What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Manager position at Arhaus?
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The Accounting Manager is responsible for leading the accounting functions, specifically accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, inventory, and general ledger. Furthermore, ensure complete, accurate, and timely posting for our legal entity. This role reports directly to the Controller of Arhaus’ Upholstery Manufacturing facility.
Description
The Accounting Manager is responsible for leading the accounting functions, specifically accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, inventory, and general ledger. Furthermore, ensure complete, accurate, and timely posting for our legal entity. This role reports directly to the Controller of Arhaus’ Upholstery Manufacturing facility.
- This role is responsible for the coaching and development of accounting staff and the preparation and review of weekly payments to vendors, customer invoicing, banking, payroll, journal entries, account reconciliation, and reporting.
- Participate in month-end activities including review and posting of journal entries and financial statements.
- Drive the analysis of standard vs. actual cost variances (material and labor) and identify operational and financial areas for improvement.
- Manage budget vs. actual expense reporting and enforcement of cost control measures.
- Work with the controller, management team, internal audit, and manufacturing departmental leaders to remediate issues.
- Analyze and assess the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes.
- Assist in the development and delivery of training to foster deeper understanding and ownership of internal controls and establish a culture of compliance.
- Reconciling beginning raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods inventory.
- Support the annual external audit and quarterly review processes.
- Ensuring monthly journal entries and reconciliations are completed and done so timely.
- Interface with manufacturing to manage the three-way match process, revenue recognition and inventory.
- Develop and maintain key relationships with Accounting, Finance, IT, Legal, HR, and other functions throughout the organization and help implement new systems.
- Drive continuous improvement activities for AR, AP, payroll and general ledger processes
- Provide support and expert guidance for special projects and programs.
- Support ad hoc projects as required.
- Lead initiatives to improve accounting and operation processes
- Coordinate with internal and external audits for accounting and control items.