Manager, Corporate Accounting, Global Investments And Integrations

About Ingredion:

Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you've experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet's food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you're just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

LOCATION: Westchester, Illinois

WORKPLACE TYPE: On-site/Hybrid

The Manager, Corporate Accounting, Global Investments and Integrations is responsible for leading legal entity management, M&A transaction support, and the transaction and accounting workstreams for investments in (or divestitures of) joint ventures, intellectual property, intangible assets, and acquisitions, including integrating financial systems of newly acquired entities into SAP Central Finance (CFIN) and overseeing processes for intersegment transactions. This role requires a strategic thinker and hands-on leader with expertise in technical accounting, systems integrations, and cross-functional collaboration. This position plays a critical part in onboarding investments to our accounting processes, supporting integration of acquired entities, and ensuring financial integrity and system harmonization across an expanding, global corporate structure that maintains multiple ERP instances across multiple operating and reporting segments. This role will report to the Director of SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting.

What you will do:

• Global Investment Accounting

• Oversee accounting for corporate and global investments, intellectual property and intangible assets, partnerships, joint ventures, and acquisitions across global entities

• Responsibilities may also include divestitures that we elect to align our resources for strategic growth

• Ensure accurate consolidation and equity method accounting per U.S. GAAP

• Coordinate compliance with Ingredion Accounting Policies, which are in accordance with U.S. GAAP and SEC reporting requirements

• Design controls for accounting and financial reporting risks for investment activities

• Perform purchase accounting, coordinate valuations of acquired assets and liabilities, and assist with pro forma financial reporting and SEC disclosure filings, as required

• Set up accounting for intercompany transactions and legal entities, including eliminations and foreign currency impacts, for new mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

• Coordinate recording ongoing income/loss financial results for investments, including equity method investments

• Identify facts and circumstances that require testing for potential impairment of investments and intangible assets, and set up documentation of impairment testing

• Support purchase accounting and post-acquisition finance system alignment

• Evaluate and resolve accounting differences between legacy systems and Ingredion's SAP CFIN

• Draft technical memos and accounting position papers for material transactions and routine assessments

• Engage with external Big 4 auditor and segment controllers to ensure proper accounting and controls for investments and integrations, including establishing and updating opening balance sheets, evaluating and coordinating adjustments to opening balance sheets, and modifying depreciation and amortization as required during the integration period

• SAP CFIN Integration Leadership

• Drive successful financial integration of acquired companies into a unified SAP CFIN "book of record" environment

• Assist acquired companies with financial solutions required to maintain effective internal controls for financial reporting and SOX controls

• Lead data mapping, process harmonization, and chart of account alignment across entities

• Serve as the accounting SME in SAP CFIN projects, collaborating with IT, FP&A, and Internal Audit

• Design and implement scalable processes to pull in data from decentralized ERP instances, including SAP S/4hana and SAP ECC, and optimize reporting performance

• Month-End & Reporting

• Oversee timely month-end close for integrated entities

• Ensure consolidated reporting is accurate and automated via CFIN functionality

• Partner with corporate consolidation team on intercompany eliminations and financial analysis

• Set up, modify or coordinate financial reporting interfaces with Workiva Wdesk, SAP Group Reporting, and SAC planning

• Controls & Compliance

• Implement internal control processes for new integrations aligned to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and corporate governance requirements

• Drive accounting policy application consistency across business units

• Collaborate with external auditors during post-acquisition reviews

• Team Collaboration & Project Management

• Coordinate cross-functional teams (IT, Legal, Treasury, Tax) to assess the accounting implications of deals and to coordinate for seamless onboarding of acquired financials

• Develop Day 1 and Day 100 financial integration and/or reporting plans for acquired companies and joint venture entities, providing direction and support to business controllers

• Liaise with external auditors to support quarterly reviews and annual audit activities related to investments and integrations

• Prepare training and process documentation for integrated entities

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives across accounting systems

• Work closely with senior executives to understand business activities and goals.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and CPA, or commensurate experience
• 7+ years of experience in or with a large, publicly-traded, multinational, "Fortune 500" company
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SOX internal control environments
• 3+ years working with SAP ERP systems, with direct experience in SAP Central Finance highly desired
• Manufacturing or retail company experience, preferably in consumer products, food or bioscience industries
• English fluency, both written and spoken; Spanish or other second language is desirable

Who you are:

• High level of integrity, attention to detail, and a commitment to excellence
• Ability to communicate and collaborate in multicultural settings

Why Join Ingredion?

Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:

• Total Rewards Package- Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
• Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support- Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
• Flexible Work Arrangements- We value flexibility to support you both professionally and personally
• Career Growth- Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement
• Employee Recognition Program- A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
• Employee Discount Program- Provides exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, and travel

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability-mental or physical-marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law ("protected classifications"). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

Relocation Available:

No

Pay Range:

$119,520.00-$159,360.00 Annual

This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).

Incentive Compensation:

As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.

Benefits:

Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.