Accounting Manager

Our client is a global business enabler that serves as one of the world’s leading providers of IoT solutions and graphic and label materials.

Multinational company
Growth opportunities
Collaborative Culture
Strong benefits

Summary
The Accountant Manager is responsible for all activity areas relating to Accounting management, including month end close and accountable for the ongoing analysis of process constraints and tracing costs back to underlying activities. This position will be responsible for developing and maintaining accounting principles, practices, and procedures to minimize overall risk, and timely processing of all accounting activities. Monitor transactional detail in the ERP system and ensure accuracy.

The Accountant Manager supervises five staff Specialist. This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, general ledger analysis, audit preparation and the support of month end closing activities. The Accounting Manager will have contact with the President and Executive Directors which requires strong interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth day to day operations of Accounting.
• Assist with the month-end financial close process, including preparation of journal entries, reconciliations, and Balance Sheet analysis.
• Fully support and help drive initiatives to improve & operationalize processes, innovate, and help resolve cross-functional issues as part of the Finance and Accounting team.
• Support Accounting Specialist’s in general accounting matters and generation of ad hoc projects or requests.
• Support in external audit including preparing schedules and responding to audit inquiries.
• Prepare journal entries, worksheets, reconciliations, and other documentation to ensure that transactions are recorded in accordance with GAAP.
• Review monthly Management Company financial statements in collaboration with the FP&A to ensure that operations are accurately and timely reported.
• Ensure accuracy of all general ledger entries and reconciliations.
• Respond prepare and present to various quarterly and year-end audit requests, including the preparation and review of required audit schedules.
• Prepare general ledger entries by maintaining records and files.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts. Calculate and analyze multiple reserve balances and propose adjusting entries.
• Support the Accounting Specialist that tracks and analyzes the company’s rebate and surcharge program, interfacing with the sales team and sales accounting.
• Prepare, submit, and report operational tax liabilities such as Sales & Use, Personal Property and CAT.
• Develop and implement accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures, recommending changes.
• Answer accounting and financial questions by researching and interpreting data, including technical accounting guidance and the company’s accounting policies.
• Support the execution, performance, and results of various inventory programs such as inventory cycle counting and warehouse reconciliations. Assist Plants with resolving issues.
• Ensure proper reserves are in place for Slow Moving and Obsolete inventory in accordance with GAAP.
• Assist with Treasury & Cash Management
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advises on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.
• Proactively seek out opportunities to implement process improvements, systems, and workflows to allow accounting infrastructure to scale up.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
• Proactively seek out opportunities to implement process improvements, systems, and workflows to allow accounting infrastructure to scale up.
• Coordinate with IT department for system issues, system enhancements, maintenance, and development such as costing, accounting & finance activities, production, and purchasing.
• Analyze ad-hoc and complex transactions, defining the relevant accounting treatment and documenting the basis for conclusions.
• Ensure PP&E are properly recorded and controlled, in accordance with Beontag Group’s guidelines.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Education and/or Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in business with an emphasis in Accounting or equivalent experience.
• Five years of related experience in Accounting/general ledger area.
• Five years of Supervisory experience.
• Experience with multinational companies is desirable.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate with a multi-department team.
• Must be PC proficient and able to thrive in a fast pace setting. Experience with INFOR/SyteLine or other large, automated accounting system a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
• Proficient in technology and equipment used in environmental inspections.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate with a multi-department team.
• Strong interpersonal, supervisory and customer service skills required.
• Having a CPA and IFRS knowledge are desirable.
• Good command of other languages, such as Spanish, Portuguese are a plus.