Senior Manager of Accounting

Overview:

The Senior Manager / Divisional Controller is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the finance department; Serve as the consultant for staff, GM and other functional leaders; Support the local business with the expectation of supporting other businesses within the region; Utilize their experience to streamline and implement efficient day-to-day financial operations including strong internal controls. This role will report to the parent company, Vice President of Accounting and supporting the Regional Executive team and liaison with corporate finance.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with FP&A team in support of performance analysis and identification of opportunities for performance improvement.
• Execution / improvement of Accounting Dashboards with relevant KPI’s.
• Manage accounting department operations including all aspects of general ledger and transactional accounting / accruals, accounts receivable, accounts payable and weekly cash flow forecast.
• Implement corporate policies, including accounting, COA, and innovation projects.
• Direct the preparation and timely completion of the monthly close by BD3.
• This includes consolidation of manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, and specific segment reporting.
• Ensure general Ledger balance sheet account reconciliations are completed and reviewed on a regular basis.
• Strong sense of ownership to run outstanding issues to ground.
• Ensure a strong internal control environment.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes in financial operations and further automate where possible.
• Point of contact for external, internal or other regulatory audits.
• Work with Corporate Accounting on banking activities, accounting policies, and SOX compliance.
• Support insurance renewals and oversee insurance administration.
• Oversee local cash management.
• Oversee regulatory reporting, liaising with advisors and corporate as appropriate.
• Sales tax collection, remittance and nexus monitoring.
• Supervise, develop, and provide feedback to direct reports.
• Managing a team of more than 10 GL accounting, AP, AR, Credit and billing professionals.
• Support transition to regional shared services model as appropriate.
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis and other Duties as assigned.
• Work with other functional leaders to support business operations and growth.
• Ensure proper accounting and elimination with sister entities within the company.

Qualifications:

• BS Degree in Accounting / Finance. CPA is a Plus.
• 7 -10 years of experience in progressively advancing accounting roles.
• Experience in a multi-site operation and prior experience in a Controllership role.
• Experience as a Regional / Operating Controller or in public accounting in Big 4 or Regional Firms.
• Experienced in a public or PE owned company is a plus.
• Technical accounting skills in USGAAP and IFRS experience preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel Skills required.
• Financial Statement preparation experience required.
• Experience with preparing full P&L budgets and forecasts in a multi-location operation.
• Distribution industry and public accounting experience is a plus.
• Experience with Sage, AS400, and/or OneStream Preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective communicator.
• Ability to multi-task with strong attention to detail.
• Experience leading teams and leveraging teams.
• Must be able to work under pressure and achieve hard deadlines, keeping a healthy environment amongst the team.