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Why Messer?

Messer is the world's largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on.

The true strength of Messer is our people-at every level and in every role.

Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care.

Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter.

Principal Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver daily, weekly, monthly, and annual back-office invoice to pay (ITP), Credit To cash (CTC), order to cash (OTC), and record to report (RTR) operation activities executed by both the Company's onshore and offshore resources.
• Manage the month-end closing activities and support the team and business to resolve issues encountered to comply with established due dates.
• Review balance sheet accounts reconciliations.
• Establish processes to ensure accounts reconciliations are maintained in good standing following internal controls requirements.
• Facilitate the timely closure of reconciling items for all accounts to minimize the risk of material misstatement in the company financial statement.
• Lead ITP, CTC, OTC, and RTR continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Monitor the development of and oversee the BPO vendor management office to ensure all contractual and operations requirements are met, and implement corrective actions as necessary.
• Define the workload split between the onshore and offshore BPO team to meet management needs.
• Identify process gaps, improvements, and solutions and implement all related remediation.
• Review the quarterly Internal Controls Self-Assessment and establish the remedial course of action.
• Manage all internal and external audits by establishing a proper control mechanism to ensure timely delivery of the information/data requested by auditors.
• Lead and facilitate projects, meetings, and priorities as determined by management.

Required Skills

• Experience with IFRS reporting.
• Experience developing a strong control environment that is SOX compliant.
• Knowledge of integrated accounting/general ledger system such as SAP, Oracle, or similar.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel including experience with pivot tables, organizing data, creating reports and visualizations, and advanced formulas.
• Experience managing a third-party Business Process Provider (BPO). Experience managing large teams.
• Intermittent international travel.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration, or a related field
• Seven (7) years of accounting operations experience.

About Messer:

Messer's safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, more productive and more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.

We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level of our organization - the dedication, knowledge, customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is what make Messer refreshingly different.

If you need assistance with the application or would like to request accommodation, call (877) 243-1030.

Job Location: Messer North America, Inc., 200 Somerset Corporate Blvd, Suite 7000, Bridgewater, NJ 08807