Cost Accountant SOX Controls

Company Overview:

Flowserve is a global manufacturer of pumps, valves, seals, and aftermarket services, delivering comprehensive flow control solutions that support essential industries such as energy, clean water, and pharmaceuticals. If you're looking for a culture built on ingenuity, innovation, and excellence, Flowserve offers the opportunity to put your experience in motion. Whether you're an individual contributor or a people leader, you'll find meaningful opportunities for professional growth, competitive rewards, and a workplace grounded in our core values: People, Safety, Integrity, Ownership and Ingenuity. At Flowserve, we're inspired by what we can achieve together-creating extraordinary flow control solutions that strengthen today's world while building tomorrow.

Your Role and Impact

As a Cost Accountant, SOX Controls, you will help protect the integrity of Flowserve's financial reporting while supporting accurate, timely accounting for a manufacturing operation. You will partner with Finance, Operations, Shared Services, Internal Audit, and external auditors to strengthen SAP-supported controls, execute SOX compliance activities, and improve close and reporting processes.

This role combines hands-on accounting responsibilities with the opportunity to influence internal controls, process improvements, and audit readiness across a global organization. Your work will help ensure reliable financial information, effective control environments, and compliance with U.S. GAAP and company policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate and timely financial records in accordance with U.S. GAAP, company accounting policies, and internal-control requirements

• Coordinate and drive all internal and external (statutory) audits for the site ensuring the timely and correct delivery of the information meeting all deadlines

• Execute SOX testing and reporting for SAP general controls, related control dependencies, and financial reporting processes

• Prepare clear audit workpapers, document test procedures and results, and communicate control findings and recommendations to management

• Coordinate with Internal Audit, Shared Services teams, and site stakeholders to support walkthroughs, documentation, and analytics

• Advise project teams on control considerations for SAP S/4HANA, governance, risk, and compliance processes, and master data management

• Complete balance sheet account reconciliations, identify reconciling items, and ensure timely resolution in accordance with established requirements

• Support monthly and quarterly close activities, including general ledger and consolidation-system loads, reporting templates, site analytics, and periodic information requests

• Review revenue accounting, inventory reporting, sales and bookings activity, reserves, accruals, and other accounting transactions for accuracy and policy compliance

• Maintain and periodically review key-control procedures, financial documentation, general ledger mappings, and supporting evidence for audit readiness

• Drive continuous-improvement initiatives that strengthen decentralized business processes, reporting accuracy, and control effectiveness

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• One or more years of experience in cost accounting, revenue accounting, general accounting, audit, or internal controls within a manufacturing or industrial environment.

• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, SOX compliance, internal controls, audit practices, and financial reporting requirements.

• Experience with inventory accounting, revenue recognition principles, and high-volume financial transactions involving products, customers, and invoices.

• Advanced Excel skills, strong analytical judgment, and the ability to communicate financial and control-related information clearly.

• Strong organizational and project-management skills, with the ability to manage deadlines, work independently, and collaborate across teams.

• Demonstrated ethical judgment and commitment to financial accuracy, compliance, and continuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP, particularly SAP S/4HANA, including SAP controls, access/security concepts, and reporting processes.

• Experience with SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance or Master Data Governance tools.

• Experience using financial consolidation and reporting systems such as BPC, Hyperion, or similar platforms.

• Experience supporting internal, external, or statutory audits in a public-company environment.

• Experience working with multinational teams, shared-service organizations, and manufacturing operations.

• Knowledge of ASC 606 revenue-recognition requirements and percentage-of-completion accounting.

Benefits

At Flowserve, you'll find a range of options designed to support you and your family's needs. We provide resources that help team members invest in their physical, mental, and financial well-being-regardless of role or life stage.

Our benefits* may include:

• Competitive salary

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• Retirement planning and financial wellness resources

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• Parental leave

• Life, supplemental life, child, spouse, and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance

• Benefits may vary based on location, employment status, and applicable plans.

Req ID : R-21331

Job Family Group : Finance & Accounting

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