Accounting Manager

Essential Functions

• Perform account analysis to assist with ensuring accurate financial reporting.
• Perform high level review of account balances.
• Performs the most complex accounting activities to maintain complete and accurate general ledger. This includes researching, as necessary, new pronouncements for reporting. Review and identify trends or issues and the related sources to make recommendations for change.
• Prepares and analyzes monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and reports; ensures financial information has been recorded accurately.
• Prepares integrated revenue/expense analyses.
• Interface and assistance with internal and external audits.
• Leads special projects including process improvement initiatives.
• Plays key role in monthly and quarterly close process.
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking by calling out assumptions and identifying root causes.
• Identify errors and risks that could have a significant financial impact on the company's financial statements and compliance with Sarbanes Oxley.
• Communicate with multiple levels, including the senior levels in the organization and escalate issues to appropriate management.
• Leads the development of desktop procedures and training material as well as training staff.
• Analyzes offshore production against Service Level Agreements (SLA) to identify issues with substandard quality, turn-around time and productivity and suggest solutions to management team.
• Evaluate financial reporting and other SOX or Operational risk and make process recommendations to the leadership team for the business to mitigate these risks to acceptable levels.

Job Complexities

• Act as strong business partner to the supporting business to inform on accounting matter as appropriate to enhance controls and support integrity in financial reporting.
• Leads and performs complex analysis projects.
• Assignments are broad and complex in nature, usually requiring significant originality and ingenuity. Has significant latitude for un- reviewed actions or decisions.
• Uses professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve a wide range of difficult problems in imaginative and practical ways.
• Exercises judgment to determine appropriate action.
• Identify errors that could have a business and/or financial impact.
• Accommodates complexities associated with large companies, multiple locations in a global environment.
• Leads and develops department processes and procedures.
• Makes recommendations which have an important bearing on the conduct of the organization's business.

Supervision Received or Extended

• Reports to Director - Financial Service Center (General Ledger).
• Works under general direction relying on experience and judgment to perform the functions of the job.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is required.
• May direct and coordinate the work of a group or team.
• Provides functional advice or training to less- experienced team members.
• May lead and direct the work of others but is not a supervisor.
• Provides direction, coordination and control for the effective operation of the team and provides feedback to the Director or Vice President in relation to staffing, performance, discipline etc.

Impact

Knowledge and Skills/Technology Used

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Advanced knowledge in the interpretation and application of accounting principles and practices.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Large ERP Software experience, Oracle preferred.
• Hyperion experience preferred
• Warehouse Lending Accounting Experience a plus.

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.

Typical Range of Experience

• 6+ years of experience in the field or in a related area
• Big 4 Accounting/Auditing Experience preferred.
• Forensic Accounting Experience preferred.

License or Certification

• CPA required

Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal work hours and/or responsibilities from time to time, as needed.