Description

Essential Functions 

1. Prepare monthly financial statements in a five-day close environment, including preparing, reviewing, and analyzing journal entries, reconciliations, and reports, in accordance with IFRS. This role handles key accounting items such as timing of revenue recognition, intercompany transactions, payroll entries, lease accounting, fixed assets, bad debt reserves, and consolidating and consolidated financials. 

2. Improve financial results by explaining causes of unexpected variances, identifying and highlighting trends, and recommending actions to senior management.

3. Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable, including issuing 1099s.

4. Complete sales tax filings for the US (about 40 states), Canada, and the UK, and business tax filings, such as business registrations, personal property tax returns, unclaimed property returns, etc. Manage sales tax exemption certificates and process.

5. Manage yearly reviews, audits, and income tax preparation with external accounting and tax firms for the parent company and subsidiaries of the company.

6. Perform cost accounting duties to prepare semi-annual standard cost roll and review transfer pricing rates. Review service department rates and update as needed. Update pricing as requested.

7. Monitor and forecast cash flow.

8. Manage UK company operations, consisting of customer service, customer orders, AR, AP, purchasing, and logistics.

9. With the assistance of functional leaders, prepare, review, and finalize the annual budget. Ensure appropriate processes are in place to compare and analyze actual results versus budget for the various companies and cost centers individually as well as the company as a whole.

10. Establish and maintain internal controls and procedures that are effective and designed appropriately to verify the integrity of all systems, processes, and data. 

11. Assist and lead process improvement projects to automate and streamline current finance procedures to maximize the contribution to strategic business goals.

12. Manage assigned personnel through work allocation, training, and problem resolution; evaluate performance of assigned personnel; and motivate employees to achieve peak productivity and performance. Act as back-up to personnel that are out of office.

13. Communicate with co-workers, management, vendors, customers, and others in a courteous and professional manner.

14. Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures and instructions.

EEO/AAP 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Job Requirements 

· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Master’s Degree and CPA designation preferred.

· At least five years of related experience in accounting with progressive job responsibilities in a manufacturing environment. Prior supervisory experience required.

· Detail oriented with high degree of organization and accuracy.

· Ability to multitask, work under pressure, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

· Superior collaboration skills. This position regularly works with multi-functional teams from multiple business entities. 

· Strong interpersonal, leadership, verbal, and written communication skills.

· Ability to maintain confidentiality and operate with the highest level of honesty and integrity.

· Advanced computer skills using MS Office and accounting software. Infor SyteLine highly desired. Experience with Vivid Reports and PowerBI, a plus.

· Ability to read and comprehend complex information such as purchase orders, terms and conditions, legal documents, freight and logistics documents, correspondence, and other documentation.