What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Operations Supervisor position at ThreePDS Inc.?
Large Global Risk and Insurance Client with offices in Urbandale - (Client Confidential)
Job Title: Accounting Operations Supervisor
About the Role:
New accounting operations build to centralize a highly manual AR/AP process supporting North America and Latin America. The team will stabilize the transition, standardize workflows, and drive technology/process efficiencies.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and develop a team through coaching, guidance, and mentorship; set clear expectations and goals; monitor and evaluate performance.
- Lead, direct, and review work to maintain workflow and productivity, including assigning tasks based on skills and expertise and providing clear instructions and feedback.
- Communicate effectively with internal and external partners, adapting communication style to audience and situation.
- Explain and reinforce policies, practices, and procedures within the area of responsibility; provide guidance to ensure understanding and compliance.
- Make impactful adjustments to procedures and processes to solve problems; analyze current processes and apply process improvement methodologies to enhance effectiveness.
- Solve complex operational issues by applying critical thinking, using experience, and analyzing broader impacts and the intent behind operating principles.
- Drive operational performance by setting targets, prioritizing work, monitoring results, and taking action to ensure goals are met and department outcomes are improved.
- Leads 10-12 colleagues across mixed staff levels; workflow, productivity, KPIs, coaching and month-end execution.
- Leadership matters more than full-cycle accounting.
- AR/AP supervisors, team leads and strong emerging leaders are viable.
- Must communicate clearly with high-touch stakeholders and work cross-functionally; global/offshore partnership experience is a plus.
Qualifications
- 5 years of professional experience in accounting or finance
- Experience leading and coaching a team in an accounting operations, finance operations, or transaction-processing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to assign/review work, manage priorities, and deliver weekly operational objectives.
- 5 years accounting/finance; degree preferred but not required.
Required Skills
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain policies/procedures clearly and work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven problem-solving ability, including analyzing issues with broader operational impacts and implementing process changes.
Preferred Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related fields.
- Experience driving process improvement initiatives.
- Familiarity with controlled financial operations environments.
- Useful systems: Excel, Power BI, Oracle; Workday/SharePoint are pluses.
Pay range
85-90k
Salary : $85,000 - $90,000