Senior Compliance and Controls Accountant

Senior Compliance and Controls Accountant

Norfolk, VA

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Titan America LLC, a leading company in the heavy building materials industry in the eastern United States and the North American operating subsidiary of the TITAN Group, is on a growth journey towards becoming the best-in-class vertically integrated cement producer, driving innovation and operating excellence.

In the last ten years Titan America has grown from $600MM to 1.6BN in revenue and we expect to continue this trajectory through organic growth and acquisition. TITAN was founded in Greece in 1902, are now publicly listed and operate across 15 countries in five strategic regions—Greece & Western Europe, U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Eastern Mediterranean, and Brazil.

At the heart of Titan America’s operations is the production of low-carbon cement, construction aggregates, a broad range of high-performance ready-mix concrete products, and concrete block. We also play a pivotal role in beneficiating, processing and distributing fly ash for industrial applications, underlining our commitment to sustainable practices. Our strong values-based culture helps our employees shape their interactions with customers, suppliers, and the communities we proudly operate in. We are committed to the environment and the mitigation of climate change through our extensive decarbonization efforts and the development of green products.

We are the number one player in the key markets in Florida, North and South Carolina, Virginia, and have leading positions in Metropolitan New York and New Jersey. Our team, now numbering just over 2,500, is the driving force behind our success. Our assets span the United States, with two cement production facilities, three cement import terminals, a network of rail distribution terminals, six aggregate quarries/mines, over eighty company-owned ready-mix concrete plants, and ten fly ash processing/distribution sites.

Embracing a high-performance culture, Titan America champions respect for people, society, and the environment. Our vision is clear—to become the best-in-class vertically integrated cement producer in our served markets.

Titan America has an opening for a skilled and motivated professional Senior Compliance and Controls Accountant, to join our Management Accounting team located at its Corporate Center in Norfolk, Virginia. This salary exempt position will work closely with the Director of Management Accounting for the Mid-Atlantic Business Unit to create processes and internal controls that algin with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), US GAAP and TITAN accounting policies. The position reports to the Director of Management Accounting.

Responsibilities Include:

• Independently perform or coordinate a variety of advanced accounting activities, including more complex accounting processes in accordance with IFRS and GAAP.
• Oversee the complete and accurate maintenance of assigned accounting records and the preparation and compilation of financial reports and information.
• Assist with IFRS, GAAP and regulatory reporting for assigned business unit or division and perform other related accounting tasks and analyses.
• Provide leadership and mentoring for less experienced team members, including the review and approval of work of other team members.
• Prepare or review journal entries and monitor assigned account activity to accurately record Titan’s transactions in accordance with IFRS and internal accounting policies.
• Compile and maintain necessary supporting documentation. Complete or review and approve reconcilements for assigned general ledger accounts in accordance with reconcilement policies and standards.
• Coordinate the design, implementation and documentation of accounting and reporting process workflow and controls for assigned accounts and subsidiary accounting systems (which may include spreadsheets, databases or applications), including reconcilement controls.
• Recommend control refinements as products, processes, IFRS, regulatory reporting requirements or corporate policies change.
• Review and update policies and procedures for compliance with governmental regulations and corporate policies and standards.
• Coordinate development of new accounting processes and procedures as needed.
• Actively engaged in monthly close process for the MABU product lines (cement, ready-mix, ash, or aggregates), including engagement with product line field management to understand monthly business activity, ensuring product line results follow IFRS standards and maintenance of required balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Participate in the planning and execution of all phases of the MABU midyear review and year-end external audit process, including directly working with the external audit team, technical IFRS research, and contribution to footnote disclosures.
• Assist as needed the Financial Reporting team with regular reporting responsibilities to the Parent’s finance function and Titan America management.
• Participate in regular product line team meetings to understand key initiatives, business issues, and develop relationships with product line team members. Prepare and present relevant financial data, as required.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business administration or equivalent education and related training
• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant accounting experience.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GenerallyAccepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications, such as Microsoft Office products, with an emphasis in spreadsheets, word processing and database software
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to work under time constraints with a largeand diverse group of internalcustomers.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Demonstrated organizational and leadership skills
• Ability to work independently to meet established deadlines and as a productive member of a team
• Critical skills required for success in this role are the ability to think conceptually, envision best practices, drive transformative change and have a strong process, risk, controls and governance mindset with strong attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

• Public accounting experience.
• Professional designation (or candidate for designation) as a CPA or CMA Master’s degree in accounting or business administration
• SAP FICO experience.

Success begins with hiring the right people to partner with us as we grow and develop our businesses. People are central to everything we do. It is through their efforts and talents that Titan has been successful for over 100 years. Learn more about us at www.titanamerica.com. EOE/AA-M/F/H/V