Senior Analyst, Finance Global Controllership, GSC

The Sherwin-Williams Company; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sherwin-Williams Company is seeking a Financial Controllership professional to support the Enterprise R&C GSC Controllership team in Cleveland. You will help ensure accurate US GAAP consolidated statements and support global financial systems, close processes, and policy compliance.

Interacting with Enterprise, SBS, and Group finance teams, you will assist in data integrity and timely reporting. This on-site role offers exposure to senior leadership and key company initiatives, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration with a focus in Finance or Accounting.
• 3+ years of finance and/or accounting experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Access.
• Experience with OneStream.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of various key controls to ensure accuracy of financial results and reporting.
• GSC Group and Consolidation Close: Monthly procedures and variance analysis.
• Balance Sheet reconciliations and maintenance of OneStream RCM account reconciliation tool.

Skills

Financial analysis

US GAAP knowledge

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Administration

Tools

OneStream

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Access

Job description

This is a key position within the Enterprise R&C GSC Controllership team which is responsible for assisting with key company initiatives and various system or process implementations, and the centralized GSC accounting close and consolidation process. Along with supporting strategic company projects, this position is responsible for assisting in the coordination and management of all accounting processes, procedures, and systems to ensure the accurate and timely financial close of the GSC Group. Primary responsibilities include: 1) ensuring facilitation of accurate and reliable consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP and other appropriate worldwide standards; 2) support and promotion of a standard global footprint of financial systems/processes maintained coordinating corporate close responsibilities, balance sheet integrity and analysis, ensuring compliance with Company policies and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This position will interact with numerous functional areas, such as Enterprise, SBS, and the Group finance teams, providing exposure to many different areas as well as to senior executives of the global Sherwin-Williams business.

This position is not hybrid/remote and will be located at our Global Headquarters in Cleveland, OH.

Because this role involves access to confidential financial information, the Company has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and to provide similar protections for its clients and potential investments.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Ownership of various key controls to ensure the accuracy of financial results and reporting

  • Acquisition integration and ledger splits

  • Reporting and OneStream Mapping support

  • Assist with financial restatement process

  • Special projects as needed

• GSC Group and Consolidation Close

  • Monthly Procedures

  • Assist with Balance Sheet and Income Statement variance analysis

  • Throughout the close process, interact with Enterprise, SBS, and the Group finance teams, to assure financial statements are timely & accurate

  • Assist in preparation of select balance sheet accounts and ensure proper financial statement presentation

  • Assist in ad hoc analysis requests from Enterprise, SBS, and the Group finance teams

• Quarterly & Annual Procedures

  • Assist with Balance Sheet review for Corporate Review

  • Assist with Quarterly Regional Analytics

• Balance Sheet Reconciliations
  • Perform periodic Balance Sheet reviews for the respective financial areas of GSC Group
    • Year Over Year & Current Year vs. Prior Year Trend Analysis
    • Delinquency Review
    • Quality Assurance Review
  • Assist with clean-up of long outstanding reconciling items
  • Assist with OneStream RCM account reconciliation tool maintenance and status reporting

• Ownership of various key controls to ensure the accuracy of financial results and reporting

• Other tasks and strategic special projects, as assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration with a focus in Finance or Accounting.
• 3+ years of finance and/or accounting experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Access
• Experience with OneStream
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future for employment visa status
• Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age

Preferred:

• Experience with OneStream, QAD and Oracle ERP platforms
• GSC Experience
• Experience with developing reporting and monthly variance accounting

Travel: 10%