Accounting Manager Shared Services (AP/AR)

About the Role

Direct and coordinate all US activities in payments to suppliers and collections from customers, in addition to monitoring CoorsTek, Inc.’s worldwide accounts receivable and accounts payable functions.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and enforce global A/R credit policy for customer hold releases and credit limits, escalating as necessary for proper approval.
• Independently manage activities of US accounts receivable personnel, ensuring timeliness and accuracy of all credit, cash receipts, and collections activities.
• Perform higher functions of accounts receivable such as approving or rejecting open accounts for customers; establish credit limits on customer accounts, and handle special credit arrangements based on internal policy.
• Review collection reports and evaluate delinquent accounts to ensure maximum efforts have been taken before assigning debt status to account.
• Develop, establish, maintain, and ensure consistent application of A/P processes and procedures such as A/P manuals, 1099 processes, ACH transfers, A/P department metrics, etc.
• Independently manage activities of US accounts payable personnel, ensuring timeliness and accuracy of all invoices, 3-way matching, cost variance review, disbursement transactions, monthly closing process, vendor dispute resolution, review of daily unmatched receipts, and company purchasing card program.
• Develop a highly skilled and well-trained staff through training and mentoring, to ensure the efficient and effective management of all A/P and A/R functions, with the ability to support a rapid-growth company.
• Assist in developing and implementing strengthened internal control policies and procedures (both systematic and user functional to ensure data integrity and safeguarding of assets), while minimizing manual effort to ensure compliance.
• Responsible for driving a cohesive cross-functional approach to the team and its interaction with customers, internal and external.
• Management responsibilities include participating in the hiring process, career development of staff, preparing and administering on-time delivery of performance reviews, enforcing attendance and work rules uniformly, and recommending and participating when counseling or discipline is required in compliance with Company policies and procedures.
• Provide required data, reports, and documentation for internal and external audits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or related field.
• 10 years’ experience in the field.

Skills

• Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience with QAD and Business Analyzer reporting preferred but not required.
• Self-motivated with strong interpersonal and organizational skills, great attention to detail, and excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Highly motivated/self-directed individual willing to take initiative.
• Able to work with a diverse variety of people from different cultures and backgrounds.