Accounting Manager

Summary

The Accounting Manager will oversee significant areas of accounting, including the monthly close and balance sheet reconciliations. They will develop tools for efficiency and accuracy, manage projects, and lead a team of 3-5 accountants.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of team’s monthly close process including close result delivery, analytics, explanation of results, reconciliations and control environments

• Perform/review fluctuation analyses on significant variances in monthly results

• Identify, delegate and lead process improvement projects

• Understand technical accounting standards and apply them within areas of ownership

• Maintain benchmarking based analytics to ensure accurate financial statements

• Collaborate with other accounting and business functions to develop/improve reporting on performance indicators

• Operate delivery of financial results and support to Finance counterparts and Financial reporting delivery for 10K/Q

• Manage external audit requests, audit strategies and timelines

• Mentor and review work product, culture and performance indicators of team members

• Lead a team of 3+ individuals

• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with colleagues and business leaders

• Able to delegate and staff strategize to maximize work productivity of the team

• Operate annual strategic initiatives with other business functions including: project strategy, requirements, process development, controls, reporting and execution

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting at an U.S Accredited University (US GAAP Focused Education)

• Preferred: MBA or Masters in Accounting

• FINRA SIE, Series 99 or Series 27 Required (may be completed in first 6 months of job)

• Active CPA highly preferred

Basic Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years progressive experience in large public accounting firm (Top 7 firm) and/or Large Public Company experience

• Prior experience leading a team, projects and talent development

• Prior experience leading external audits involving testing procedures, strategies and tight timelines

• Experience with general ledger applications (Preferably Workday); advanced proficiency in MS Office products, particularly Excel

• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills

• Highly accountable team player with customer service mentality

Preferred Requirements

• Prior financial services industry experience

• Public Company/Controls experience (SOX)

• 10Q/K based audit requirement experience

• Prior M&A Accounting and Synergy experience

• Prior experience in reviewing/compiling Public/Public-like financial statements, including preparation of footnotes

• Prior experience interpreting, analyzing and explaining financial results to business leaders

• Public accounting experience at Big 4 or large international firm (BDO, RSM, Grant Thornton)