Manager Accounting 1

Manager Accounting 1

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline
• 5+ years of relevant experience in Finance or Accounting
• 1+ years of leadership or supervisory experience
• Knowledgeable of software applications as they relate to the General Ledger and supporting systems
• Exposure to financial reporting tools; Hyperion Financial Management preferred or similar system
• Knowledge of GAAP/FAR, cost pools/allocations and inter-company accounting

Responsibilities

• Apply principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports
• Compiles and analyzes financial information to record transactions, prepare reports, and review and verify accuracy
• Prepares balance sheet and profit and loss statements, consolidated financial statements, and other accounting schedules and reports
• May design, modify, install, and/or maintain accounting systems to ensure adequate recognition of financial transactions
• Responsible for the adherence to and communication of accounting and auditing policies and procedures
• Coordinates daily accounting operations in ERP (Costpoint and/or SAP)
• Manage direct reports who support accounting operations, ensuring completion of tasks accurately, timely, effectively, and in accordance with quality requirements
• Oversee team members’ performance and engage in career coaching/development conversations
• Coordinates portions of the monthly/quarterly/year-end close process according to requirements
• Review and approve monthly and quarterly account reconciliations in Blackline and works to resolve reconciling items timely
• Review and approve monthly reconciliations of sub-systems to general ledger, i.e., Sales & Profit to GL/HFM
• Complete the monthly load and tie-out of ERP financial data to the financial reporting HFM tool
• Journal entry review, approval, and posting
• Maintain the general ledger chart of accounts
• Support other functions as needed (such as tax, financial reporting, etc.)
• Analyzes monthly trial balances
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with business units and sector financial reporting teams
• Champion for process automation/improvements – lead implementation efforts
• Represents and supports organization on special projects, including system upgrade/implementations
• Special projects as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Costpoint and SAP ERP experience
• CPA
• Strong digital transformation and data analytic skills
• Experience working in a shared services organization