Job Description

At Gerdau, we empower our people to grow, thrive, and make a difference—together. With a culture built on trust and teamwork, we offer meaningful work, continuous development, and opportunities to shape your future. We invite you to come work with us, where your contributions are valued, your voice is heard, and your career is forged with purpose

BASIC FUNCTION:

To direct, coordinate and ensure adherence to accounting principles, practices and procedures of the Company; maintaining all accounting and related records. Responsible for the development, analysis and interpretation of statistical and accounting information to appraise operating results in terms of costs, budgets, inventories, policies of operations, trends, and increased profit possibilities. Manage financial consolidations and internal financial reporting to the Parent Company and responsible for maintaining a comprehensive set of controls designed to mitigate risk and enhance the accuracy of the Company's reported financial results. Coordinate all audit related activities (including external auditing firm, internal audit plans and bank/government audits). Protect Company assets and accuracy of financial statements, ensures that the Company has effective internal controls (SOX certification). Work with attorneys, accountants and external auditing firms on complex accounting matters. Manage financial integration of acquired companies.

This position is responsible for the review and reporting of the financial results of the largest subsidiary of the publicly-traded parent company on all phases of the Company’s operations to see that they are within International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and meeting various requirements of SEC and other governmental agencies and parent company reporting requirements. In addition, the position oversees the reporting on performance and results of groups, regions, divisions and units to measure accomplishment of corporate goals and objectives; directs preparation and presents annual, quarterly and monthly balance sheets, profit and loss statements, trial balances, management information and other statistical reports.

This position has dotted line reporting from division controllers and is responsible for the oversight and coordination of accounting and financial reporting at the division operations to insure that division accounting is following IFRS and Company accounting policies. This position also is responsible for its own departmental results to see that all phases are within acceptable standards. In this capacity, this position is responsible for analyzing departmental costs, financial and operating reports; check practices and procedures to insure optimum efficiency at the lowest costs; take prompt corrective action as necessary; make inquiries and investigations into areas that appear to be outside acceptable standards or where financial or management accounting questions arise.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Provide management with the financial and accounting information needed to monitor operations, identify problems and otherwise improve performance of the organization. Provide complete management accounting support to operating vice presidents and to their division managers.
2. Responsible for financial reporting to the publically traded parent company. Also responsible for review and approval of quarterly and annual financial statements.
3. Ensure that all required periodic financial and accounting reports are accurate and prepared timely; in accordance with IFRS and with current regulations of various governmental agencies such as SEC and IRS.
4. Ensure that the Company’s accounting policies and IFRS are followed at the Company’s operating divisions.
5. Responsible for comprehensive set of controls designed to mitigate risk and enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results
6. Coordinate and manage the annual audit process performed by external auditors and internal auditors.
7. Contribute effectively in the coordination of activities outside the group which supports its work on mutual areas of responsibility or combined projects.
8. Provide leadership, direction and training to all of the accounting functions of the organization including corporate accounting staff, and field controllers and accountants.
9. Select, develop, evaluate and motivate subordinates to provide the Controller Group with a source of qualified management talent.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent from an accredited university.
• 7-10 years of experience, including significant exposure and budgetary control, cost accounting within a manufacturing environment.

• SAP experience is required.
• Strong working knowledge of financial reporting.
• Experience with external auditing.
• Proven experience working with a multi-entity, international company.
• Broad knowledge of corporate management and cost accounting, finance, financial data processing, business administration and accounting theory.

Relocation assistance available.

Gerdau believes in equal employment opportunity related to all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of Gerdau that there will be no discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. All external applicants must be legally eligible to immediately work in the country of hire without current or future sponsorship.

If you are vision-impaired or have some other disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act / Accessible Canada Act or a similar law, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Gerdau, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at (866)-788-2798 or [email protected]