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.

Senior Accountant

What You Will Do:

• Responsible for compiling and reconciling US payroll and payroll related activities including monthly journal entries, evaluation of accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Responsible for standardization of all payroll transactions across various Business Units
• Business partnership with many Finance and Non-Finance team members on various payroll and non-payroll activities
• Partner and assist with quarterly and annual salaries and wages and other payroll related forecasts
• Responsible for accounting and reporting of shared service activities including but not limited to relocation and mobility services, expatriates, temp labor, and cash activities
• Accountable for management of Staff Accountant, including intercompany and intracompany accounting and reconciliation responsibility as well as career development
• 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
• 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 Will Need to Succeed:

• 6-8 years relevant accounting experience including general ledger required, 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:

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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