Position Summary:

The Manager, Accounting is responsible for overseeing all accounting operations and providing leadership to the assigned accounting team. This position is responsible for timely and accurate completion of work performed by the team and manages the overall accounting close processes. The Manager performs analysis on financial statements, prepares accounting metrics for presentation to leadership, ensures all balance sheet accounts are reconciled timely and the profit and loss statement is accurate and complete. Responsibilities also include posting monthly journal entries and reconciling the balance sheet accounts for assigned legal entities. This role requires completing challenging tasks, the ability to work well both independently and with other members of the accounting team and company and a strong knowledge of US GAAP.

Primary Accountabilities:

Leadership

• Recruit and hire team members who can work independently and deliver high quality results consistently
• Develop a team culture that emphasizes responsibility, quality, continuous improvement, key employee retention and development and high performance
• Coach and motivate associates to improve in areas of development
• Lead initiatives and projects that strategically support the department and/or finance teams with guidance from Director(s)
• Effectively manage direct reports by establishing clear directions for job and performance level; distributing the workload appropriately; laying out work in a well-planned and organized manner; and maintaining two- way dialog with them on work and results
• Provide training to new hires as well as ongoing training for associates
• Perform tasks of direct reports as needed to meet deadlines
• Ensure team members complete assigned tasks timely. Assist with prioritization for established goal achievement.
• Manage end-to-end processes as assigned with support from Director(s)
• Manage day to day activity of the team to ensure timely and accurate results, reconcile and review assigned balance sheet accounts within established deadlines

Analytical

• Ensure team work is completed within quality standards to facilitate Director review and presentation to other departments and Senior Leadership as needed
• Demonstrate ownership of assigned balance sheet reconciliations; maintain a thorough understanding of the reconciliations and impact on financial results
• Independently investigate and resolve reconciling items on assigned balance sheet accounts by working with other departments in a timely manner. Teach other associates how to do so in accordance with company standards.
• Perform month-end close process including the preparation and review of month end journal entries and supporting detail schedules
• Review and analyze processes for operational efficiencies and possible areas of improvement. Consistently recommend and drive automation utilizing established automation policies and procedures.
• Develop, maintain, and review SOPs and accounting policies for assigned tasks
• Complete ad hoc projects as assigned which can include digging into processes and providing recommendations for improvement to managers and directors
• Ability to support the business by leading the development of new accounting processes for new products or other processes with support from Director(s)
• Drive continuous improvement of business processes and systems to ensure best practices are used for the greatest efficiency of team operations
• Review and analyze the monthly profit and loss statement and provide meaningful explanations to managers and directors
• Research, document, and appropriately record complex accounting transactions in accordance with US GAAP
• Communicate during month end close and throughout the month with finance teams to provide information, answer questions, explain month end results, and ensure the month end results are accurate
• Communicate with and provide information to internal and external auditors as necessary. Oversee and review audit requests completed by direct reports ensuring audit standards and requirements are followed at all times.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors in Accounting, Finance or related field required
• Masters preferred
• 4-6 years 5-7 years of experience in accounting; or any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to complete the major responsibilities/essential functions of the position required
• Solid experience with financial/accounting systems, Oracle ERP system and Hyperion Essbase experience required
• Expert level proficiency using Microsoft Excel
• Demonstrated knowledge of US GAAP, finance and accounting at an advanced level
• Ability to effectively present key financial reports to executive leadership
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred.