Shared Services Supervisor of General Accounting

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to comefor our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

**Job Summary**:
We are seeking a high-performing Shared Services Supervisor (SSS). This is a hands-on role that will be responsible for overseeing various accounting duties, including but not limited to:

- ERP account administration,
- Journal entries,
- Account reconciliations analysis and preparation
- Intercompany transactions,
- Vendor Master Data, Accounts payable processing and payment processing, expense processing
- Customer Master Data, Customer invoicing, payment processing, collections, collection of resale certificates
- Compile and monitor AE expenses
- Depreciation accounting, and Supporting period closing activities related to activities in the Shared Services space.

In this role you will demonstrate excellent customer service, initiative, take ownership of responsibilities, complete projects with positive results and generally provide day-to-day operations support as well as provide direct support to other teams/departments. As SSC you will encourage innovative ideas that are sound and progressive, challenge the status quo, and support creativity in your area of responsibility. This is a collaborative role in which you will be expected to support all business leaders for Cyclone, Eureka and Luminis pre-integration.

**How you will contribute**:

- Create and execute a clear strategy for the Shared Services activities that delivers high quality, effective services to all external and internal customers.
- Direct the overall performance of services and ensure accountabilities for the quality, integrity and accuracy of the services provided
- Lead, mentor and develop the General Accounting, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable team to document and improve existing processes
- Support the senior leadership team to build operational capability through continuous improvement
- Nurture talent, build and maintain capability and engage in succession planning of the Shared Services staff with a clear focus on performing
- Prepare and review key performance indicators to measure share services standards

**What we are looking for in you**:

- Attention to detail: Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project and manages multiple priorities at a time in a fast-paced environment
- Collaboration: Ability to work with cross-functional teams throughout the business
- Pace: Ability to multi-task and work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Engagement: Actively strives to build strong partnership with business leaders and approaches work with a positive attitude
- Leadership: Ability to lead and drive (directly or indirectly) to achieve results. Navigates and leads the team through high-priority last minute requests and other high stress situations
- Motivation: Self-starter and strong desire to achieve results; Passionate about quality, results and progress
- Superior Customer Experience: Inherent desire to proactively enhance the customer’s experience
- Technical savvy: Ability to learn new processes quickly and identify opportunities to improve processes
- Problem Solving: Analytical ability to research issues and make appropriate conclusions
- Communication: Strong communication skills with ability to interact with both internal and external departments/customers in a positive manner
- Ability to develop people: Experience or ability to successfully manage and develop people and teach them the technical competencies required to perform on the Acuity Finance team
- Analytical Skills: Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it; is curious and achieves penetrating insights
- Adaptability: Adaptive and open to change/flexibility within job role in which you will be expected to support all business leader

**Skills and Minimum Experience Required**:

- Bilingualism French/English (spoken and written)
- Excellent knowledge of Excel (essential)
- Advanced Technical Skills (Microsoft Office, Microsoft Dynamics AX)
- Understanding of software development approaches and methodology a plus

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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