Accounting Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee daily accounting operations, including general ledger activity, account reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of financial records and reports in accordance with GAAP, company policy, and internal control requirements.
• Supervise, coach, and develop accounting staff, including assigning work, reviewing output, and supporting professional growth and performance standards.
• Oversee job cost accounting activities, including monitoring work-in-process balances, reviewing cost allocations, and ensuring the accurate recognition of cost of sales and related accruals.
• Prepare, review, and analyze financial statements, management reports, and supporting schedules for internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee Accounts Payable (A/P) function, including vendor setup, invoice processing, payment approvals, and disbursements. Ensure accuracy, timeliness, strong internal controls, and effective vendor relationship management.
• Manage Accounts Receivable (A/R) processes including billing, collections, cash application, and credit management to ensure timely invoicing, accurate cash posting, and reduced outstanding receivables.
• Oversee cash management activities including monitoring cash balances, forecasting liquidity needs, managing banking relationships, and ensuring effective use and protection of company funds.
• Support annual audits, tax filings, and other compliance-related activities by coordinating documentation, schedules, and responses to requests.
• Administer business insurance programs, including coordinating policy renewals, managing claims, and working with brokers to ensure adequate and cost-effective coverage to mitigate organizational risk.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and standard operating procedures to support financial integrity and risk mitigation.
• Partner with operations, customer service, inventory, information technology, and finance teams to support business processes, resolve issues, and improve data quality.
• Administer financial data uploads and reporting system activities, ensuring the completeness and accuracy of information submitted to consolidation or management reporting platforms.
• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, strengthen controls, and improve the quality and timeliness of financial reporting.
• Perform other duties and special projects assigned to support departmental and organizational objectives.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible accounting or finance experience required, including prior supervisory or people leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated knowledge of GAAP, financial close processes, account reconciliation procedures, and internal control practices required.
• Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and financial reporting platforms required; experience with SyteLine preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required, including the ability to work with formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and large data sets.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally across departments and levels of the organization.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and meet established deadlines in a dynamic environment.