What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Manager position at WHSmith North America?
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The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the month-end close process. They will help to make sure the accounting team is completing all necessary journal entries and all balance sheet accounts are reconciled monthly.
Location: Support Center, 6600 S Bermuda Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am-5:00 pm (fully onsite in Las Vegas)
Pay: Up to $130,000/annual
Benefits:
- Employee Discount
- Employer-Paid Life Insurance
- Flex Time Off
- Disability Insurance
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) with company match
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for coordinating, producing, and submitting monthly P&L’s and Cashflow/Balance sheets.
- Key role in ensuring P&L is robust and all accruals/prepayments made where necessary.
- Key role to understand all variances across all P&L lines. Communication and building relationships with key stakeholders are essential.
- Responsible for presenting the monthly financials to the Director of Accounting, Controller and CFO.
- Key role in helping to coordinate half-year and year-end requirements.
- Responsible for ensuring accounting team meet all deadlines.
- Responsible for coordinating and producing monthly balance sheet review. Key role in ensuring all balance sheet reconciliations is robust and completed to a satisfactory standard.
- Month End Financial Reporting for Group
- Income Statement
- Balance Sheet
- Cash Flow
- Trial Balance
- NCI/JV Roll-forward
- Fixed Asset Roll-Forward (Prepared by FA Team but needs to be reviewed for the Cash Flow)
- NUL Schedules (Extraordinary Items Reporting)
- Leading Month End Close
- Cash Flow Forecasting (working with Treasury & FP&A)
- P&L Analytics to ensure accuracy at Month-End before close
- Helping to drive more accurate recording at store level (JV)
- Technical Guidance to Advise the Business on treatment of things as they arise
- Assisting with JV Accounting
- Overseeing Sr. Accountant and Payroll
- Helping to build reporting
- Helping to fix the GL mapping
- Identify and engage in various process improvement projects to drive efficiency.
- Other tasks and projects as deemed necessary.
Job Requirements
- Bachelors in Accounting or related field
- 4 years of experience in accounting
- 1 years supervisory experience preferred
- CPA preferred but not mandatory
- Experience with Great Plains and Aptos is a plus
- Experience Microsoft Dynamics General Ledger is a plus
- Excellent communication and people skills
- Desire to work as a team with a results driven approach
- Retail experience helpful but not required
- Proven communication skills
- Ability to multitask and problem-solve
- Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office (WORD, Excel. Power Point, Publisher).
- Reliable transportation required
- Satisfactory Criminal Background Check
About Us
WHSmith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide. WHSmith North America, incorporating Marshall Retail Group (MRG) and InMotion, represents over half of the Company’s international store estate, with a collection of attractive, successful specialty retail stores located in airports and resorts across North America.
EEO/ADA/DFWP
WHSmith North America is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin/ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, military/veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other basis prohibited by law. Reasonable accommodation will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities.