Accounting Manager

About the role

The Accounting Manager at nLIGHT will oversee and coordinate daily operations and transactions of staff, ensuring accurate General Ledger accounts through journal entries, accruals, analysis, and reconciliations. They will advise staff on coding transactions, reconciliation practices, and proper GAAP treatment, identify and manage process improvement projects, act as a liaison with other departments, monitor for unresolved inquiries and transactions, and drive change to optimize operations and increase productivity.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate daily operations and transactions of staff, including General Ledger, Cost Accounting, Inventory, Fixed assets, and other assorted accounting topics
• Ensure accurate General Ledger accounts by performing journal entries, accruals, analysis, and reconciliations
• Advise staff on coding transactions, reconciliation practices, and proper GAAP treatment
• Identify, plan, manage and implement process improvement projects
• Acts as liaison with other departments to ensure effective relationships and timely resolution of issues
• Maintain compliance with GAAP and SOX requirements
• Monitor for aging unresolved inquiries and transactions and proactively seeks timely resolution
• Drive change to optimize operations and increase productivity
• Helps direct reports establish annual goals and objectives and monitors individual performance as well as professional development progress
• Administers performance appraisals and addresses performance issues with employees
• Supports various corporate reporting, forecasting, analysis, and process improvement projects as assigned
• Supports annual SOX and substantive audits

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in Business, Accounting, or a related field
• 5+ years accounting experience with 2+ years in a supervisory role
• CPA preferred
• Public accounting experience desirable
• Solid understanding of GAAP and general ledger practices
• Experience with inventory and cost accounting in a manufacturing environment highly desired
• Familiarity with DCAA and other government related accounting desirable
• Experience with a multi-subsidiary environment and intercompany relationships desirable
• Excellent skills in Microsoft 365 (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)
• Experience utilizing ERP systems (Microsoft D365 preferred)
• Team player with well-developed interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong work ethic with superior time-management skills, capable of organizing and tracking multiple deadlines and priorities
• Creative and tenacious problem-solver with strong analytical skills

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Business, Accounting, or a related field
• 5+ years accounting experience with 2+ years in a supervisory role
• CPA preferred
• Public accounting experience desirable
• Solid understanding of GAAP and general ledger practices
• Experience with inventory and cost accounting in a manufacturing environment highly desired
• Familiarity with DCAA and other government related accounting desirable
• Experience with a multi-subsidiary environment and intercompany relationships desirable
• Excellent skills in Microsoft 365 (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word)
• Experience utilizing ERP systems (Microsoft D365 preferred)
• Team player with well-developed interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong work ethic with superior time-management skills, capable of organizing and tracking multiple deadlines and priorities
• Creative and tenacious problem-solver with strong analytical skills

Skills

• Accounting and finance expertise
• Project management and process improvement
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Time management and organization
• Problem-solving and analytical skills

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation package including starting pay of $110,000 - $125,000 annually
• Target cash bonus of 6-8% of earned wages
• Restricted Stock Unit grants
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off per year
• 10 paid Holidays
• Health benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage with employee-paid premiums as low as $40.00 per pay period
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Aflac Supplemental Insurance
• Paid Bereavement Leave and Jury Duty
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance

Pay

Starting pay depends on qualifications: Accounting Manager: $110,000 - $125,000 annually

Schedule

Full-time position