep understanding of complex accounting principles and their application in financial reporting and decision-making processes
• Experience working with external auditors during financial statement audits
• In depth understanding of financial reporting and accounting methodologies, including the application of GAAP standards
• In-depth knowledge of GAAP and SEC rules and regulations, as well as Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Up to 15% travel required, may include international.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required.
• Master's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field preferred
• CPA (Certified Public Accountant) required