What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Manager position at Gateway Group Personnel?
A global organization is seeking a hands-on Accounting Manager to lead core accounting operations, ensure financial accuracy, and support process optimization across multiple international entities. This role will play a key part in month-end close, financial reporting, and maintaining strong internal controls within a multi-currency, ERP-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
Revenue & Accounts Receivable Operations
Key Responsibilities
Revenue & Accounts Receivable Operations
- Oversee the full order-to-cash cycle, ensuring accurate recording of transactions from sales platforms through cash applications
- Analyze and report on revenue-related activity including returns, discounts, and payment processing trends
- Perform monthly AR reconciliations and ensure accurate reporting of collections activity
- Review account reconciliations for completeness, accuracy, and proper support
- Maintain centralized tracking of reconciliation status to support timely close cycles
- Identify and resolve reconciling items in collaboration with internal stakeholders
- Review journal entries and support correction of discrepancies
- Assist in executing a timely and accurate month-end close process
- Prepare internal financial reporting packages and supporting schedules
- Support multi-entity financial consolidation, including foreign currency translation and intercompany eliminations
- Perform reconciliations between local/statutory books and consolidated reporting systems
- Partner with external auditors by providing documentation and supporting schedules
- Support banking initiatives including account setup, transitions, and reconciliations
- Assist in managing payment processes and financial system integrations
- Implement and enhance accounting processes and internal controls
- Develop and document standard operating procedures and workflows
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability across accounting operations
- Maintain clean, organized financial data for reporting and analysis
- Support development of reporting tools and dashboards (e.g., Power BI or similar platforms)
- Assist with automation initiatives to streamline reporting and analysis
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA preferred)
- 4 years of progressive accounting experience
- Experience supporting month-end close in a multi-entity, international environment
- Experience with foreign currency accounting and financial consolidations
- Experience with data analysis and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, advanced Excel)