Accounting Manager

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, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Accounting Manager-Carmel, IN (Hybrid)

At Allegion, we are driven by a bold vision: redefining safety while empowering our employees to thrive. When you join our team, you become part of a culture that values innovation, purpose, and excellence. This role offers the benefits of our dynamic hybrid work model—combining in-person collaboration for meaningful moments with the flexibility of remote work. Since hybrid arrangements can vary based on the needs of the individual, team and business, your talent acquisition partner will provide specific hybrid details about this role. 

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position. 

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated Accounting Manager to join our Americas Shared Services accounting team. This role will be responsible for overseeing key accounting processes including payroll, intercompany transactions, and general ledger activity. The Accounting Manager will directly manage a staff accountant and ensure the timely and accurate completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities in accordance with US GAAP and company policies
(FICAPs).
 

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, including integration of acquired businesses

• Business partnership with many Finance and Non-Finance team members on various payroll and non-payroll activities

• Partner and assist with forecasting quarterly and annual salaries and wages and other payroll related accounts

• Responsible for accounting and reporting of shared service activities including but not limited to relocation and mobility services, expatriates, temp labor, and cash activities

• Supervise, mentor and develop a staff accountant, including workload management, performance feedback and career development

• Develop advanced data analysis tools to manipulate large volume of data, including regular usage of PowerBI

• 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

• 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:

• 3-5 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 preferred

• Business partnership experience required

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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