Accounting Manager

Summary The Accounting Manager is a critical member of the Accounting Department, which is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records of the Company. The position reports directly to the Controller. This role is responsible for managing the full accounting cycle for multiple legal entities, leading the monthly close process, and ensuring accurate consolidation of financial results across the organization. The ideal candidate has strong technical accounting skills, experience with intercompany transactions and eliminations, and proven ability to lead and develop a team.

Essential Functions

Responsibilities

• Manage preparation of monthly financial statements for all Riverence companies in accordance with US GAAP.
• Ensure consistent application and adherence to Accounting policies across all companies.
• Manage monthly close processes including review and approval of journal entries, account recon-ciliations, capitalization of production costs, fixed asset capitalization, analytic review of financial statements.
• Support management reporting, KPI’s, and business performance analysis.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls over financial reporting across all companies.
• Manage annual insurance applications, policy premium schedules, and annual insurance audits.
• Manage various tax and benefit plan filings and activities, and various miscellaneous compliance filings and activities.
• Supervise and develop Accounting team.
• Manage accounting aspects of ERP system including fiscal period control, chart of account structure and setup, customer and vendor master maintenance, item costing.
• Collaborate with operational and business application teams on developing processes impacting financial records.
• Support banking activities including compliance with any lending covenants.
• Additional assignments and responsibilities as assigned.

Communication and Work as a Team Member

• Participate in discussions about confidential and/or sensitive matters.
• Ability to work individually or with a team.
• Ability to make presentations and speak in front of groups.
• Communicate with others through written, oral, and face-to-face interactions.
• Adhere to safety standards and Company policies.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.

Key Competencies

• Excellent customer service, time management & problem solving skills.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with areas of business support.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting and ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred).
• Deep understanding of business processes, experience with manufacturing operations.
• Advanced level ability within Microsoft Excel, proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Discretion, good judgment and good organizational skills.
• Detail oriented and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to work under pressure with deadlines.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position supervises Accounting roles.

Work Environment

The employee generally works in an office setting with occasional travel to sites that could expose the employee to outside environmental situations including hot, cold and/or wet conditions. The position re-quires extensive use of office equipment as well as occasional use of other types of manufacturing/processing or specialized aquaculture equipment. The employee may at times require hearing protection.

Physical Demands

This position requires walking, standing, bending, and lifting/carrying (up to 35 pounds).

• Often requires walking or moving to accomplish tasks.
• Often requires standing or sitting for sustained periods of time.
• Repetitive motions are required which involve substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

The hours of the position vary depending on projects and deadlines. The ability to work long days including occasional weekends is required. Rarely will overnight travel be required.

Travel

Travel to sites for projects and operational collaboration is periodically required.

Education and Experience

• CPA or CMA certification.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, tax, or business.
• 6-10-years operational accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with ERP systems, including General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payment, and Inventory.
• Advanced with Microsoft Excel.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

None.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.