Manager, Accounting

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community. The Role The Compensation Accounting Manager will be responsible for the accounting of worldwide entities’ payroll, benefits, commissions, and retirement benefit plans. The position includes managing relationships with key stakeholders in payroll, HR, benefits and commissions team located in various countries around the globe and applying US GAAP accounting principles to prepare accurate and timely financial statements and related analyses, along with supervision and review. Your Impact Ensure accurate accounting for Payroll, benefits, commissions, retirement benefit plans and related intercompany cross charges. Actively manage, mentor and develop Staff and Senior Accountants on the team. Responsible for executing all assigned tasks timely to support shortened monthly accounting close. Ensure compliance with US GAAP accounting standards. Subject matter expert on intercompany cross charges and related research as it relates to compensation and commissions. Work cross functionally to improve and streamline processes. Responsible for accurate and timely financial statement flux analysis for related areas. Prepare and review journal entries and account reconciliations for assigned areas of responsibility. Ensure compliance with all policies, procedures and internal accounting controls. Lead process improvements. Operate with minimal supervision. Manage deliverables and prioritize tasks. What You'll Need Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration. 8 years of GL accounting experience, including experience with Compensation and intercompany accounting. Management and supervisory experience. Public accounting experience/CPA preferred. Experience in a large public company preferred. Strong technical accounting skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to convey information in a clear and concise manner with all levels of the organization. Ability to meet stringent deadlines and work in a fast-paced environment. Strong analytical and quantitative skills. Strong Excel skills required. Oracle or related ERP experience preferred. Foreign language skills a plus AspenTech is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. If you're looking to make a difference every day and push the limits of performance, AspenTech is doing things no one else thought was possible. As a leading industrial software partner, we help companies all over the world run safer, greener, longer and faster. With over 3700 employees and more than 60 global locations, AspenTech is meeting today's sustainability and business challenges head-on with unmatched expertise, cutting-edge AI-powered technology and a passion to innovate. AspenTech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. AspenTech does not discriminate against employees or applicants on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or related conditions, marital status, familial status, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military service or protected Veteran Status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 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Plan Participants Enrolled in the AspenTech US Medical Plans: The Transparency in Coverage Final Rules require certain group health plans to disclose on a public website information regarding in-network provider rates and historical out-of-network allowed amounts and billed charges for covered items and services in two separate machine-readable files (MRF’s). The MRF’s for the benefit package options under AspenTech’s US Employee Benefit Plan are linked below: https://transparency-in-coverage.bluecrossma.com [transparency-in-coverage.bluecrossma.com] https://home.bluecrossma.com/collateral/sites/g/files/csphws1571/files/acquiadam-assets/55-001108351_TCR_CAA_FAQ.pdf [home.bluecrossma.com]